Napier, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  111  2337 (56) 9
1896  79  2378 (44) 39
1897  56  2403 (42) 18
1898  64  2394 (42) 25
1899  52  2416 (49) 1
1900  38  2436 (48) 4
1901  24  2468 (42) 10
1902  19  2492 (33) 41
1903  22  2493 (39) 2
1904  16  2518 (29) 71
1905  11  2534 (35) 35
1906  13  2525 (55) 1
1907  17  2512 (70) 0
1908  24  2499 (81) 0
1909  25  2487 (91) 0
1910  30  2474 (99) 0
1911  39  2461 (107) 0
1912  43  2449 (113) 0
1913  49  2436 (119) 0
1914  51  2423 (125) 0
1915  53  2410 (130) 0
1916  64  2398 (135) 0
1917  70  2385 (139) 0
1918  83  2372 (144) 0
1919  88  2359 (147) 0
1920  110  2347 (151) 0
1921  129  2334 (155) 0
1922  156  2321 (158) 0
1923  189  2308 (161) 0
1924  231  2296 (164) 0
1925  265  2283 (167) 0
1926  316  2270 (169) 0
1927  369  2257 (172) 0
1928  431  2245 (174) 0
1929  471  2232 (177) 0
1930  530  2219 (179) 0
1931  624  2207 (181) 0
1932  669  2194 (183) 0
1933  752  2181 (185) 0
1934  820  2168 (187) 0
1935  909  2156 (189) 0
1936  927  2143 (190) 0
1937  946  2130 (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 (3)     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 (1)     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