Huntington, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1887 |
289 |
2173 | (83) | 5 |
| 1888 |
291 |
2173 | (81) | 0 |
| 1889 |
284 |
2173 | (78) | 0 |
| 1890 |
303 |
2173 | (74) | 0 |
| 1891 |
310 |
2172 | (67) | 6 |
| 1892 |
319 |
2177 | (64) | 6 |
| 1893 |
327 |
2173 | (67) | 0 |
| 1894 |
337 |
2170 | (67) | 3 |
| 1895 |
322 |
2187 | (69) | 5 |
| 1896 |
327 |
2175 | (77) | 0 |
| 1897 |
346 |
2164 | (83) | 1 |
| 1898 |
383 |
2151 | (88) | 1 |
| 1899 |
428 |
2139 | (94) | 0 |
| 1900 |
463 |
2128 | (99) | 0 |
| 1901 |
493 |
2117 | (103) | 0 |
| 1902 |
540 |
2106 | (107) | 0 |
| 1903 |
572 |
2095 | (110) | 0 |
| 1904 |
614 |
2084 | (112) | 0 |
| 1905 |
654 |
2072 | (114) | 0 |
| 1906 |
682 |
2061 | (115) | 0 |
| 1907 |
735 |
2050 | (116) | 0 |
| 1908 |
768 |
2039 | (117) | 0 |
| 1909 |
849 |
2028 | (117) | 0 |
| 1910 |
868 |
2017 | (117) | 1 |
| 1911 |
896 |
2012 | (119) | 0 |
| 1912 |
878 |
2007 | (119) | 0 |
| 1913 |
913 |
2002 | (120) | 0 |
| 1914 |
892 |
1997 | (120) | 1 |
| 1915 |
837 |
1994 | (122) | 1 |
| 1916 |
832 |
1992 | (126) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Huntington, William Swift |
| Born: 27 Sep. 1847 |
| Died: 25 Dec. 1936 |
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| 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'. |
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| 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 |
| Web |
| [William Huntington] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| New York 1887 (1) |
10th New York State Championship |
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|
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 |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Baird, D.G. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1892 (1) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1892 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1892 (6) |
City Club Handicap Tournament |
30 | / | 36 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892 |
Junior Club - New York City Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Ferris, W.J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1893 (3) |
Newark - New York City Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Newark 1893 |
Newark - New York City Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1894 (1) |
New York State Chess Association General Tournament |
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Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L. |
0 - 1 |
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Huntington, W.S. - Broughton, L.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1894 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Tatum, J.C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1895 (1) |
Newark - New York City Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Lissner, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1895 (5) |
Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1895 (7) |
Manhattan - New York City Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1895 (12) |
New York City - Staten Island Club Match |
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|
Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1895 (15) |
Brooklyn - New York City Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Eno, W.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1897 (2) |
Staten Island Club - City Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1898 (9) |
Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Gunzberg, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1910 (4) |
Philadelphia Chess League - New York Interborough Chess League Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Whitaker, N.T. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1914 (4) |
Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1915 (5) |
Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1916 (9) |
Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Huntington, W.S. - Stevens, P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026 |
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