Walker, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  85  2299 (93) 3
1870  73  2323 (89) 0
1871  67  2347 (84) 5
1872  63  2349 (87) 1
1873  62  2346 (90) 0
1874  61  2343 (92) 0
1875  68  2340 (93) 1
1876  68  2341 (94) 0
1877  66  2341 (94) 0
1878  68  2342 (93) 0
1879  70  2342 (91) 0
1880  76  2343 (88) 2
1881  84  2326 (88) 2
1882  93  2315 (90) 0
1883  116  2305 (92) 0
1884  136  2294 (93) 0
1885  142  2284 (92) 0
1886  152  2273 (91) 0
1887  167  2262 (88) 0
1888  187  2252 (85) 0
1889  193  2241 (80) 0
1890  220  2231 (73) 13
1891  213  2240 (76) 0
1892  208  2249 (77) 0
1893  190  2258 (76) 6
1894  211  2247 (80) 0
1895  226  2235 (82) 0
1896  231  2224 (82) 4
1897  253  2208 (87) 0
1898  293  2192 (90) 0
1899  317  2175 (92) 1
1900  329  2169 (95) 0
1901  360  2162 (97) 0
1902  387  2155 (99) 0
1903  408  2149 (99) 0
1904  446  2142 (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