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Wilson, William 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1884 | 245 | 2191 | (81) | 4 |  
  | 1885 | 249 | 2184 | (77) | 8 |  
  | 1886 | 234 | 2203 | (81) | 0 |  
  | 1887 | 224 | 2221 | (83) | 0 |  
  | 1888 | 213 | 2240 | (85) | 0 |  
  | 1889 | 188 | 2258 | (84) | 0 |  
  | 1890 | 169 | 2277 | (83) | 0 |  
  | 1891 | 148 | 2295 | (80) | 0 |  
  | 1892 | 135 | 2314 | (75) | 8 |  
  | 1893 | 150 | 2298 | (84) | 1 |  
  | 1894 | 167 | 2283 | (91) | 1 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Wilson, William Vernon |  
   | Born: 1845 |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Initials from personal communication from Tim Harding, who cites the British Chess Magazine (1892, p.387). Sergeant has 'H.V. Wilson' at Brighton 1892. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | Brighton 1884 (1) | Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Vines, H.J.K. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1884 (2) | Surrey - Sussex County Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Watts, J.J. | 2 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1885 (1) | Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Womersley, F.W. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (6) | Universities - Brighton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Chepmell, C.H. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1885 (2) | Surrey - Sussex County Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Kindell, C.P. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Sussex 1885 | Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Penfold, L. | 2 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brighton 1892 (1) | Counties Chess Association Tournament | 6 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Birmingham 1893 | North and South Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Wright, G.W. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1894 (1) | North and South Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Wilson, W.V. - Heywood, G.C. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 30 Dec. 2020 |  
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