Womersley, Frederick




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  427  2049 (92) 2
1884  457  2051 (87) 2
1885  454  2057 (84) 7
1886  456  2050 (89) 0
1887  474  2044 (93) 0
1888  482  2038 (96) 0
1889  474  2031 (98) 0
1890  509  2025 (99) 0
1891  527  2019 (100) 0
1892  582  2013 (100) 0
1893  611  2006 (99) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Womersley, Frederick William  
Born: 1839
Died: 13 Sep. 1911
 
Notes:
Gaige says he died at age 72. Winter gives date of death a 13-09-1911, so he was born in 1838 or 1839.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 469
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 330, 418, 421, 582
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 335
   Hilbert, Napier, page 285
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 255
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 163
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 53
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1883, page 145
   [LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 230
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [Chessplayer Shot Dead in Hastings]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 11290. F.W. Womersley]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4882. Bishop ending]
   Winter, Edward.  [Royal Walkabouts]

Tournament data

Brighton 1883     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - Erskine, H.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1884 (2)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - Heath, E.H.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1885 (1)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - Clarke, G.J.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1885 (1)     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - Wilson, W.V.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1885 (2)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - Griffiths, E.P.     0 - 1    
Sussex 1885     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - Thomas, D.     2 - 0    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Womersley, F.W. - West, J.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Brighton 1893     Sussex Championship Tournament     2.5  /  5

Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022