Tuckett, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1842  29  2369 (69) 16
1843  33  2353 (66) 6
1844  34  2348 (63) 6
1845  37  2356 (64) 0
1846  41  2363 (61) 25
1847  47  2327 (73) 0
1848  54  2291 (82) 0
1849  79  2256 (89) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Tuckett, William Josiah Webbe  
Born:
Died: 1854
 
Notes:
Staunton in the Chess Player's Chronicle (Mar. 1849, p.66) has 'M.J.W. Tuckett'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 233
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 27
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 68
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 59
   Walker, A Selection of Games at Chess, page 279
Periodicals
   [BLL], 9 May 1841, page 3
   [BLL], 13 Apr. 1845, page 4
   [CPC], vol. 10, no. 3, Mar. 1849, page 66
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 5, May 1855, page 176
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 4, July 1868, page 134
   [DSZ], vol. 2, 1847, page 40
   [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1849, page 20
   [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 12, July 1850, page 186
   [QR], vol. 85, no. 169, 1849, page 98
   [SZ], vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 1846, page 183
Web
   Sericano, C.  [London, Ries' Divan 1849]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Buckle, H.T. - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1842         (f)     7   -   9      Buckle, H.T. gave odds of pawn and move
Chamouillet, J. - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1843         (c)     5   -   1
Staunton, H. - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1844         (f)     4.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1846         (c)     2   -   0
Walker, G. (1) - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1846 (1)         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Walker, G. (1) - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1846 (2)         (f)     4   -   11      Walker, G. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

London, England 1849     Ries' Divan tournament    
  Tuckett, W.J.W. - Wise, J.G.     2 - 0    
  Tuckett, W.J.W. - Medley, J.R.     0 - 2    

Player information updated: 3 Jun. 2023