Wilson, William C.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  148  2287 (85) 6
1885  159  2283 (87) 0
1886  164  2279 (87) 0
1887  172  2274 (85) 2
1888  171  2280 (87) 0
1889  152  2286 (87) 3
1890  181  2274 (92) 0
1891  193  2262 (96) 0
1892  209  2250 (99) 0
1893  229  2238 (102) 1
1894  260  2220 (106) 0
1895  285  2203 (109) 1
1896  302  2189 (114) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Wilson, William Cheever  
   Also known as: Major William Cheever Wilson
Born: 11 Sep. 1842
Died: 16 Aug. 1897
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 285
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 285
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 83
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 1
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 31, 36, 174
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 12, 29
Web
   Sarah.  [The Franklin Chess Club]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

McCalla, S.L. - Wilson, W.C. 1887         (c)     2   -   0
Gunsberg, I.A. - Wilson, W.C. 1889         (c)     1   -   1
Pollock, W.H.K. - Wilson, W.C. 1889         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Walbrodt, C.A. - Wilson, W.C. 1893         (c)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1884 (1)     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     4.5  /  7
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Wilson, W.C. - Holladay, W.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Wilson, W.C. - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023