Pierce, William

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1881 |
205 |
2173 | (76) | 8 |
1882 |
227 |
2167 | (64) | 15 |
1883 |
283 |
2129 | (61) | 2 |
1884 |
344 |
2093 | (56) | 10 |
1885 |
371 |
2081 | (56) | 18 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Pierce, William Timbrell |
Born: 30 Mar. 1839 |
Died: May 1922 |
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Notes: |
The Apr. 1873 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle (p.238) has 'W.J. Pierce'. |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 967 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 329 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 253 |
Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 374 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 169, 179, 206 |
Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 378 |
Periodicals |
[BCM], vol. 3, Apr. 1883, page 145 |
[CPC], vol. 2, Sep. 1860, page 265 |
[CPC], vol. 3, Mar. 1861, page 87 |
[CPC], vol. 3, Apr. 1873, page 238 |
[CPM], vol. 3, 1 July 1867, page 203 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, Feb. 1870, page 16 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, Feb. 1871, page 217 |
[ILN], vol. 49, 27 Oct. 1866, page 419 |
[ILN], vol. 63, 6 Dec. 1873, page 547 |
[ILN], vol. 66, 30 Jan. 1875, page 115 |
[ILN], vol. 69, 1 July 1876, page 23 |
[LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 230 |
Web |
Harding, Tim. [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 8 |
Harding, Tim. [Introduction to the Pierce Gambit], page 1 |
Harding, Tim. [The Pierce Brothers and the English Mechanic], page 5 |
Harding, Tim. [Sir George Thomas: The Early Years], page 9 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Chichester 1882 |
Brighton Club - Chichester Club Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Downer, G.R. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Brighton 1883 |
Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Cheshire, H.F.S. |
1 - 1 |
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London, England 1884 (1) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Beardsell, T.J. |
1 - 1 |
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Brighton 1884 (1) |
Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Downer, G.R. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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London, England 1884 (6) |
Universities - Brighton Club Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Morley, F. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Brighton 1884 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Beardsell, T.J. |
0 - 2 |
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Havant 1884 |
Brighton - Southampton Club Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Blake, J.H. |
0 - 2 |
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London, England 1885 (1) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Mills, D.Y. |
0 - 2 |
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Brighton 1885 (1) |
Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Downer, G.R. |
0 - 2 |
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London, England 1885 (4) |
Universities - Brighton Club Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Locock, C.D. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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Brighton 1885 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Mills, D.Y. |
1 - 1 |
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Sussex 1885 |
Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |
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Pierce, W.T. - Downer, G.R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019 |
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