Widmeyer, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  744  1984 (51) 17
1903  678  2024 (46) 17
1904  665  2045 (45) 13
1905  684  2046 (43) 20
1906  722  2032 (47) 8
1907  756  2028 (47) 14
1908  749  2034 (49) 7
1909  787  2041 (48) 15
1910  779  2043 (53) 0
1911  782  2046 (50) 12
1912  773  2048 (49) 10
1913  841  2023 (49) 17
1914  805  2028 (57) 0
1915  745  2033 (59) 10
1916  745  2030 (69) 0
1917  751  2027 (75) 0
1918  762  2024 (79) 0
1919  768  2020 (82) 0
1920  854  2017 (83) 0
1921  937  2014 (82) 0
1922  992  2010 (80) 0
1923  1089  2007 (77) 0
1924  1131  2004 (71) 0
1925  1207  2000 (63) 13
1926  1273  1995 (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.]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Widmeyer, W. - Friedlander, J. 1905         (f)     2   -   1

Tournament data

Excelsior 1902     3rd Western Chess Association Tournament (3rd USA Open)     5.5  /  17
Chicago 1903 (2)     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: 6 Aug. 2024