Ballard, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1872 |
83 |
2327 | (65) | 5 |
| 1873 |
79 |
2330 | (56) | 9 |
| 1874 |
73 |
2334 | (49) | 19 |
| 1875 |
77 |
2328 | (52) | 10 |
| 1876 |
80 |
2328 | (55) | 16 |
| 1877 |
87 |
2316 | (65) | 2 |
| 1878 |
88 |
2311 | (71) | 0 |
| 1879 |
87 |
2306 | (74) | 0 |
| 1880 |
100 |
2300 | (76) | 0 |
| 1881 |
108 |
2295 | (76) | 2 |
| 1882 |
125 |
2286 | (77) | 0 |
| 1883 |
145 |
2276 | (77) | 0 |
| 1884 |
165 |
2267 | (74) | 2 |
| 1885 |
179 |
2254 | (74) | 1 |
| 1886 |
194 |
2246 | (73) | 1 |
| 1887 |
210 |
2239 | (72) | 1 |
| 1888 |
210 |
2243 | (70) | 2 |
| 1889 |
200 |
2244 | (71) | 2 |
| 1890 |
226 |
2233 | (73) | 1 |
| 1891 |
220 |
2233 | (74) | 1 |
| 1892 |
218 |
2243 | (75) | 1 |
| 1893 |
206 |
2250 | (77) | 0 |
| 1894 |
199 |
2257 | (76) | 2 |
| 1895 |
186 |
2272 | (76) | 1 |
| 1896 |
170 |
2281 | (76) | 3 |
| 1897 |
166 |
2281 | (79) | 1 |
| 1898 |
170 |
2280 | (84) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Ballard, William Robert |
| Also known as: Dr. William Robert Ballard |
| Born: 1846 |
| Died: 1 Sep. 1933 |
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| Notes: |
| Zukertort mentions 'an American gentleman living in London, Mr. W. Ballard' in Dec. 1876 (quoted in Hilbert's Writings in Chess History, p.55). Was this William Robert Ballard? The Westminster Papers of 1 May 1872 (vol.5, p.5) has 'Wm. Ballard, jun.'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 145 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 954 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 21 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 85, 93, 94, 211, 357, 475 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 216, 306, 336 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 55 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 126, 370 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 124, 230 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23 |
| [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1706, 18 May 1872, page 491 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1765, 28 June 1873, page 619 |
| [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1785, 15 Nov. 1873, page 471 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1813, 23 May 1874, page 499 |
| [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1957, 13 Jan. 1877, page 47 |
| [Str], vol. 6, no. 6, 15 June 1873, page 168 |
| [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 5 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The First Women's International Tournament], page 6 |
| Harding, Tim. [A History of the City of London Chess Magazine (Part 1)] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1872 (4) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Ballard, W.R. - Minchin, J.I. |
1 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. - Gossip, G.H.D. |
1 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1872 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Ballard, W.R. - Cooper (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. - Stow, A.T. |
0 - 1 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1874 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Ballard, W.R. - Woodard |
0 - 2 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Ballard, W.R. - Watts, J.J. |
2 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Ballard, W.R. - Connford |
2 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ballard, W.R. - Pfahl, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Ballard, W.R. - Maas, A.J. |
1 - 2 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ballard, W.R. - Rippin, G.H. |
2 - 1 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1874 (5) |
City of London Club Tournament |
15 | / | 18 |
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Ballard, W.R. - Vyse, W.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1874 (9) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Holeman, A. |
0 - 1 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Ballard, W.R. - Sharpe, F. |
1 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ballard, W.R. - Day, A.J. |
2.5 - 0.5 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ballard, W.R. - Wisker, J. |
3 - 2 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Ballard, W.R. - Maas, A.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1876 (6) |
West End Club Even Tournament |
11.5 | / | 14 |
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| London, England 1876 (17) |
Saint George's - West End Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Mocatta, A. |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1877 (2) |
West-End Club Handicap |
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Ballard, W.R. - Heath (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Ballard, W.R. - Heath (1) |
0 - 1 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Gunsberg, I.A. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1881 (4) |
City of London Club First Class - Fourth Class Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Foster, I. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1884 (7) |
Saint George's Club - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Thorold, E. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Gunsberg, I.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1886 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Heppell, J.T. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1887 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Heppell, J.T. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Hooke, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1888 (2) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Guest, A.A.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1889 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Anger, J.C.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1889 (4) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Locock, C.D. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1890 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Serraillier, L.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1891 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Moriau, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1892 (6) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Mocatta, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Guy, T.A. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1894 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Physick, T. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1894 (6) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Watt, John |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1895 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Stevens, S.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (1) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Muller, Osc.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Wagner, H. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Eckenstein, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (4) |
Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Tinsley, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1897 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Trenchard, H.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1898 (1) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Locock, C.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1898 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Cole, H.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1898 (4) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ballard, W.R. - Mortimer, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 14 May 2025 |
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