Boultbee, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  351  2111 (65) 15
1885  322  2130 (62) 15
1886  327  2123 (68) 0
1887  341  2115 (71) 0
1888  353  2108 (72) 0
1889  362  2101 (70) 0
1890  390  2093 (66) 0
1891  405  2086 (58) 14
1892  386  2113 (62) 11
1893  403  2102 (69) 0
1894  427  2092 (72) 0
1895  456  2081 (74) 0
1896  465  2071 (72) 0
1897  492  2061 (69) 8
1898  546  2042 (72) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Boultbee, William H.  
Born: 15 Mar. 1832
Died: 5 Nov. 1902
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 49
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 29
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 62
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1312, 15 Nov. 1863, page 14
   [NYC], 25 Oct. 1862
   [NYC], 17 Jan. 1863
   [NYC], 24 Oct. 1863
   [TG], vol. 53, no. 14777, 30 June 1897, page 10
   [TG], vol. 53, no. 14778, 1 July 1897, page 8
Web
   Boultbee, Ditch.  [William Boultbee]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: William Boultbee]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4078. 'Thornton castling trap']
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Zukertort, J.H. - Boultbee, W.H. 1884         (c)     3   -   0      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of a knight
Phillips, C.W. - Boultbee, W.H. 1885         (f)     5.5   -   4.5
Boultbee, W.H. - Ascher, J.G. 1885         (c)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Hamilton, Ontario 1858 (1)     Hamilton Tournament    
  Boultbee, W.H. - Ambrose (1)     2 - 0    
  Boultbee, W.H. - Birdsall, R.     0 - 2    
Toronto 1884     Toronto Club Championship     8.5  /  12
Montreal 1891     18th Canadian Championship     4  /  14
Toronto 1892     19th Canadian Championship Tournament     11  /  13
Orillia 1897 (1)     22nd Canadian Championship Tournament     4.5  /  8
Toronto 1898     23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class     3.5  /  8

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023