Spens, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1867  273  2041 (66) 18
1868  272  2051 (70) 0
1869  263  2061 (71) 0
1870  263  2071 (69) 0
1871  273  2080 (64) 3
1872  248  2119 (58) 3
1873  220  2138 (50) 27
1874  244  2115 (49) 8
1875  280  2093 (44) 29
1876  283  2089 (44) 30
1877  289  2078 (54) 0
1878  320  2068 (58) 0
1879  324  2057 (56) 0
1880  353  2046 (49) 18
1881  371  2061 (49) 8
1882  410  2047 (48) 9
1883  429  2055 (47) 7
1884  441  2067 (42) 29
1885  477  2046 (41) 28
1886  532  2008 (42) 28
1887  580  1982 (48) 7
1888  593  1981 (50) 7
1889  554  2000 (48) 11
1890  489  2043 (45) 23
1891  494  2042 (50) 6
1892  483  2071 (51) 10
1893  424  2111 (54) 6
1894  404  2126 (54) 8
1895  438  2110 (55) 7
1896  477  2089 (56) 5
1897  497  2076 (55) 10
1898  556  2063 (59) 4
1899  615  2039 (61) 7
1900  673  2016 (67) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Spens, Walter Cook  
   Also known as: Sheriff Walter Cook Spens
Born: 1 Feb. 1842
Died: 15 July 1900
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 177, 969
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 54, 542, 580
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 166
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 288, 375
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 192, 238
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 271
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 10, 1 Oct. 1867, page 307
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 7, July 1870, page 196
   [TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19
Web
   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]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Spens, W.C. - Scott, W. (3) 1873         (f)     3   -   1
Spens, W.C. - Hunter, A. 1873         (f)     6   -   5
Spens, W.C. - Fraser, Ja.C. 1873         (f)     3   -   1
Spens, W.C. - Marshall, P. 1873         (f)     5   -   3
Hunter, A. - Spens, W.C. 1874 (1)         (f)     4   -   2
Hunter, A. - Spens, W.C. 1874 (2)         (f)     0   -   2
Spens, W.C. - Scott, W. (3) 1875         (f)     4.5   -   3.5
Spens, W.C. - Hunter, A. 1875         (f)     4   -   3
Hunter, A. - Spens, W.C. 1876         (f)     4   -   3
Spens, W.C. - Crum, J. 1876         (f)     4   -   1
Spens, W.C. - Murray, W.F. 1876         (f)     4   -   0
Mills, D.Y. - Spens, W.C. 1881         (f)     4   -   2
Spens, W.C. - Chambers, J.D. 1884         (f)     3   -   0
Whiteley, J.L. - Spens, W.C. 1884 (1)         (f)     5   -   3
Whiteley, J.L. - Spens, W.C. 1884 (2)         (f)     4   -   2
Spens, W.C. - Barbier, G.E. 1885         (f)     7   -   3
Chambers, J.D. - Spens, W.C. 1885         (f)     4   -   3
Gilchrist, Jo. - Spens, W.C. 1886 (1)         (f)     4   -   2
Gilchrist, Jo. - Spens, W.C. 1886 (2)         (f)     0   -   4
Marshall, J. (1) - Spens, W.C. 1886         (f)     4   -   3

Tournament data

Dundee 1867 (1)     Dundee Tournament     0.5  /  9
Dundee 1867 (2)     Scottish Tournament     3  /  7
Dundee 1867 (3)     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    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Spens, W.C. - Baxter, C.R.     2 - 0    
Glasgow and London, England 1872     Crystal Palace Meeting: Glasgow-London Telegraph Match    
  Spens, W.C. - Minchin, J.I.     0 - 1    
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
Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Spens, W.C. - Meikle, C.     1 - 2    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Spens, W.C. - Fraser, G.B.     0 - 2    
Glasgow 1880     West of Scotland Challenge Cup Tournament     11  /  20
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Spens, W.C. - Meikle, C.     2 - 0    
Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     1  /  9
Birmingham 1883 (2)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section B     1.5  /  7
Glasgow 1884 (1)     1st Scottish Championship     6  /  9
Glasgow 1884 (3)     1st Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Spens, W.C. - Phillips, J.     1 - 0          Spens, W.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Spens, W.C. - Forsyth, D.     1 - 0          Spens, W.C. gave odds of pawn and move
  Spens, W.C. - Fraser, G.B.     1 - 0    
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
Glasgow 1888 (4)     5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Spens, W.C. - Sanderson, J.     0 - 1          Spens, W.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Edinburgh 1889     6th Scottish Championship     6  /  10
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Spens, W.C. - Leather, R.K.     0 - 1    
Dundee 1890 (1)     7th Scottish Championship     6.5  /  9
  Spens, W.C. - Walker, W.N.     0 - 1    
Dundee 1890 (3)     Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Spens, W.C. - Baxter, S.L.     1 - 0          Spens, W.C. gave odds of a rook
  Spens, W.C. - Thomson, M.     1 - 0          Spens, W.C. gave odds of a rook
  Spens, W.C. - Baxter, H.T.     1 - 0          Spens, W.C. gave odds of pawn and move
  Spens, W.C. - Walker, W.N.     0.5 - 0.5    
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 (1)     10th Scottish Championship     4.5  /  6
Glasgow 1894     11th Scottish Championship     7  /  8
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

Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024