Cockayne, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1862 |
189 |
2124 | (103) | 2 |
| 1863 |
184 |
2124 | (99) | 0 |
| 1864 |
194 |
2124 | (95) | 3 |
| 1865 |
205 |
2117 | (93) | 4 |
| 1866 |
220 |
2109 | (98) | 0 |
| 1867 |
216 |
2101 | (102) | 0 |
| 1868 |
232 |
2094 | (105) | 0 |
| 1869 |
239 |
2086 | (108) | 0 |
| 1870 |
251 |
2078 | (109) | 0 |
| 1871 |
274 |
2071 | (111) | 0 |
| 1872 |
291 |
2063 | (111) | 1 |
| 1873 |
297 |
2057 | (114) | 0 |
| 1874 |
315 |
2052 | (116) | 0 |
| 1875 |
335 |
2047 | (117) | 1 |
| 1876 |
334 |
2049 | (121) | 0 |
| 1877 |
321 |
2051 | (124) | 0 |
| 1878 |
325 |
2053 | (127) | 0 |
| 1879 |
314 |
2055 | (130) | 0 |
| 1880 |
328 |
2057 | (132) | 0 |
| 1881 |
362 |
2059 | (135) | 0 |
| 1882 |
373 |
2061 | (136) | 0 |
| 1883 |
403 |
2063 | (138) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Cockayne, William |
| Also known as: William Cockayne, jun. |
| Born: 5 Nov. 1833 |
| Died: 7 Oct. 1898 |
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| References |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 234 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 4, May 1875, page 128 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Apr. 1873, page 253 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 6, Dec. 1874, page 184 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 5, May 1864, page 153 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1864, page 356 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1866, page 218 |
| [CPM], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1867, page 72 |
| [Era], vol. 25, no. 1287, 24 May 1863, page 5 |
| [Era], vol. 27, no. 1393, 4 June 1865, page 6 |
| [Fld], 22 Feb. 1873 |
| [HCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Apr. 1873, page 134 |
| [HCM], vol. 3, no. 8, May 1875, page 162, 164 |
| [Str], vol. 6, no. 3, 15 Mar. 1873, page 84 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1863: WYCA 8th Annual Meeting] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Blackburne Visits Sheffield] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Edmund Thorold] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - The Cockaynes of Sheffield] |
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Tournament data
| Wakefield 1862 (1) |
7th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - 1st Tournament |
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Cockayne, W. - Taylor, G.H. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Cockayne, W. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Huddersfield and Sheffield 1864 |
Huddersfield - Sheffield Club Match |
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Cockayne, W. - Scott, W. (2) |
2.5 - 0.5 |
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| Bradford 1865 (1) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association - First Class |
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Cockayne, W. - Marsden, D. |
1 - 0 |
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Cockayne, W. - Mort, H.L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Sheffield 1865 |
Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament |
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Cockayne, W. - Brownhill, H.J.J. |
2 - 0 |
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Cockayne, W. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Cockayne, W. - Askham, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Cockayne, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Cockayne, W. - Davy, He. |
0 - 2 |
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| Sheffield 1872 |
Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament |
11 | / | 14 |
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| Sheffield 1875 (1) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class |
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Cockayne, W. - Finlinson, J.H.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Sheffield 1883 (1) |
Sheffield Athenaeum - Rest of Sheffield and District Match |
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Cockayne, W. - Shepherd, John |
2 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 14 May 2025 |
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