Potter, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1871 |
5 |
2620 | (58) | 19 |
| 1872 |
5 |
2595 | (60) | 2 |
| 1873 |
6 |
2588 | (61) | 0 |
| 1874 |
8 |
2581 | (58) | 1 |
| 1875 |
8 |
2580 | (49) | 23 |
| 1876 |
9 |
2566 | (50) | 13 |
| 1877 |
8 |
2552 | (56) | 0 |
| 1878 |
11 |
2539 | (56) | 10 |
| 1879 |
11 |
2536 | (53) | 21 |
| 1880 |
12 |
2521 | (63) | 5 |
| 1881 |
16 |
2512 | (72) | 2 |
| 1882 |
20 |
2492 | (82) | 0 |
| 1883 |
37 |
2473 | (90) | 0 |
| 1884 |
40 |
2454 | (96) | 0 |
| 1885 |
47 |
2435 | (102) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Potter, William Norwood |
| Born: 27 Aug. 1840 |
| Died: 13 Mar. 1895 |
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| Notes: |
| Golombek gives birth date 17-08-1840. Gaige gives birth date 27-08-1840. Forster gives year of death as 1895 (p.59) but then says he died in 1896 (p.502). Gaige gives date of death as 13-03-1895. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 967, 59 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 338 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 246 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 263 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 52, 130, 143 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 64 |
| Periodicals |
| [ILN], vol. 53, 19 Sep. 1868, page 283 |
| Web |
| Forster, Richard. [Late Knight No. 26: More About Potter] |
| Harding, Tim. [A History of the City of London Chess Magazine (Part 1)] |
| Harding, Tim. [The London-Vienna Correspondence Match (Part 1)], page 5 |
| Loy, Jim. [The King Hunt] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4554. Diggle on Potter] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Zukertort, J.H. - Potter, W.N. 1875 |
(f) |
8 | - | 6 |
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| Potter, W.N. - Fenton, R.H.F. 1875 (1) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Potter, W.N. - Fenton, R.H.F. 1875 (2) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1878 (1) |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
Potter, W.N. gave odds of a knight |
| Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1878 (2) |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Mason, Ja. - Potter, W.N. 1879 |
(f) |
10.5 | - | 10.5 |
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| Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1880 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
Potter, W.N. gave odds of a knight |
Tournament data
| London 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Potter, W.N. - Belaieff, A.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| London 1871 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap - Section 2 |
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Potter, W.N. - Shedlock, J. |
2 - 0 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of a rook |
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Potter, W.N. - Beardsell, T.J. |
2 - 0 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Potter, W.N. - Godfrey |
2 - 0 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of a knight |
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Potter, W.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
3 - 2 |
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| London 1871 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap - Final Pool |
6 | / | 9 |
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| London 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Potter, W.N. - Medley, G.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| London 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Potter, W.N. - Steinitz, W. |
0 - 2 |
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| London 1874 (2) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Potter, W.N. - Cooper (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of a knight |
| London 1876 (8) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
8 | / | 12 |
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| London 1876 (10) |
Saint George's - West End Club Match |
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Potter, W.N. - Wayte, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London 1881 |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Potter, W.N. - Owen, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| London 1885 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Potter, W.N. - Wayte, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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