Ward, William
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1893 |
179 |
2268 | (90) | 1 |
1894 |
168 |
2278 | (82) | 2 |
1895 |
160 |
2289 | (73) | 0 |
1896 |
146 |
2300 | (62) | 3 |
1897 |
125 |
2315 | (52) | 11 |
1898 |
86 |
2351 | (47) | 11 |
1899 |
83 |
2366 | (48) | 0 |
1900 |
76 |
2381 | (38) | 29 |
1901 |
86 |
2367 | (40) | 22 |
1902 |
80 |
2372 | (45) | 7 |
1903 |
69 |
2395 | (47) | 0 |
1904 |
53 |
2418 | (40) | 25 |
1905 |
59 |
2410 | (41) | 12 |
1906 |
85 |
2377 | (43) | 3 |
1907 |
110 |
2347 | (35) | 29 |
1908 |
76 |
2381 | (34) | 32 |
1909 |
55 |
2419 | (36) | 29 |
1910 |
64 |
2409 | (40) | 19 |
1911 |
66 |
2415 | (43) | 18 |
1912 |
77 |
2397 | (51) | 0 |
1913 |
88 |
2379 | (51) | 19 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Ward, William |
Born: 3 Mar. 1867 |
Died: 16 Oct. 1920 |
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Notes: |
Feenstra Kuiper has birth year 1866. Gaige has birth year 1867. La Grande Storia degli Scacchi gives 'Ward, Wesley'. Di Felice gives 'Ward, William'. |
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References |
Books |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 320 |
Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 99 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 971 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 456 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 375, 443, 581 |
Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 245 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 321 |
Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 291 |
Periodicals |
[PMG], 18 Dec. 1900, page 10 |
Web |
Haddrell, Richard. [SCCU Individual Champions] |
McCready, Mark. [Our clash of future champions] |
Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
[West London Chess Club: Achievements] (broken) |
[West London Chess Club: Famous Players] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Ward, W. - McClelland, W.M. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Ward, W. - Harrison, A.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1894 (6) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Bowles, H.L. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1896 (1) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Lowe, H.F. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Ward, W. - Davidson, A.G. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1896 (5) |
City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Gibbons, T.C. |
0 - 1 |
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Southampton 1897 |
Southern Counties' Chess Union Tournament |
4 | / | 10 |
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London, England and Leeds 1897 |
City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match |
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Ward, W. - Gray, H. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1898 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Jones-Bateman, E. |
0 - 1 |
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Salisbury 1898 (1) |
Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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Cambridge 1900 |
City of London - Cambridge Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Gunston, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Newman, C.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England (?) 1900 |
City of London - Oxford and Cambridge University Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Snowden, H.J. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1900 (1) |
City of London Club Invitational Tournament |
8.5 | / | 12 |
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Bath 1900 (1) |
Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament - Class I |
8 | / | 14 |
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London, England and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Marshall, F.J. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1901 (3) |
11th City of London Chess Club Championship |
16.5 | / | 21 |
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London, England 1902 (3) |
City of London Club - Universities Match |
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Ward, W. - Gunston, W.H. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1904 (2) |
14th City of London Club Championship |
12.5 | / | 15 |
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London, England 1904 (3) |
City of London Club - Manchester Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Wallwork, C.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Southport 1905 (1) |
2nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1905 (4) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Mackenzie, A.J. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1906 |
16th City of London Club Championship |
10.5 | / | 13 |
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London, England and New York 1907 (1) |
9th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Bampton, S.W. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1907 (5) |
4th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1907 (6) |
17th City of London Club Championship |
11 | / | 17 |
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London, England and New York 1908 |
10th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Howell, C.S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Tunbridge Wells 1908 (1) |
5th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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Sheffield 1908 |
Yorkshire - Middlesex County Match |
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Ward, W. - Wainwright, G.E. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1908 |
18th City of London Club Championship |
14 | / | 19 |
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London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Hodges, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
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Scarborough 1909 (5) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1909 (2) |
19th City of London Club Championship |
15 | / | 17 |
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London, England and New York 1910 |
12th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Schwietzer, G.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1910 (1) |
City of London Club - Dutch Chess Federation Match |
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Ward, W. - Esser, J.F.S. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1910 (2) |
20th City of London Club Championship |
13.5 | / | 17 |
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London, England 1911 (1) |
City of London - North Manchester Club Match |
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Ward, W. - Coates, C. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England and New York 1911 |
13th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ward, W. - Walcott, G.H. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1911 (2) |
21st City of London Club Championship |
12.5 | / | 16 |
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London, England 1913 (2) |
23rd City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section B |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1913 (4) |
23rd City of London Club Championship - Final |
5 | / | 8 |
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Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024 |
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