Womersley, Frederick




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  435  2055 (92) 2
1884  467  2058 (87) 2
1885  460  2063 (84) 7
1886  461  2057 (89) 0
1887  478  2051 (93) 0
1888  491  2044 (96) 0
1889  486  2038 (98) 0
1890  515  2031 (99) 0
1891  526  2025 (100) 0
1892  587  2019 (100) 0
1893  624  2012 (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