Spens, Walter
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1867 |
164 |
1924 | (89) | 11 |
| 1868 |
166 |
1923 | (88) | 0 |
| 1869 |
178 |
1923 | (87) | 0 |
| 1870 |
204 |
1922 | (84) | 0 |
| 1871 |
227 |
1922 | (81) | 3 |
| 1872 |
202 |
1934 | (77) | 0 |
| 1873 |
233 |
1947 | (71) | 12 |
| 1874 |
221 |
1967 | (64) | 0 |
| 1875 |
227 |
1988 | (53) | 21 |
| 1876 |
255 |
1974 | (55) | 14 |
| 1877 |
239 |
1978 | (63) | 0 |
| 1878 |
235 |
1982 | (68) | 0 |
| 1879 |
238 |
1987 | (70) | 0 |
| 1880 |
247 |
1991 | (69) | 0 |
| 1881 |
274 |
1995 | (65) | 0 |
| 1882 |
268 |
2000 | (58) | 9 |
| 1883 |
296 |
2018 | (55) | 7 |
| 1884 |
295 |
2035 | (52) | 9 |
| 1885 |
329 |
2000 | (51) | 11 |
| 1886 |
354 |
1970 | (51) | 11 |
| 1887 |
369 |
1962 | (53) | 7 |
| 1888 |
362 |
1973 | (53) | 6 |
| 1889 |
354 |
1990 | (50) | 11 |
| 1890 |
336 |
2022 | (48) | 20 |
| 1891 |
337 |
2027 | (52) | 6 |
| 1892 |
321 |
2063 | (54) | 10 |
| 1893 |
293 |
2103 | (56) | 6 |
| 1894 |
282 |
2119 | (56) | 8 |
| 1895 |
305 |
2102 | (57) | 7 |
| 1896 |
307 |
2080 | (58) | 5 |
| 1897 |
329 |
2066 | (57) | 10 |
| 1898 |
352 |
2051 | (61) | 4 |
| 1899 |
375 |
2029 | (63) | 7 |
| 1900 |
396 |
2009 | (69) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Spens, Walter Cook |
| Also known as: Sheriff Walter Cook Spens |
| Born: 1 Feb. 1842 |
| Died: 15 July 1900 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 969, 177 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 192 |
| Periodicals |
| [ILN], vol. 58, 3 June 1871, page 555 |
| [TG], vol. 33, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7 |
| [WP], vol. 4, 1 June 1871, page 19 |
| Web |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1894] |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1894] |
| Sarah. [The Denoument - Morphy Retires] |
| Sericano, C. [Dundee 1867] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4652. Chess by circulation] |
| [Development of the Club] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
0.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1867 (2) |
Dundee Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Fraser, G.B. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Fraser, G.B. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
|
Spens, W.C. - Fraser, Ja.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Fraser, Ja.C. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Edinburgh 1871 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Baxter, C.R. |
0 - 3 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Ranken, C.E. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Minchin, J.I. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (2) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
3 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Martin, Wi. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Martin, Wi. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
| Cheltenham 1876 (3) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
1 | / | 11 |
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| Edinburgh 1876 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Meikle, C. |
1 - 2 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1882 (1) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
1 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Birmingham 1883 (2) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B |
1.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1884 |
1st Scottish Championship |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1885 |
2nd Scottish Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1886 |
3rd Scottish Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1887 |
4th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1888 (2) |
5th Scottish Championship |
1 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1889 |
6th Scottish Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Leather, R.K. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1890 |
7th Scottish Championship |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Walker, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1890 (3) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Amateur Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1891 (1) |
8th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1892 |
9th Scottish Championship |
5.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1893 |
10th Scottish Championship |
4.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1894 |
11th Scottish Championship |
7 | / | 8 |
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| Edinburgh 1895 (1) |
12th Scottish Championship |
4.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1896 |
13th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1897 |
14th Scottish Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1898 |
15th Scottish Championship |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Stirling 1899 |
16th Scottish Championship |
3.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Dod, W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1900 |
17th Scottish Championship |
2.5 | / | 6 |
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