Shearer, William


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  833  1817 (173) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Shearer, William Alexander  
Born: 30 Apr. 1863
Died: 4 Nov. 1910
 
Notes:
Saunders gives his name as 'William Alexander (Campbell) Shearer', so it is not clear whether 'Campbell' was part of his name or not.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 347
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Oxford 1884 (1)     Oxford University - Oxford City Club Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Underhill, H.S.     0 - 1    
Oxford 1884 (2)     Oxford University Club - Mr. Coker's Team Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Pickard, H.A.     1 - 1    
Reading 1884     Oxford University - Southampton Club Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Chipperfield, R.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (2)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Crawford, F.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (4)     Saint George's Club - Oxford University Club Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Malkin, H.C.     1 - 0    
London, England 1884 (5)     12th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Gibson, J.T.     1 - 0    
London, England 1884 (12)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Shearer, W.A. - Crawford, F.W.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022