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McArthur, William 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1882 | 510 | 1968 | (101) | 2 |  
  | 1883 | 523 | 1984 | (96) | 0 |  
  | 1884 | 543 | 1999 | (90) | 3 |  
  | 1885 | 505 | 2023 | (90) | 6 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: McArthur, William |  | Also known as: Sergeant Major William McArthur |  
   | Born: Feb. 1829 |  
   | Died: 1888 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Gaige has 'McArthur, Sgt.-Maj. G.' but Land and Water (25 Feb. 1882) has 'W. McArthur' and Harding has 'Sergeant Major W. McArthur'. Land and Water (2 Feb. 1884, p.108) has 'W. MacArthur'. I am guessing that these are the same person, and that Gaige confused the initial with that of the Rev. G. McArthur, of Scotland. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 275 |  
   | Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 410 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [BCM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1883, page 145 |  
   | [BCM], vol. 8, no. 4, Apr. 1888, page 186, 212 |  
   | [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 63 |  
   | [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 5, June 1875, page 135 |  
   | [CPC], vol. 6, no. 122, 31 May 1882, page 262 |  
   | [HCM], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1875, page 186 |  
   | [HCM], vol. 5, no. 1, Oct. 1876, page 24 |  
   | [LW], 25 Feb. 1882 |  
   | [LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 230 |  
   | [LW], 2 Feb. 1884, page 108 |  | Web |  
   | Harding, Tim.  [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 7 |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | Chichester 1882 | Brighton Club - Chichester Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Butler, H.W. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1884 (1) | Surrey - Sussex County Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Cooper, W. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1884 (1) | Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Smith, A. (3) | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1884 (2) | Surrey - Sussex County Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Burroughs, F.C. | 0.5 - 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (1) | Surrey - Sussex County Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Heath, E.H. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1885 (1) | Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Erskine, H. | 1.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1885 (2) | Surrey - Sussex County Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Rees, L.P. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Sussex 1885 | Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | McArthur, W. (1) - Smith, A. (3) | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |  
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