Napier, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1895 |
107 |
2342 | (56) | 9 |
| 1896 |
73 |
2382 | (44) | 39 |
| 1897 |
55 |
2406 | (43) | 18 |
| 1898 |
62 |
2398 | (44) | 20 |
| 1899 |
49 |
2418 | (50) | 1 |
| 1900 |
40 |
2435 | (49) | 4 |
| 1901 |
25 |
2466 | (42) | 10 |
| 1902 |
19 |
2491 | (33) | 41 |
| 1903 |
22 |
2491 | (39) | 2 |
| 1904 |
16 |
2516 | (29) | 71 |
| 1905 |
12 |
2532 | (35) | 35 |
| 1906 |
14 |
2523 | (55) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Napier, William Ewart |
| Born: 17 Jan. 1881 |
| Died: 6 Sep. 1952 |
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| Notes: |
| Golombek has death date 07-09-1952. Gaige has death date 06-09-1952. |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Lipschutz, S. - Napier, W.E. 1895 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Taber, C.S. 1896 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Ruth, S.G. 1896 |
(f) |
8 | - | 3 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. 1896 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Teed, F.M. - Napier, W.E. 1896 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Walter, H.A.E.G. 1900 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Eisenberg, L.R. 1903 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Howell, C.S. 1904 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Fox, A.W. 1904 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Barrett, H.M. 1904 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Hodges, A.B. 1904 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Curt, C. 1904 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Zirn, H. 1904 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Shoosmith, H.W. 1904 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Teichmann, R. - Napier, W.E. 1905 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Mieses, J. 1905 |
(f) |
5 | - | 5 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. 1905 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Atkins, H.E. 1905 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. 1906 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1895 (9) |
New York State Chess Association General Tournament |
3 | / | 4 |
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| New York 1895 (17) |
Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament |
19 | / | 25 |
odds player in pawn and two moves class |
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| New York 1896 (3) |
Brooklyn Club Junior Championship |
11 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1897 (4) |
19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament |
4 | / | 4 |
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| New York 1897 (6) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
8 | / | 10 |
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| Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (1) |
7th Staats-Zeitung Challenge Cup Tournament |
1 | / | 4 |
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| New York 1898 (4) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
10 | / | 11 |
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Napier, W.E. - Marshall, F.J. |
1 - 2 |
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| New York 1898 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Hanham, J.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1898 (7) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Hanham, J.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1898 (8) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Junior Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Meyer, A.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York and Chicago 1900 |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Phillips, C.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Buffalo 1901 |
New York State Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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| Monte Carlo 1902 |
Monte Carlo International Tournament |
11 | / | 23 |
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| London, England 1902 (1) |
Metropolitan Club - Universities Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Tattersall, C.E.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Hanover 1902 (1) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10 | / | 17 |
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| Cambridge Springs 1904 |
Cambridge Springs Tournament |
5.5 | / | 15 |
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| New York 1904 (4) |
Brooklyn Club Team Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Howell, C.S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1904 (4) |
City of London Club Tournament |
12.5 | / | 16 |
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| Hastings 1904 (3) |
1st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| Cambridge 1904 |
Mrs. Bowles' Team - Cambridge University Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Gunston, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1904 (5) |
Metropolitan Club Rice Gambit Tournament |
12.5 | / | 17 |
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| Hastings 1905 |
1st British Chess Federation Championship - Play-off |
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Napier, W.E. - Atkins, H.E. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Uedemann, L. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1937 (7) |
Marshall Club - West Side YMCA Club Match |
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Napier, W.E. - Winkler, L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 13 Sept. 2023 |
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