Hunter, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1856 |
206 |
1790 | (126) | 2 |
| 1857 |
214 |
1802 | (122) | 0 |
| 1858 |
235 |
1814 | (119) | 0 |
| 1859 |
259 |
1825 | (114) | 2 |
| 1860 |
282 |
1839 | (111) | 3 |
| 1861 |
286 |
1849 | (109) | 1 |
| 1862 |
307 |
1860 | (108) | 1 |
| 1863 |
310 |
1860 | (108) | 0 |
| 1864 |
322 |
1860 | (107) | 0 |
| 1865 |
368 |
1860 | (106) | 0 |
| 1866 |
393 |
1859 | (104) | 0 |
| 1867 |
385 |
1859 | (102) | 0 |
| 1868 |
399 |
1859 | (99) | 0 |
| 1869 |
409 |
1859 | (95) | 2 |
| 1870 |
436 |
1871 | (94) | 0 |
| 1871 |
460 |
1883 | (92) | 0 |
| 1872 |
464 |
1896 | (88) | 3 |
| 1873 |
469 |
1911 | (89) | 0 |
| 1874 |
470 |
1927 | (89) | 0 |
| 1875 |
476 |
1943 | (88) | 0 |
| 1876 |
435 |
1958 | (86) | 3 |
| 1877 |
412 |
1962 | (88) | 0 |
| 1878 |
415 |
1965 | (90) | 0 |
| 1879 |
405 |
1968 | (90) | 0 |
| 1880 |
422 |
1971 | (90) | 0 |
| 1881 |
477 |
1974 | (88) | 0 |
| 1882 |
488 |
1978 | (85) | 1 |
| 1883 |
502 |
1998 | (82) | 2 |
| 1884 |
517 |
2016 | (81) | 2 |
| 1885 |
511 |
2017 | (82) | 2 |
| 1886 |
515 |
2009 | (87) | 2 |
| 1887 |
553 |
1990 | (94) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Hunter, William Wilks |
| Born: 5 Jan. 1827 |
| Died: 13 Nov. 1890 |
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| Notes: |
| Edgar (Liverpool Chess Club, 1893, p.55) lists a W. Hunter as a member of the Liverpool Club from 1861? The Chess World of July 1867 (vol.3, p.145) has 'W.H. Hunter'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 6 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 183 |
| Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 440 |
| [BLL], 18 Dec. 1853, page 8 |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page cover |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 184 |
| [CPM], vol. 3, no. 7, 1 July 1867, page 217 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 246 |
| [CW], vol. 3, no. 4, July 1867, page 145 |
| [Era], vol. 27, no. 1393, 4 June 1865, page 6 |
| [Era], vol. 31, no. 1603, 13 June 1869, page 7 |
| [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5 |
| [HCWYA], no. 893, 1 June 1867, page 5 |
| [ILN], vol. 28, no. 794, 19 Apr. 1856, page 411 |
| [ILN], vol. 36, no. 1034, 2 June 1860, page 542 |
| [ILN], vol. 38, no. 1093, 15 June 1861, page 565 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1125, 4 Jan. 1862, page 30, 30 |
| [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1815, 6 June 1874, page 547 |
| [LiM], vol. 47, no. 3018, 7 Aug. 1857, page 12 |
| [LW], 27 Jan. 1883 |
| [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1856: Huddersfield v Wakefield Match] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - William Wilks Hunter] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Huddersfield 1856 |
Huddersfield - Wakefield Club Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Tarn, E.W. |
1 - 1 |
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| Bradford 1860 (2) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament - Leading Section |
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Hunter, W.W. - Birchall, C. |
1 - 0 |
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Hunter, W.W. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Wakefield 1861 |
Huddersfield - Wakefield Club Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Watkinson, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Wakefield 1862 (1) |
7th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - 1st Tournament |
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Hunter, W.W. - Barlow, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Huddersfield 1869 (2) |
Bradford - Wakefield Club Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Petty, J. |
0 - 2 |
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| Wakefield 1872 |
Bradford - Wakefield Club Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Petty, J. |
1 - 2 |
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| Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (2) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament |
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Hunter, W.W. - Bilborough, A. |
1 - 0 |
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Hunter, W.W. - Dunne, F. |
1 - 0 |
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Hunter, W.W. - Robinson, W.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Wakefield 1882 |
Dewsbury - Wakefield Club Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Howgate, L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - McClelland, W.M. |
1 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1884 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Edgar, J.S. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Wakefield 1885 (1) |
Bradford - Wakefield Woodhouse Cup Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Spencer, T. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leeds 1886 |
Wakefield - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Rayner, Ja. |
1 - 1 |
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| Wakefield 1887 |
Sheffield - Wakefield Match |
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Hunter, W.W. - Huntsman, E.J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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