Sayen, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  256  2017 (70) 14
1865  277  2013 (71) 4
1866  284  2035 (74) 14
1867  258  2052 (80) 0
1868  251  2069 (84) 0
1869  238  2087 (86) 0
1870  234  2104 (87) 0
1871  235  2122 (87) 0
1872  224  2139 (86) 0
1873  208  2156 (83) 0
1874  192  2174 (79) 0
1875  181  2191 (73) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sayen, William Henry  
Born: 14 May 1846
Died: 14 June 1921
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 374
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 103
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 72
Periodicals
   [BDE], 30 Dec. 1874
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 138
   [MCR], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1874, page 497
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
   [NYC], 2 Apr. 1870
   [NYC], 26 Dec. 1874
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
   [WSoT], 4 Nov. 1865
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Maurian, C.A. - Sayen, W.H. 1864         (c)     4   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Sayen, W.H. 1865         (f)     4   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Sayen, W.H. - Knox, J.W. 1866         (f)     8   -   6

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     8  /  12      odds player in a knight class
Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     29  /  52

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024