de Visser, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  127  2235 (75) 12
1881  144  2240 (77) 0
1882  144  2246 (77) 0
1883  156  2252 (75) 3
1884  160  2267 (76) 0
1885  152  2282 (76) 2
1886  138  2302 (76) 0
1887  130  2322 (74) 2
1888  107  2347 (70) 1
1889  87  2370 (64) 9
1890  87  2368 (67) 0
1891  92  2366 (67) 1
1892  94  2369 (64) 5
1893  84  2379 (63) 2
1894  78  2386 (60) 3
1895  67  2400 (58) 6
1896  57  2421 (59) 1
1897  46  2446 (56) 8
1898  40  2456 (60) 1
1899  25  2477 (62) 8
1900  41  2455 (72) 1
1901  48  2431 (82) 0
1902  65  2408 (91) 0
1903  85  2385 (98) 0
1904  103  2361 (104) 0
1905  136  2338 (109) 0
1906  163  2314 (114) 0
1907  216  2291 (118) 0
1908  253  2268 (122) 0
1909  318  2244 (126) 0
1910  356  2221 (129) 0
1911  433  2197 (131) 0
1912  479  2174 (134) 0
1913  510  2151 (136) 0
1914  530  2127 (138) 0
1915  540  2104 (140) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: de Visser, William M.  
Born: 5 Nov. 1855
Died: 4 Dec. 1923
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 91, 447
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 118, 154
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 304
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 74, 323
   Hilbert, Napier, page 187
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 378
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 116
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 69
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Hermann Helms and Correspondence Chess Coverage in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Carvajal, V.M. - de Visser, W.M. 1883         (c)     1   -   0
Lasker, Em. - de Visser, W.M. 1892         (f)     2   -   0
Lasker, Em. - de Visser, W.M. 1893         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Steinitz, W. - de Visser, W.M. 1898         (c)     1   -   0
Janowsky, D.M. - de Visser, W.M. 1899         (f)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

New York 1880 (2)     5th American Chess Congress - Minor Tourney     7.5  /  12
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Kaiser, J.A.     1 - 1    
New York 1885 (3)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Andres, R.     1 - 0    
New York 1885 (4)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Andres, R.     0 - 1    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Ward, J. (1)     1 - 1    
New York 1888 (2)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)    
  de Visser, W.M. - Suydam     1 - 0    
New York 1888 (3)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2)    
  de Visser, W.M. - Stern, Max     1 - 0    
Skaneateles 1889 (1)     2nd New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class     4.5  /  6
Skaneateles 1889 (7)     2nd New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - Handicap Final     2.5  /  3
New York 1891 (3)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Wheeler, T.K.     1 - 0    
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Loyd, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (2)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Loyd, S.     1 - 0    
New York and New Orleans 1892     Manhattan - New Orleans telegraph match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Claiborne, F.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  de Visser, W.M. - Halpern, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Rocamora, S.R.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (4)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Rocamora, S.R.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (5)     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Driscoll, H.F.     1 - 0    
Newark 1894     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Driscoll, H.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (2)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Baird, D.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Newark 1895 (1)     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Bernstein, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (8)     Brooklyn - Staten Island Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Litzenberger, W.J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (13)     Brooklyn - Metropolitan Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Linzbach, M.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Ferris, W.J.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Young, J.W. (1)     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Morgan, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Kaiser, J.A.     1 - 0    
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     4.5  /  7
New York 1899 (2)     New York State Championship     3.5  /  4
  de Visser, W.M. - Lipschutz, S.     1.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Doerr, F.W.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  de Visser, W.M. - Driver, P.B.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022