Walker, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  90  2303 (94) 3
1870  78  2327 (89) 0
1871  72  2351 (84) 5
1872  70  2354 (87) 1
1873  69  2351 (90) 0
1874  64  2348 (92) 0
1875  71  2345 (93) 1
1876  72  2345 (94) 0
1877  72  2346 (94) 0
1878  71  2347 (93) 0
1879  76  2347 (91) 0
1880  84  2348 (88) 2
1881  92  2331 (88) 2
1882  103  2320 (90) 0
1883  126  2310 (92) 0
1884  144  2299 (93) 0
1885  152  2288 (92) 0
1886  163  2278 (91) 0
1887  181  2267 (88) 0
1888  200  2256 (85) 0
1889  204  2246 (80) 0
1890  227  2235 (73) 13
1891  214  2244 (76) 0
1892  208  2254 (77) 0
1893  191  2263 (76) 6
1894  212  2251 (80) 0
1895  226  2240 (82) 0
1896  237  2228 (82) 4
1897  265  2212 (87) 0
1898  304  2196 (90) 0
1899  329  2180 (92) 1
1900  351  2173 (95) 0
1901  380  2167 (97) 0
1902  405  2160 (98) 0
1903  432  2153 (99) 0
1904  469  2147 (99) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Walker, William Neish  
Born: 1849
Died: 8 Sep. 1927
 
Notes:
Gaige gives birth between 9-09-1848 and 8-09-1849. The Westminster Papers of 1 Apr. 1871 (vol.3, p.188) has 'W.W. Walker' but in the 1 Mar. 1871 issue (vol.3, p.169) has 'W.N. Walker'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 40
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 971
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 455
   Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 173
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 362, 419, 422, 581
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 290
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 312
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1523, 30 Jan. 1869, page 123
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1650, 13 May 1871, page 475
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1855, 27 Feb. 1875, page 211
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 35, 1 Mar. 1871, page 169
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 36, 1 Apr. 1871, page 188
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 11, 1 Mar. 1872, page 195
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1895]
   McGowan, Alan.  [William N Walker]
   McGowan, Alan.  [William Neish Walker]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4652. Chess by circulation]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rosenthal, S. - Walker, W.N. 1871         (f)     1.5   -   2.5      Rosenthal, S. gave odds of pawn and move

Tournament data

Dundee 1869     Dundee Handicap Tournament     9.5  /  12      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Tait, W.     1 - 0    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Eekhout, B.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Martin, Wi.     1 - 0    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Jenkin, J.     2 - 0    
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Jenkin, J.     1 - 1    
Dundee 1890 (1)     7th Scottish Championship     6.5  /  9
  Walker, W.N. - Spens, W.C.     1 - 0    
Dundee 1890 (3)     Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Walker, W.N. - Fleming, P.P.     1 - 0          Walker, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Walker, W.N. - Mitchell, H.B.     1 - 0          Walker, W.N. gave odds of a knight
  Walker, W.N. - Connor, J.     1 - 0          Walker, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Walker, W.N. - Spens, W.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Dundee 1893 (1)     10th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  6
Dundee 1896     13th Scottish Championship     3  /  4
Dundee 1899     Richardson Cup Team Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1    
Dundee 1904     21st Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023