Napier, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  108  2345 (56) 9
1896  73  2387 (43) 39
1897  54  2409 (42) 18
1898  61  2398 (42) 25
1899  47  2420 (49) 1
1900  36  2439 (48) 4
1901  24  2471 (42) 10
1902  18  2496 (33) 41
1903  21  2496 (39) 2
1904  16  2520 (29) 71
1905  11  2536 (35) 35
1906  13  2527 (55) 1
1907  17  2514 (70) 0
1908  25  2502 (81) 0
1909  26  2489 (91) 0
1910  30  2476 (99) 0
1911  38  2463 (107) 0
1912  41  2451 (113) 0
1913  48  2438 (119) 0
1914  50  2425 (125) 0
1915  54  2412 (130) 0
1916  62  2400 (135) 0
1917  71  2387 (139) 0
1918  81  2374 (144) 0
1919  91  2361 (147) 0
1920  109  2349 (151) 0
1921  127  2336 (154) 0
1922  159  2323 (158) 0
1923  192  2310 (161) 0
1924  234  2298 (164) 0
1925  265  2285 (167) 0
1926  319  2272 (169) 0
1927  370  2259 (172) 0
1928  432  2247 (174) 0
1929  476  2234 (177) 0
1930  541  2221 (179) 0
1931  628  2208 (181) 0
1932  684  2196 (183) 0
1933  766  2183 (185) 0
1934  836  2170 (187) 0
1935  928  2157 (189) 0
1936  961  2144 (190) 0
1937  996  2132 (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 (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