Womersley, Frederick




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  425  2048 (92) 2
1884  454  2050 (87) 2
1885  452  2056 (84) 7
1886  452  2050 (89) 0
1887  470  2044 (93) 0
1888  476  2037 (96) 0
1889  474  2031 (98) 0
1890  508  2025 (99) 0
1891  525  2018 (100) 0
1892  576  2012 (100) 0
1893  599  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