Huntington, W.S.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1887  282  2173 (83) 5
1888  280  2173 (81) 0
1889  272  2173 (78) 0
1890  295  2173 (74) 0
1891  301  2173 (67) 6
1892  309  2178 (64) 6
1893  315  2176 (67) 0
1894  322  2174 (67) 3
1895  308  2192 (70) 5
1896  316  2182 (78) 0
1897  329  2171 (84) 1
1898  363  2159 (89) 1
1899  389  2150 (95) 0
1900  425  2141 (101) 0
1901  451  2132 (105) 0
1902  490  2123 (109) 0
1903  517  2114 (112) 0
1904  561  2105 (115) 0
1905  585  2096 (118) 0
1906  609  2087 (120) 0
1907  636  2078 (121) 0
1908  691  2069 (123) 0
1909  751  2060 (124) 0
1910  762  2051 (124) 0
1911  810  2042 (125) 0
1912  819  2032 (125) 0
1913  857  2023 (125) 0
1914  853  2014 (124) 1
1915  804  2011 (126) 1
1916  800  2008 (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    
New York 1893 (3)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H.     1 - 0    
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