Butler, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  218  2195 (73) 2
1883  230  2198 (61) 11
1884  228  2215 (54) 9
1885  243  2201 (50) 38
1886  230  2211 (61) 0
1887  230  2222 (69) 0
1888  225  2232 (73) 0
1889  210  2242 (75) 0
1890  210  2253 (76) 0
1891  193  2263 (74) 0
1892  183  2273 (70) 8
1893  212  2251 (79) 1
1894  248  2225 (88) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Butler, Henry William  
Born: 1858
Died: 10 Mar. 1935
 
Notes:
The birth registration was in the Sept. quarter of 1858 (so birth date in July, August or September). Thanks to Tomislav Chagall for pointing out the FreeBMD web site, which also has his full name.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 137
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 60
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 285
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 218
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 142
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1883, page 145
   [CML], vol. 5, no. 9, May 1884, page 261
   [LW], 25 Feb. 1882
   [LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 230
Web
   [Butler, Henry William, Brighton]

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

Butler, H.W. - Mead, W. 1883         (f)     5   -   4
Erskine, H. - Butler, H.W. 1885 (1)         (f)     9.5   -   8.5
Erskine, H. - Butler, H.W. 1885 (2)         (f)     3.5   -   7.5

Tournament data

Chichester 1882     Brighton Club - Chichester Club Match    
  Butler, H.W. - McArthur, W. (1)     2 - 0    
Brighton 1883     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Coupe, W.     1 - 1    
London, England 1884 (1)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Wilson, J. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    
Brighton 1884 (1)     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Cheshire, H.F.S.     2 - 0    
London, England 1884 (6)     Universities - Brighton Club Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Locock, C.D.     1.5 - 0.5    
Brighton 1884 (2)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Bayliss, W.     1 - 1    
Havant 1884     Brighton - Southampton Club Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Chipperfield, R.     1 - 1    
London, England 1885 (1)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Bussy, B.F.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1885 (1)     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Minchin, C.C.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1885 (6)     Universities - Brighton Club Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Sherrard, H.W.     0 - 2    
Brighton 1885 (2)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Beardsell, T.J.     1 - 0    
Sussex 1885     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Minchin, C.C.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1892 (1)     Counties Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  8
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Common, A.W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Butler, H.W. - Brown, Frank     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 8 Aug. 2021