Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1865 |
136 |
2154 | (124) | 3 |
| 1866 |
143 |
2160 | (122) | 0 |
| 1867 |
141 |
2167 | (120) | 0 |
| 1868 |
135 |
2173 | (117) | 0 |
| 1869 |
126 |
2180 | (114) | 0 |
| 1870 |
128 |
2186 | (110) | 0 |
| 1871 |
121 |
2193 | (106) | 0 |
| 1872 |
118 |
2199 | (101) | 0 |
| 1873 |
118 |
2206 | (95) | 0 |
| 1874 |
110 |
2212 | (87) | 9 |
| 1875 |
128 |
2198 | (87) | 0 |
| 1876 |
145 |
2184 | (86) | 0 |
| 1877 |
140 |
2170 | (83) | 4 |
| 1878 |
158 |
2150 | (81) | 0 |
| 1879 |
176 |
2129 | (76) | 10 |
| 1880 |
222 |
2101 | (77) | 0 |
| 1881 |
273 |
2072 | (75) | 0 |
| 1882 |
315 |
2044 | (70) | 12 |
| 1883 |
379 |
2028 | (72) | 4 |
| 1884 |
402 |
2021 | (75) | 0 |
| 1885 |
426 |
2015 | (76) | 0 |
| 1886 |
426 |
2009 | (74) | 0 |
| 1887 |
435 |
2003 | (69) | 8 |
| 1888 |
444 |
1983 | (70) | 0 |
| 1889 |
474 |
1963 | (68) | 8 |
| 1890 |
497 |
1961 | (68) | 0 |
| 1891 |
514 |
1959 | (64) | 13 |
| 1892 |
510 |
1977 | (66) | 0 |
| 1893 |
499 |
1994 | (63) | 18 |
| 1894 |
498 |
2002 | (68) | 10 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Hicks, William Henry |
| Also known as: Prof. William Henry Hicks |
| Born: 17 Nov. 1816 |
| Died: 1899 |
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| Notes: |
| The Canadian Chess website gives birth year 1817. Gaige gives birth date 17-11-1816. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 149 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 173 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 37, 338 |
| Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 12 |
| Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 161 |
| Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 10 |
| Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27 |
| Periodicals |
| [Era], vol. 26, 10 July 1864, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 33, 30 Apr. 1871, page 7 |
| [Era], vol. 34, 24 Sep. 1871, page 4 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379 |
| [NYC], 4 June 1864 |
| [NYTr], 6 Nov. 1891 |
| Web |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: William Hicks] |
| Hilbert, John S. [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph'] |
| Wright, Stephen. [Early Canadian Championships] |
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