Wyvill, Marmaduke




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1840  20  2397 (80) 16
1841  22  2374 (79) 0
1842  31  2350 (77) 1
1843  34  2339 (74) 6
1844  36  2345 (74) 0
1845  38  2352 (71) 0
1846  43  2358 (65) 168
1847  33  2382 (69) 0
1848  29  2406 (70) 0
1849  28  2429 (68) 0
1850  25  2453 (64) 0
1851  23  2477 (55) 24
1852  19  2465 (68) 0
1853  23  2453 (79) 0
1854  25  2441 (87) 0
1855  29  2429 (94) 0
1856  28  2417 (100) 0
1857  38  2405 (105) 0
1858  43  2392 (110) 0
1859  50  2380 (114) 0
1860  59  2368 (117) 0
1861  68  2356 (120) 0
1862  70  2344 (123) 0
1863  70  2332 (125) 0
1864  81  2320 (127) 0
1865  84  2308 (129) 0
1866  90  2296 (131) 0
1867  95  2284 (132) 0
1868  102  2272 (133) 0
1869  100  2260 (133) 0
1870  110  2248 (134) 0
1871  125  2236 (134) 0
1872  132  2224 (134) 0
1873  146  2212 (134) 0
1874  153  2200 (134) 0
1875  172  2188 (133) 0
1876  174  2176 (132) 0
1877  176  2164 (131) 0
1878  185  2152 (130) 0
1879  198  2140 (128) 0
1880  228  2128 (127) 0
1881  269  2116 (125) 0
1882  288  2104 (122) 0
1883  339  2091 (119) 0
1884  391  2079 (116) 0
1885  418  2067 (112) 1
1886  395  2068 (111) 1
1887  397  2072 (112) 1
1888  386  2078 (115) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Wyvill, Marmaduke  
   Also known as: Marmaduke Wyvill, jun.
Born: 22 Dec. 1815
Died: 25 June 1896
 
Notes:
Golombek gives birth year 1814, as do Hooper and Whyld in their 1st edition, but correct it to 1815 in their 2nd edition. Gaige gives birth date 22-12-1815. Sergeant says he was 82 when he died on 6 June 1896, but according to Gaige's birth date, he died at age 80. The Era of 20 Jul. 1862 (p.5) has 'W. Wyvill', corrected in the 27 Jul. 1862 issue (p.5).
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 471
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 347
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 381
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 451
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 2, 14
   Saint James' Chess Club, Chess Match by Electric Telegraph, page 3
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 229
   Townsend, Historical Notes on Players, page 10
Periodicals
   [BLL], 19 July 1840, page 2
   [BLL], 18 Apr. 1841, page 4
   [BLL], 9 May 1841, page 3
   [BLL], 23 Feb. 1862, page 1
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 161
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1845, page 181
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 8, Aug. 1852, page 236
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page 31
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 88
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 118
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 254
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 3, May 1866, page 89
   [Era], vol. 3, no. 134, 18 Apr. 1841, page 11
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1077, 15 May 1859, page 14
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1243, 20 July 1862, page 5
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1244, 27 July 1862, page 5
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1349, 31 July 1864, page 5
   [ESIC], no. 3, 10 July 1864, page 9
   [ILN], vol. 18, no. 471, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 26, no. 748, 16 June 1855, page 599
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 805, 7 June 1856, page 643
   [ILN], vol. 34, no. 973, 14 May 1859, page 478
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1627, 17 Dec. 1870, page 627
   [RSI], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1900, page 106
   [RSI], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1900, page 170, 171
   [SoT], 7 May 1859
   [SZ], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1851, page 233
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Marmaduke Wyvill]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Sericano, C.  [Topi]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7

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

Wyvill, M. - Topi 1840         (s)     1   -   0
Wyvill, M. - Toni 1840         (s)     2.5   -   0.5
Wyvill, M. - Luchini, L. 1840         (s)     3.5   -   2.5
Wyvill, M. - Filiberti, F. 1840         (s)     3   -   3
de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Wyvill, M. 1842         (c)     1   -   0      de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. gave odds of pawn and move
Wyvill, M. - Cronhelm, F.W. 1843         (c)     2   -   0
Wyvill, M. - Francis, H.R. 1843         (c)     2   -   0
Wyvill, M. - Cronhelm, E. 1843         (c)     1.5   -   2.5
Dubois, S. - Wyvill, M. 1846 (1)         (c)     55   -   26
Dubois, S. - Wyvill, M. 1846 (2)         (c)     30   -   39      Dubois, S. gave odds of pawn and move
Wyvill, M. - Marulli 1846         (c)     5   -   1
Wyvill, M. - Giustiniani 1846         (c)     8   -   4

Tournament data

London, England 1851 (1)     The International Chess Tournament    
  Wyvill, M. - Lowe, E.     2 - 0    
  Wyvill, M. - Kennedy, H.A.     4.5 - 3.5    
  Wyvill, M. - Williams, E. (1)     4 - 3    
  Wyvill, M. - Anderssen, K.E.A.     2.5 - 4.5    
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Anger, J.C.F.     0 - 1    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Chappell, W.T.     0 - 1    
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Jacobs, H.L.     0 - 1    
London, England 1888 (5)     Oxford University - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Stoney, W.     2 - 0    


Player information updated: 3 Jun. 2023