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Wainwright, George

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1881  222  2169 (60) 2 1882  193  2197 (44) 36 1883  158  2254 (46) 4 1884  139  2291 (43) 11 1885  129  2306 (35) 43 1886  127  2313 (38) 19 1887  138  2302 (39) 23 1888  113  2332 (39) 15 1889  100  2345 (37) 29 1890  121  2319 (40) 26 1891  127  2318 (54) 0 1892  132  2316 (62) 0 1893  125  2315 (65) 1 1894  125  2321 (67) 2 1895  118  2330 (69) 0 1896  106  2340 (67) 0 1897  87  2350 (63) 0 1898  84  2359 (56) 10 1899  114  2330 (58) 1 1900  137  2306 (57) 0 1901  175  2281 (50) 5 1902  170  2289 (41) 21 1903  133  2319 (40) 11 1904  137  2322 (34) 39 1905  116  2346 (36) 23 1906  82  2382 (38) 12 1907  66  2397 (35) 30 1908  89  2373 (36) 22 1909  111  2355 (35) 28 1910  131  2343 (35) 31 1911  199  2303 (40) 18 1912  239  2276 (47) 0 1913  292  2248 (44) 12 1914  278  2245 (43) 19 1915  293  2226 (52) 0 1916  337  2207 (54) 0 1917  378  2188 (49) 7 1918  309  2218 (46) 10 1919  312  2221 (44) 11 1920  298  2236 (44) 11 1921  276  2256 (46) 11 1922  321  2237 (52) 0 1923  403  2219 (50) 11 1924  543  2176 (57) 9 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Wainwright, George Edward   Born: 2 Nov. 1861 Died: 31 Aug. 1933   Notes: The Chess Player's Chronicle of 9 Aug. 1882 (p.382) has 'Wainwright, J E'. The Chess Monthly of May 1884 (p.261) has 'G.F. Wainwright'.   References Books    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 319    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341    Forster, Amos Burn, page 971    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 455    Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 149    Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 187, 260, 581    Harding, Steinitz in London, page 336    Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 65    Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 14, 196, 298, 346    Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 289 Periodicals    [CML], vol. 5, no. 9, May 1884, page 261    [CPC], vol. 6, 9 Aug. 1882, page 382    [LW], 18 Feb. 1882 Web    Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - George Edward Wainwright]    Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]    Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]

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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Locock, C.D. - Wainwright, G.E. 1882	(f)	7.5	-	0.5
Hooke, G.A. - Wainwright, G.E. 1885	(f)	7.5	-	6.5
Wainwright, G.E. - Ingoldsby, W.J. 1889	(f)	4.5	-	0.5
Wainwright, G.E. - Loman, R.J. 1890 (1)	(f)	5	-	2
Wainwright, G.E. - Loman, R.J. 1890 (2)	(f)	3	-	5
Wainwright, G.E. - Jones, Ed.O. 1898	(f)	5.5	-	2.5
Wainwright, G.E. - Anspach, F.L. 1904	(f)	3	-	0
Ward, W. - Wainwright, G.E. 1904	(f)	5.5	-	3.5

