Widmeyer, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  688  1978 (52) 17
1903  626  2017 (47) 17
1904  629  2037 (46) 13
1905  646  2036 (45) 17
1906  682  2027 (48) 8
1907  702  2025 (47) 14
1908  686  2033 (50) 7
1909  727  2040 (49) 15
1910  707  2044 (53) 0
1911  719  2049 (50) 12
1912  708  2053 (50) 10
1913  752  2030 (49) 17
1914  707  2035 (57) 0
1915  665  2040 (60) 10
1916  663  2036 (69) 0
1917  659  2032 (75) 0
1918  684  2027 (80) 0
1919  696  2023 (82) 0
1920  769  2019 (83) 0
1921  835  2015 (83) 0
1922  864  2010 (81) 0
1923  954  2006 (77) 0
1924  1018  2002 (72) 0
1925  1068  1998 (64) 13
1926  1109  1993 (67) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Widmeyer, William  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Checkmate (1903, p.277) has 'W.W. Widmeyer'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 285
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 451
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 297
Periodicals
   [ChM], 1903, page 277
   [SLGD], 1 Sep. 1912, page 40
Web
   [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914]
   [US Open 1926, Chicago = 27th Western Champ.]

Tournament data

Excelsior 1902     3rd Western Chess Association Tournament (3rd USA Open)     5.5  /  17
Chicago 1903     4th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  17
Saint Louis 1904 (1)     7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament     6  /  13
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     7  /  17
Chicago 1906 (1)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 1     2  /  8
Excelsior 1907     8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open)     4.5  /  14
Excelsior 1908 (1)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section A     2  /  5
Excelsior 1908 (3)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Minor Tournament     3.5  /  4
Excelsior 1909     10th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  15
Excelsior 1911     12th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  13
Excelsior 1912     13th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  10
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     5  /  17
Excelsior 1915     16th Western Chess Association Tournament     4  /  10
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     5  /  13
Chicago 1926 (2)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary B     4  /  10

Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023