Lindsay, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  349  2021 (77) 2
1875  334  2050 (65) 20
1876  321  2061 (64) 0
1877  299  2071 (60) 0
1878  295  2081 (50) 14
1879  272  2100 (49) 12
1880  300  2085 (50) 7
1881  331  2088 (49) 11
1882  333  2092 (51) 0
1883  356  2096 (45) 35

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lindsay, William Alexander  
Born: 8 June 1846
Died: 13 Sep. 1926
 
Notes:
Sergeant has 'W.A. Lindsay' on p.170 and p.318, but 'W.H. Lindsay' on pp.199-200.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 228
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 213
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 120, 577
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 258
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 170, 199, 318
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 2, Mar. 1874, page 25
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 235
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 7, Aug. 1875, page 196
   [CLCM], vol. 3, no. 25, Mar. 1876, page 2
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 119
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1823, 1 Aug. 1874, page 116
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1877, 31 July 1875, page 119
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1894, 27 Nov. 1875, page 543
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1906, 5 Feb. 1876, page 143
   [WP], vol. 8, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1875, page 65
Web
   [William Lindsay]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Salter, D.M. - Lindsay, W.A. 1875 (1)         (f)     8   -   6
Salter, D.M. - Lindsay, W.A. 1875 (2)         (f)     2   -   3

Tournament data

London, England 1874 (1)     City of London College Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Lindsay, W.A. - Witham     1 - 1    
London, England 1875 (15)     City of London Club Junior Handicap    
  Lindsay, W.A. - Smith, Go.     0 - 1          Lindsay, W.A. gave odds of the move
London, England 1878 (3)     Lowenthal Cup Tournament     5  /  14
London, England 1879 (3)     Lowenthal Cup Tournament     5.5  /  12
London, England 1880 (1)     Lowenthal Challenge Cup Tournament    
  Lindsay, W.A. - Minchin, J.I.     1 - 4    
  Lindsay, W.A. - Wayte, W.     0 - 2    
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lindsay, W.A. - Healey, F.     1 - 1    
London, England 1881 (3)     Lowenthal Challenge Cup Tournament     4.5  /  10
London, England 1883 (4)     Lowenthal Cup Tournament     2  /  10
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     12  /  25

Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026