Wilkinson, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  67  2293 (79) 16
1853  80  2275 (87) 0
1854  83  2257 (95) 0
1855  93  2239 (101) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Wilkinson, Walter George  
   Also known as: Rev. W. Wilkinson
Born: 28 Dec. 1830
Died: 18 Feb. 1906
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Chronicle of Feb. 1852 (p.34) has 'W.C. Wilkinson'. The Feb. 1853 issue (p.61) has 'W.B. Wilkinson'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 464
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 84
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lxii
Periodicals
   [BLL], 11 Mar. 1860, page 2
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 9, Sep. 1851, page 284
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 2, Feb. 1852, page 34
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 60
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1853, page 312
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 60
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1854, page 210
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1854, page 287
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1854, page 355
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Gerolamo Tassinari]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7

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

Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (1)         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (2)         (f)     1   -   4      Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and move
Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (3)         (f)     2   -   3      Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Tassinari, G. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1855         (f)     1   -   0


Player information updated: 6 Mar. 2021