Donisthorpe, Wordsworth
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1876 |
326 |
2042 | (68) | 13 |
| 1877 |
274 |
2077 | (71) | 0 |
| 1878 |
242 |
2111 | (72) | 0 |
| 1879 |
199 |
2146 | (70) | 0 |
| 1880 |
192 |
2180 | (65) | 0 |
| 1881 |
167 |
2214 | (58) | 0 |
| 1882 |
148 |
2249 | (44) | 36 |
| 1883 |
150 |
2260 | (49) | 0 |
| 1884 |
153 |
2272 | (45) | 8 |
| 1885 |
174 |
2254 | (39) | 19 |
| 1886 |
196 |
2239 | (34) | 53 |
| 1887 |
169 |
2265 | (48) | 0 |
| 1888 |
150 |
2292 | (51) | 10 |
| 1889 |
164 |
2279 | (61) | 0 |
| 1890 |
187 |
2267 | (66) | 1 |
| 1891 |
177 |
2272 | (70) | 0 |
| 1892 |
174 |
2278 | (71) | 0 |
| 1893 |
164 |
2284 | (70) | 2 |
| 1894 |
145 |
2300 | (70) | 2 |
| 1895 |
135 |
2318 | (71) | 0 |
| 1896 |
107 |
2337 | (70) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Donisthorpe, Wordsworth |
| Also known as: Adonis Thorpe |
| Born: 24 Mar. 1847 |
| Died: 30 Jan. 1914 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 96 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 289, 379 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 212, 354 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 306 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 355 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 371 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 12, 184, 195 |
| Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 255 |
| Zavatarelli, Gloomy Fate of Arthur Towle Marriott, page 134 |
| Periodicals |
| [Fld], 29 Jan. 1876 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1906, 5 Feb. 1876, page 143 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 13 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Gossip, G.H.D. - Donisthorpe, W. 1882 |
(f) |
10.5 | - | 8.5 |
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| Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (1) |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (2) |
(f) |
0 | - | 5 |
|
| Donisthorpe, W. - Gattie, W.M. 1888 |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
|
| Donisthorpe, W. - van Lennep, N.W. 1896 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1876 (6) |
West End Club Even Tournament |
4.5 | / | 13 |
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| London, England 1884 (10) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section B |
6 | / | 8 |
odds player in pawn and move class |
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| London, England 1885 (7) |
British Chess Association - Tennyson Prize Tournament |
2 | / | 4 |
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| London, England 1885 (9) |
British Chess Association Tournament |
8 | / | 15 |
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| Paris 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - de Boistertre, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1886 (6) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Tennyson Prize Tourney |
2.5 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1886 (7) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Tourney |
10.5 | / | 18 |
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| London, England 1886 (8) |
British Chess Club Triangular Tournament |
14 | / | 27 |
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| London, England 1888 (2) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - Owen, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Paris 1890 (2) |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - Chaseray, C.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - Jones-Bateman, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Paris 1893 |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - de Boistertre, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - Lord, F.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1894 (2) |
Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |
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Donisthorpe, W. - Ranken, C.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1896 (7) |
London Tournament |
2 | / | 5 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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