Butler, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  190  2197 (73) 2
1883  209  2199 (61) 11
1884  207  2217 (54) 9
1885  223  2204 (50) 38
1886  211  2214 (61) 0
1887  210  2225 (69) 0
1888  205  2236 (73) 0
1889  191  2247 (75) 0
1890  191  2257 (76) 0
1891  183  2268 (74) 0
1892  179  2279 (70) 8
1893  200  2256 (79) 1
1894  233  2230 (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