Widmeyer, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  708  1973 (52) 17
1903  643  2012 (47) 17
1904  649  2032 (46) 13
1905  671  2031 (45) 17
1906  713  2021 (48) 8
1907  722  2020 (47) 14
1908  710  2028 (49) 7
1909  752  2035 (49) 15
1910  733  2040 (53) 0
1911  745  2045 (50) 12
1912  723  2049 (49) 10
1913  774  2026 (49) 17
1914  721  2032 (57) 0
1915  675  2037 (60) 10
1916  668  2033 (69) 0
1917  667  2029 (75) 0
1918  687  2025 (79) 0
1919  698  2021 (82) 0
1920  772  2017 (83) 0
1921  833  2013 (83) 0
1922  863  2009 (81) 0
1923  952  2005 (77) 0
1924  1019  2001 (72) 0
1925  1077  1997 (64) 13
1926  1122  1993 (66) 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