Huntington, W.S.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1887  267  2180 (83) 5
1888  261  2180 (81) 0
1889  256  2180 (78) 0
1890  276  2179 (74) 0
1891  277  2179 (67) 6
1892  289  2184 (64) 6
1893  288  2183 (67) 0
1894  293  2181 (67) 3
1895  277  2200 (70) 5
1896  286  2189 (78) 0
1897  304  2178 (84) 1
1898  336  2165 (89) 1
1899  356  2155 (95) 0
1900  379  2146 (101) 0
1901  413  2136 (105) 0
1902  442  2127 (109) 0
1903  468  2117 (112) 0
1904  517  2108 (115) 0
1905  545  2099 (118) 0
1906  567  2089 (120) 0
1907  603  2080 (121) 0
1908  640  2070 (123) 0
1909  702  2061 (124) 0
1910  716  2051 (124) 0
1911  762  2042 (125) 0
1912  772  2032 (125) 0
1913  800  2023 (125) 0
1914  776  2013 (124) 1
1915  746  2010 (126) 1
1916  744  2007 (129) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Huntington, W.S.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Hilbert and Lahde (p.101) give 'W.S. Huntington', 'S.W. Huntington' and 'S.L. Huntington' all on the same page. The Brooklyn Daily Standard-Union of 24 Feb. 1894 gives 'S. Huntington', as does the American Chess Magazine of Jan. 1899 (p.318). The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 3 Jan. 1895 (p.4) has 'W.H. Huntington'. The New York Evening Post of 5 Nov. 1897 has 'W.C. Huntington'. Reichhelm has 'Huntingdon'.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 100, 101, 537
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 26
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 54
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 22
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 126
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 7, Jan. 1899, page 318
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 2, 3 Jan. 1895, page 4
   [BDE], vol. 91, no. 97, 7 Apr. 1932, page 26
   [BSU], 24 Feb. 1894
   [NYEP], 5 Nov. 1897

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kemeny, E. - Huntington, W.S. 1891         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

New York 1887 (1)     10th New York State Championship    
  Huntington, W.S. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Huntington, W.S. - Bixby, W.C.     1 - 0    
  Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Baird, D.G.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (2)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (6)     City Club Handicap Tournament     30  /  36
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Ferris, W.J.     0 - 1    
Newark 1893     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (1)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L.     0 - 1    
  Huntington, W.S. - Broughton, L.D.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Tatum, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (1)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Lissner, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (5)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (12)     New York City - Staten Island Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Eno, W.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1897 (2)     Staten Island Club - City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (9)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Gunzberg, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1914 (4)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (5)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (9)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Stevens, P.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024