Common, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  556  1837 (120) 1
1877  487  1857 (116) 0
1878  466  1877 (112) 0
1879  452  1897 (107) 0
1880  459  1917 (102) 0
1881  490  1937 (95) 0
1882  494  1958 (88) 4
1883  533  1966 (89) 0
1884  565  1974 (88) 3
1885  576  1970 (91) 0
1886  574  1966 (93) 2
1887  580  1961 (98) 0
1888  592  1955 (102) 1
1889  577  1956 (106) 0
1890  612  1958 (110) 0
1891  619  1959 (113) 0
1892  646  1960 (116) 0
1893  654  1961 (119) 1
1894  647  1964 (122) 0
1895  641  1968 (126) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Common, Arthur Welsh  
Born: 1851
Died: 1915
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives date of death as 1914-1915, though his death was registered in the first quarter of 1915.
 
References
Periodicals
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Walter Common and Arthur Welsh Common]
   [West Yorkshire v. Tyne and Tees-Side]

Tournament data

Halifax 1876 (6)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 5th Tournament    
  Common, A.W. - Tannett, J.     1 - 0    
  Common, A.W. - Field, T.W.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1882 (3)     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Common, A.W. - Bilborough, A.     0.5 - 1.5    
Halifax 1882     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Common, A.W. - Hussey, E.B.     2 - 0    
Bradford 1884 (4)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Common, A.W. - Tetley, J.H.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Common, A.W. - Blumberg, H. (1)     1 - 1    
Bradford 1886 (7)     1st Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class A    
  Common, A.W. - Tetley, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Common, A.W. - White, Ja.     0 - 1    
Harrogate 1888     Tyneside and Tees-Side - West Yorkshire Match    
  Common, A.W. - Birks, J.     0 - 1    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Common, A.W. - Butler, H.W.     0 - 1    
Halifax 1895     10th Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class A    
  Common, A.W. - Croft, C.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023