Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Parratt, Walter





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  105  2130 (76) 2
1860  110  2138 (66) 29
1861  98  2175 (71) 2
1862  83  2193 (76) 0
1863  70  2211 (78) 0
1864  66  2229 (79) 4
1865  62  2239 (82) 0
1866  62  2249 (85) 2
1867  63  2262 (86) 0
1868  58  2274 (86) 0
1869  54  2287 (85) 2
1870  58  2285 (87) 0
1871  57  2283 (88) 1
1872  58  2279 (88) 0
1873  64  2276 (88) 2
1874  77  2256 (90) 3
1875  82  2248 (97) 0
1876  88  2239 (104) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Parratt, Walter  
   Also known as: Sir Walter Parratt
Born: 10 Feb. 1841
Died: 27 Mar. 1924
 
Notes:
Spinrad says obituary appeared August 4, 1892, but Gaige gives death date 27-03-1924.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 966
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 320
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 176
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 30, 16 May 1857, page 472
   [ILN], vol. 36, 18 Feb. 1860, page 166
   [ILN], vol. 36, 2 June 1860, page 542
   [ILN], vol. 40, 4 Jan. 1862, page 30
   [ILN], vol. 44, 11 June 1864, page 579
   [ILN], vol. 54, 12 June 1869, page 603
   [ILN], vol. 64, 21 Mar. 1874, page 283
   [ILN], vol. 66, 13 Feb. 1875, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 68, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 5
   Priestley, Edgar.  [A 'Pride Of Huddersfield' Man]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [When Blindfold Chess Became Easy], page 10
   [History of the Huddersfield Chess Club]

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

Watkinson, J. - Parratt, W. 1860         (f)     9   -   5      Watkinson, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Werner, M.E. - Parratt, W. 1860         (f)     8   -   6
Parratt, W. - Skipworth, A.B. 1869         (f)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Huddersfield and Manchester 1859     4th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting    
  Parratt, W. - Cadman, R.     1 - 0    
  Parratt, W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
Bradford, Yorkshire 1860     West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament - Leading Section    
  Parratt, W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1861 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament    
  Parratt, W. - Cadman, R.     1 - 0    
  Parratt, W. - Thorold, E.     1 - 0    
Worcester 1864     Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match    
  Parratt, W. - Zachary, F.D.     2 - 1    
Huddersfield, Yorkshire 1864 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Parratt, W. - Marsden, D.     1 - 0    
  Parratt, W. - Latham, T.     0 - 1    
Worcester 1866     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Parratt, W. - Kempson, S.G.     2 - 0    
Bradford, Yorkshire 1871     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Parratt, W. - Steinkuhler, A.     1 - 0    
London 1873     1st Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J.     2 - 0    
London 1874 (1)     2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J.     1 - 2    
Oxford 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Parratt, W. - Ryder, J.F.     1 - 0