Blythe, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1877  612  1735 (84) 12
1878  603  1736 (86) 2
1879  600  1733 (89) 2
1880  638  1737 (92) 0
1881  711  1742 (95) 0
1882  779  1746 (97) 0
1883  830  1751 (98) 0
1884  925  1755 (98) 0
1885  848  1760 (97) 0
1886  857  1764 (95) 0
1887  807  1769 (92) 0
1888  811  1773 (89) 0
1889  783  1777 (84) 2
1890  830  1779 (81) 11
1891  833  1771 (90) 1
1892  889  1767 (99) 0
1893  929  1762 (106) 0
1894  957  1757 (113) 0
1895  958  1753 (119) 0
1896  973  1748 (125) 0
1897  987  1743 (130) 0
1898  984  1739 (135) 0
1899  1015  1734 (140) 0
1900  1049  1729 (144) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Blythe, William Henry  
Born: 1855
Died: 11 Sep. 1931
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 222
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 293, 345
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1954, 23 Dec. 1876, page 614
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2025, 20 Apr. 1878, page 375
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1876, page 139
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 12, 2 Apr. 1877, page 225
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1877     Cambridge University Club Tournament     4  /  12
London, England 1878 (1)     6th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Kinder, E.H.     1 - 1    
London, England 1879 (4)     7th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Kinder, E.H.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1889 (2)     1st Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Welsh, J.F.     1 - 1    
London, England 1890 (1)     2nd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Kinder, E.H.     2 - 0    
Cambridge 1890 (2)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     2.5  /  10
London, England 1891 (1)     3rd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Osborn, E.B.     0 - 1    
Cambridge 1900     City of London - Cambridge Club Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Ward, H.S.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023