Napier, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  109  2346 (56) 9
1896  73  2387 (43) 39
1897  55  2410 (42) 18
1898  61  2399 (42) 25
1899  48  2421 (49) 1
1900  35  2439 (48) 4
1901  24  2472 (42) 10
1902  18  2497 (33) 41
1903  21  2497 (39) 2
1904  16  2522 (29) 71
1905  11  2538 (35) 35
1906  13  2529 (55) 1
1907  17  2516 (70) 0
1908  25  2503 (81) 0
1909  26  2490 (91) 0
1910  30  2478 (99) 0
1911  38  2465 (107) 0
1912  41  2452 (113) 0
1913  49  2439 (119) 0
1914  51  2426 (125) 0
1915  55  2414 (130) 0
1916  63  2401 (135) 0
1917  71  2388 (139) 0
1918  83  2375 (144) 0
1919  91  2363 (147) 0
1920  108  2350 (151) 0
1921  130  2337 (154) 0
1922  163  2324 (158) 0
1923  196  2311 (161) 0
1924  237  2299 (164) 0
1925  269  2286 (167) 0
1926  321  2273 (169) 0
1927  376  2260 (172) 0
1928  442  2248 (174) 0
1929  481  2235 (177) 0
1930  543  2222 (179) 0
1931  630  2209 (181) 0
1932  689  2197 (183) 0
1933  776  2184 (185) 0
1934  842  2171 (187) 0
1935  936  2158 (189) 0
1936  970  2145 (190) 0
1937  1006  2133 (192) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Napier, William Ewart  
Born: 17 Jan. 1881
Died: 6 Sep. 1952
 
Notes:
Golombek has death date 07-09-1952. Gaige has death date 06-09-1952.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 312
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 90
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 388
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 298
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 525
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 208
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 425, 435, 578
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 232
   Hilbert, Napier
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 36, 63
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 222
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 186
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 13, 147
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Napier: The Search Continues]
   Sarah.  [Monte Carlo 1902 - The Players]
   Sarah.  [William Ewart Napier]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lipschutz, S. - Napier, W.E. 1895         (f)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Taber, C.S. 1896         (f)     3   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Ruth, S.G. 1896         (f)     8   -   3
Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. 1896         (f)     8.5   -   2.5
Teed, F.M. - Napier, W.E. 1896         (c)     1   -   1
Napier, W.E. - Sussman, Ab.M. 1898 (1)         (c)     2   -   2
Napier, W.E. - Sussman, Ab.M. 1898 (2)         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Napier, W.E. - Southwick, A.W. 1898         (f)     2   -   3      Napier, W.E. gave odds of a rook
Napier, W.E. - Lee, F.J. 1899         (c)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Walter, H.A.E.G. 1900         (f)     2   -   1
Napier, W.E. - Eisenberg, L.R. 1903         (c)     1   -   1
Napier, W.E. - Howell, C.S. 1904         (f)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Fox, A.W. 1904         (f)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Barrett, H.M. 1904         (f)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Hodges, A.B. 1904         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Napier, W.E. - Curt, C. 1904         (f)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Zirn, H. 1904         (f)     1   -   0
Napier, W.E. - Shoosmith, H.W. 1904         (f)     3   -   1
Napier, W.E. - Atkins, H.E. 1905         (f)     3   -   1
Napier, W.E. - Mieses, J. 1905         (f)     5   -   5
Teichmann, R. - Napier, W.E. 1905         (f)     7.5   -   3.5
Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. 1905         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. 1906         (f)     1   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     3  /  4
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     19  /  25      odds player in pawn and two moves class
New York 1896 (4)     Brooklyn Club Junior Championship     11  /  12
New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     4  /  4
New York 1897 (6)     Brooklyn Club Championship     8  /  10
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (1)     7th Staats-Zeitung Challenge Cup Tournament     1  /  4
New York 1898 (4)     Brooklyn Club Championship     10  /  11
  Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J.     1 - 2    
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Hanham, J.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1898 (8)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Junior Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Meyer, A.S.     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Phillips, C.W.     1 - 0    
Buffalo 1901     New York State Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  10
Monte Carlo 1902     Monte Carlo International Tournament     11  /  23
London, England 1902 (1)     Metropolitan Club - Universities Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Tattersall, C.E.C.     1 - 0    
Hanover 1902 (8)     13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     10  /  17
Cambridge Springs 1904     Cambridge Springs Tournament     5.5  /  15
New York 1904 (4)     Brooklyn Club Team Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Howell, C.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1904 (4)     City of London Club Tournament     12.5  /  16
Hastings 1904 (3)     1st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8.5  /  11
Cambridge 1904     Mrs. Bowles' Team - Cambridge University Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Gunston, W.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1904 (5)     Metropolitan Club Rice Gambit Tournament     12.5  /  17
Hastings 1905     1st British Chess Federation Championship - Play-off    
  Napier, W.E. - Atkins, H.E.     2.5 - 1.5    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Uedemann, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1933 (5)     Brooklyn Club - Flatbush Club Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Sieben, A.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1937 (7)     Marshall Club - West Side YMCA Club Match    
  Napier, W.E. - Winkler, L.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025