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Grundy, William

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1874  224  2115 (91) 2 1875  227  2126 (85) 2 1876  204  2143 (80) 6 1877  214  2131 (83) 2 1878  221  2123 (86) 0 1879  230  2115 (88) 0 1880  256  2107 (89) 0 1881  296  2100 (89) 0 1882  312  2092 (87) 4 1883  354  2088 (91) 0 1884  389  2085 (94) 1 1885  401  2077 (98) 0 1886  401  2069 (101) 0 1887  414  2062 (103) 1 1888  408  2066 (106) 0 1889  399  2070 (109) 2 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Grundy, William      Also known as: Rev. William Grundy Born: 13 Oct. 1850 Died: 5 Dec. 1891   References Books    Forster, Amos Burn, page 960    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 152    Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 216, 344 Periodicals    [BCM], vol. 7, no. 4, Apr. 1887, page 156    [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 57    [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874    [Fld], 3 June 1876    [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1804, 21 Mar. 1874, page 283    [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1911, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263    [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383    [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237 Web    Harding, Tim.  [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 3    Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

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Tournament data

London, England 1874 (3)	2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Ball, W.W.R.	1 - 1
London, England 1875 (6)	3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Willis, H.G.	0.5 - 1.5
Oxford 1876	Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Syndercombe, H.E.	2 - 0
London, England 1876 (7)	4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Ball, W.W.R.	1 - 1
Birmingham 1876	Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Baxter, W.A.	2 - 0
London, England 1877 (3)	5th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Ball, W.W.R.	1 - 1
Oxford 1882 (3)	Oxford University Club - Oxford Old Members Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Beebe, W.N.P.	1.5 - 0.5
Birmingham 1882	Bristol and Clifton - Birmingham Club Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Harsant, W.H.	0.5 - 1.5
Oxford 1884 (2)	Oxford University Club - Mr. Coker's Team Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Tracey, F.	1 - 0
Oxford 1887	Oxford University Club, Old v Present Members Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Stoney, W.	0 - 1
London, England 1889 (2)	1st Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match
	Grundy, W. (1) - Gwinner, H.G.	1 - 1

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023