Tournament data

London, England 1881 (5)	9th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Thursby, J.O.S.	0.5 - 1.5
Rawdon 1882 (1)	Rawdon - Ilkley Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Meyer, Hans	2 - 0
Oxford 1882 (1)	Oxford University - Oxford City Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Jacks, W.A.	1.5 - 0.5
London, England 1882 (5)	City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Laws, B.G.	0 - 1
Oxford 1882 (2)	Birmingham Club - Oxford University Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Cook, W.	1.5 - 0.5
Oxford 1882 (3)	Oxford University Club - Oxford Old Members Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Ranken, C.E.	2 - 0
London, England 1882 (6)	City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Laws, B.G.	2 - 0
London, England 1882 (7)	10th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Morley, F.	1.5 - 0.5
Oxford 1882 (4)	Oxford University - Oxford City Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Jacks, W.A.	2 - 0
Manchester 1882 (2)	12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II		5	/	11
Ilkley 1882 (2)	Leeds - Ilkley Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Mills, D.Y.	1.5 - 0.5
London, England 1883 (1)	City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Taylor, J.H.	1 - 0
London, England 1883 (3)	11th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Raymond, E.L.	1 - 0
Leeds 1883 (2)	Leeds - Ilkley Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Bennett, C.G.	2 - 0
Bradford 1884 (1)	Ilkley - Dewsbury Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Eggleston, W.J.	2 - 0
Oxford 1884 (1)	Oxford University - Oxford City Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Ward, H. (1)	0 - 2
Oxford 1884 (2)	Oxford University Club - Mr. Coker's Team Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Coker, J.	3 - 0
Reading 1884	Oxford University - Southampton Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Blake, J.H.	1 - 1
London, England 1884 (5)	12th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Kuchler, G.W.	0 - 2
London, England 1884 (6)	Universities - Brighton Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Mead, W.	2 - 0
London, England 1885 (3)	City of London - Universities Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Watts, J.J.	0 - 1
London, England 1885 (4)	Saint George's Club - Oxford Univesity Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Gover, F.F.	0.5 - 0.5
London, England 1885 (5)	13th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Gwinner, H.G.	2 - 0
London, England 1885 (6)	Universities - Brighton Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Erskine, H.	1 - 1
London, England 1885 (9)	British Chess Association Tournament		9	/	15
Hereford 1885 (2)	15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IB		4	/	5
Hereford 1885 (6)	15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament
	Wainwright, G.E. - Thorold, Ms. E.M.	0 - 1				Wainwright, G.E. gave odds of pawn and move
Swindon 1885	Clifton - Oxford University Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Harsant, W.H.	2 - 0
London, England 1886 (1)	City of London - Saint George's Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Lewis, F.H.	0.5 - 0.5
London, England 1886 (7)	2nd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Tourney		13.5	/	18
Oxford 1887	Oxford University Club, Old v Present Members Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Roberts, J.D.	2 - 0
London, England 1887 (2)	City of London - Saint George's Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Salter, D.M.	1 - 0
London, England 1887 (3)	British Chess Club Handicap		9	/	14	odds player in a knight class
London, England 1887 (6)	3rd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship, Section B		4	/	5
London, England 1887 (7)	3rd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Final		1	/	3
London, England 1888 (2)	British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Lambert, C.J.	0 - 1
London, England 1888 (3)	City of London - Universities Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Cutler, C.G.	1 - 0
London, England 1888 (8)	British Chess Club Handicap		10	/	14	odds player in two moves class
London, England 1889 (2)	1st Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Carr, F.P.	1.5 - 0.5
London, England 1889 (4)	British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Lambert, C.J.	1 - 0
London, England 1889 (5)	5th British Chess Association Tournament		4	/	10
London, England 1889 (6)	British Amateur Championship		10	/	11
London, England 1890 (1)	2nd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Carr, F.P.	1 - 1
Cambridge 1890 (1)	Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1		4	/	9
Birmingham 1893	North and South Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Zollner, L.L.	0.5 - 0.5
London, England 1894 (1)	North and South Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Marriott, E.	0.5 - 0.5
London, England 1894 (2)	Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Carr, F.P.	1 - 0
London, England 1898 (1)	British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Jones-Bateman, E.	1 - 0
London, England 1898 (4)	British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Jones-Bateman, E.	1 - 0
London, England and New York 1899 (1)	4th Anglo-American Cable Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Marshall, F.J.	0.5 - 0.5
Folkestone 1901 (2)	3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Section II		1.5	/	5
London, England 1902 (2)	British Chess Club - Universities Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Softlaw, H.G.	1 - 0
Tunbridge Wells 1902	4th Kent County Chess Association Tournament		5.5	/	9
Norwich, Norfolk 1902	Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament		4.5	/	11
Plymouth 1903 (1)	Southern Counties Chess Union Congress - Class I, Section A		7	/	8
Plymouth 1903 (5)	Southern Counties Chess Union Congress - Class I, Final		1	/	3
London, England 1904 (2)	14th City of London Club Championship		7	/	15
London, England 1904 (3)	City of London Club - Manchester Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Coates, C.	1 - 0
Hastings 1904 (1)	London League - Three Unions Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Sherrard, C.H.	0.5 - 0.5
Hastings 1904 (5)	1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section B		6.5	/	9
	Wainwright, G.E. - Sherrard, C.H.	0 - 1
London, England 1905 (1)	Cable Match Team Selection Tournament		2	/	5
Southport 1905 (1)	2nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		6	/	11
London, England 1905 (4)	City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Morrison, G.E.	1 - 0
London, England 1905 (5)	15th City of London Club Championship		7.5	/	14
Manchester 1906	Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Wahltuch, V.L.	1 - 0
Shrewsbury 1906 (1)	3rd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		7	/	11
Leeds 1907	Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - England, P.R.	0 - 1
London, England and New York 1907 (1)	9th Anglo-American Cable Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Robinson, A.K.	1 - 0
London, England 1907 (5)	4th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		6.5	/	11
London, England 1907 (6)	17th City of London Club Championship		14	/	17
London, England and New York 1908	10th Anglo-American Cable Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Stadelman, S.L.	0.5 - 0.5
Manchester 1908 (1)	Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Kelly, T.J.	1 - 0
Sheffield 1908	Yorkshire - Middlesex County Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Ward, W.	1 - 0
London, England 1908	18th City of London Club Championship		13	/	19
London, England and New York 1909	11th Anglo-American Cable Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Voigt, H.G.	0 - 1
Scarborough 1909 (5)	6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		5	/	10
London, England 1909 (2)	19th City of London Club Championship		12	/	17
Leicester 1910	City of London Club - Manchester Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Holmes, H.H.	1 - 0
London, England and New York 1910	12th Anglo-American Cable Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Stadelman, S.L.	1 - 0
London, England 1910 (1)	City of London Club - Dutch Chess Federation Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Speijer, A.	0.5 - 0.5
Oxford 1910 (2)	7th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		6.5	/	11
London, England 1910 (2)	20th City of London Club Championship		12	/	17
London, England 1911 (1)	City of London - North Manchester Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Lobel, C.	1 - 0
Paris 1911 (2)	Hastings Club - Union Amicale des Amateurs de la Régence Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Soldatenkov, V.V.	1 - 0
London, England 1911 (2)	21st City of London Club Championship		9	/	16
Rugby 1913	City of London Club - Midland Counties Chess Union Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Drewitt, J.A.J.	1 - 0
London, England 1913 (3)	23rd City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section C		4.5	/	11
London, England 1914 (1)	Lud-Eagle Club - Metropolitan Club Match
	Wainwright, G.E. - Blake, J.H.	1 - 0
London, England 1914 (3)	24th City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section B		6	/	11
London, England 1914 (4)	24th City of London Club Championship - Final		2.5	/	7
London, England 1917 (1)	27th City of London Club Championship		1	/	7
London, England 1918 (1)	28th City of London Club Championship		4	/	6
London, England 1918 (2)	28th City of London Club Championship - Play-off		2.5	/	4
London, England 1919 (1)	29th City of London Club Championship		5.5	/	11
Edinburgh 1920 (2)	13th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		4.5	/	11
Malvern 1921 (3)	14th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		7	/	11
Portsmouth 1923 (2)	16th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship		6	/	11
Weston-Super-Mare 1924	West of England Chess Festival		1.5	/	9

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022