Mackay, William (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  769  1942 (65) 12
1896  790  1922 (59) 26
1897  795  1916 (62) 13
1898  828  1905 (68) 0
1899  870  1893 (70) 0
1900  911  1882 (68) 9
1901  922  1876 (73) 0
1902  928  1871 (75) 0
1903  935  1865 (74) 0
1904  961  1859 (71) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Mackay, William (1)  
Born: 1863
Died: 9 Apr. 1933
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death as 09-02-1933, but the Evening Star (Otago) of 22 Apr. 1933 and the Northern Advocate (Whangarei) of 12 Oct. 1934 give date of death as 09-04-1933.
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 100, 109
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 261
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
Periodicals
   [ESO], no. 21393, 22 Apr. 1933, page 21
   [NoA], 12 Oct. 1934, page 9

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

Barnes, R.J. - Mackay, W. (1) 1896         (f)     8.5   -   4.5
Barnes, R.J. - Mackay, W. (1) 1897         (f)     8.5   -   4.5

Tournament data

Wellington 1895     8th New Zealand Championship     8  /  11
Wellington and Auckland 1895     Wellington - Auckland Telegraphic Match    
  Mackay, W. (1) - Smith, H.H.     1 - 0    
Wanganui 1896     9th New Zealand Championship     7.5  /  13
Wellington 1900     13th New Zealand Championship     4  /  9
Wellington 1904     17th New Zealand Championship     7  /  15


Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022