Ward-Higgs, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1889 |
574 |
1977 | (59) | 9 |
| 1890 |
551 |
2005 | (53) | 10 |
| 1891 |
464 |
2056 | (54) | 1 |
| 1892 |
385 |
2121 | (49) | 16 |
| 1893 |
326 |
2165 | (55) | 0 |
| 1894 |
265 |
2208 | (55) | 2 |
| 1895 |
218 |
2246 | (52) | 13 |
| 1896 |
193 |
2262 | (58) | 1 |
| 1897 |
175 |
2277 | (60) | 7 |
| 1898 |
190 |
2269 | (71) | 2 |
| 1899 |
209 |
2260 | (81) | 0 |
| 1900 |
219 |
2252 | (90) | 0 |
| 1901 |
234 |
2244 | (97) | 0 |
| 1902 |
259 |
2235 | (103) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Ward-Higgs, William |
| Born: Jan. 1866 |
| Died: 21 June 1936 |
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| Notes: |
| Name given as 'Ward-Hicks' in the June 1890 British Chess Magazine (p.219). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 971 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 456 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 336 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 10, no. 6, June 1890, page 219 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The End of the Black and White Column], page 8 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1889 (5) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
odds player in a knight class |
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| London, England 1890 (4) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap |
3 | / | 10 |
odds player in pawn and two moves class |
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| London, England 1891 (2) |
British Chess Club - City of London Club Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Gibbons, T.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1892 (2) |
City of London Club Championship - Section II |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Moriau, C. |
1 - 2 |
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| London, England 1892 (6) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Lambert, C.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1892 (7) |
7th British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Dod, W. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1894 (6) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Coburn, H.I. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Wagner, H. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1897 (1) |
Cable Team Selection Tournament |
4 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1898 (1) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Leonard, H.S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1898 (4) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Deighton, F. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1902 (2) |
British Chess Club - Universities Match |
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Ward-Higgs, W. - Davidson, H.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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