Koch, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  198  2266 (73) 9
1899  213  2257 (72) 0
1900  228  2248 (68) 0
1901  253  2239 (62) 3
1902  262  2236 (55) 9
1903  295  2220 (58) 1
1904  335  2201 (57) 11
1905  370  2190 (68) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Koch, William  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Urcan has 'P. Koch' in the Cosmopolitan Club Championship of 1898, taken from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 17 Jul. 1898 (p.11), but the American Chess Magazine of Aug. 1898 (p.82) has 'W. Koch' there, and in the Nov. 1898 issue (p.210), William Koch is listed as a member of the Cosmopolitan Club.
 
References
Books
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 21, 50
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 2, Aug. 1898, page 82
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 5, Nov. 1898, page 210
   [BDE], vol. 58, no. 197, 17 July 1898, page 11
   [NYTi], vol. 53, no. 16800, 9 Nov. 1903, page 12

Tournament data

New York 1898 (10)     Cosmopolitan Club Championship     7  /  9
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Koch, W. (1) - Selover, B.C.     0 - 1    
  Koch, W. (1) - Curt, C.     1 - 0    
  Koch, W. (1) - Kirkham, J.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1902 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  9
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Koch, W. (1) - Roeske, J.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  11

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024