Newham, William
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1868 |
269 |
2041 | (65) | 9 |
1869 |
274 |
2030 | (60) | 4 |
1870 |
280 |
2031 | (54) | 11 |
1871 |
315 |
2011 | (51) | 10 |
1872 |
354 |
1984 | (49) | 11 |
1873 |
358 |
1985 | (47) | 12 |
1874 |
379 |
1986 | (46) | 12 |
1875 |
392 |
1990 | (47) | 6 |
1876 |
385 |
1991 | (44) | 14 |
1877 |
365 |
1996 | (41) | 31 |
1878 |
353 |
2012 | (46) | 17 |
1879 |
337 |
2019 | (54) | 0 |
1880 |
355 |
2025 | (56) | 1 |
1881 |
400 |
2024 | (54) | 0 |
1882 |
416 |
2023 | (46) | 14 |
1883 |
492 |
2001 | (41) | 27 |
1884 |
535 |
1998 | (43) | 12 |
1885 |
529 |
2001 | (45) | 13 |
1886 |
563 |
1975 | (47) | 10 |
1887 |
584 |
1965 | (51) | 3 |
1888 |
616 |
1940 | (50) | 12 |
1889 |
617 |
1932 | (56) | 0 |
1890 |
654 |
1924 | (57) | 9 |
1891 |
674 |
1913 | (63) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Newham, William Leighton |
Also known as: Rev. William Leighton Newham |
Born: 14 Mar. 1822 |
Died: 16 Oct. 1903 |
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Notes: |
There was also a G.H. Newham, active at the same time. La Grande Storia degli Scacchi lists 'Newham, GH' in the crosstable for Malvern 1871; Di Felice gives 'Newham, William Leighton' in his crosstable for this event. The Illustrated London News (19 Aug. 1871, p.163) gives 'G.H. Newham' in the tournament but indicates that W.L. Newham was also present at the meeting. However, the Westminster Papers (1 Sept. 1871, p.78) have Rev. W.L. Newham in the tournament. So there is some confusion between these two players even in contemporary sources. The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle of Oct. 1870 (vol.2, p.150) has 'Rev. W.L. Newman', corrected to 'Rev. W.L. Newham' on p.187 of the Dec. 1870 issue. |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 966 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 302 |
Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4 |
Harding, Steinitz in London, page 175 |
Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 8, 13 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 318 |
Periodicals |
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 89 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 114, 118 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 153 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, no. 5, Oct. 1870, page 150 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1870, page 187 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, no. 8, Apr. 1871, page 252 |
[CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 345 |
[Era], vol. 34, no. 1769, 18 Aug. 1872, page 4 |
[ILN], vol. 57, no. 1609, 20 Aug. 1870, page 203 |
[ILN], vol. 59, no. 1665, 19 Aug. 1871, page 163 |
[ILN], vol. 70, no. 1958, 20 Jan. 1877, page 71 |
[WP], vol. 3, no. 29, 1 Sep. 1870, page 70 |
[WP], vol. 9, no. 10, 1 Feb. 1877, page 181 |
Web |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA, 1st Annual Meeting, York] |
Sericano, C. [Malvern 1871] |
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Tournament data
York 1868 (2) |
1st Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, 1st Class |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Haggard, H.D. |
0 - 1 |
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Newham, W.L. gave odds of a knight |
London, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Lord, J. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1869 (4) |
Mongredien Prize Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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York 1869 (2) |
Yorkshire Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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Thorold, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Newcastle 1870 (1) |
1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
2.5 | / | 9 |
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Newcastle 1870 (3) |
1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament B |
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Newham, W.L. - Nicholson, Ja. |
1 - 0 |
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Newham, W.L. - Stephens, W.H.G. |
1 - 0 |
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Malvern 1871 (1) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
2.5 | / | 9 |
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Malvern 1871 (3) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Wisker, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
Malvern 1872 (1) |
3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
1 | / | 11 |
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Bristol 1873 (2) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Mosely, L. |
1 - 0 |
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Newham, W.L. - Banfield, E.M. |
1 - 0 |
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Newham, W.L. - Coker, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Coker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
Bristol 1873 (4) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B |
1 | / | 9 |
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Birmingham 1874 (3) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
6 | / | 12 |
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Birmingham 1874 (4) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap |
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Newham, W.L. - Shorthouse, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Newham, W.L. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Newham, W.L. - de Soyres, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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Burn, A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Glasgow 1875 (4) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
4 | / | 7 |
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Cheltenham 1876 (2) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
8.5 | / | 15 |
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Louth 1877 (1) |
Lincoln County Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
2.5 | / | 9 |
odds player in pawn and move class |
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Louth 1877 (2) |
Lincoln County Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
7 | / | 11 |
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Nottingham 1877 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Stevenson, A.St.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Birmingham 1877 (2) |
Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class |
8 | / | 10 |
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Grantham 1878 (2) |
2nd Lincoln County Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
7 | / | 8 |
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London, England 1878 (4) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
4 | / | 8 |
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London, England 1878 (5) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Coker, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Coker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
Leicester 1880 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Hamel, S. |
1 - 0 |
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Leicester 1882 (1) |
Nottingham - Leicester Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Marriott, A.T. |
0 - 2 |
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Manchester 1882 (2) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
6 | / | 11 |
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Leicester 1882 (2) |
Nottingham - Leicester Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Suffolk, F.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Nottingham 1883 (2) |
Nottingham - Leicester Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Sander, E.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1883 (6) |
Vizayanagaram Tournament |
7 | / | 25 |
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Derby 1883 (3) |
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match |
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Newham, W.L. - West, J.S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Leicester (?) 1884 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Marriott, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Bath 1884 (3) |
14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
3 | / | 10 |
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Leicester 1884 |
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Hives, C.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Hereford 1885 (3) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IIA |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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Hereford 1885 (6) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Blake, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Blake, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
Derby 1885 |
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Bland, W.R. |
1 - 0 |
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Leicester 1885 |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Mellor, E. |
0 - 2 |
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Nottingham 1886 (1) |
Nottingham - Leicester Club Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Browne, H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Leicester 1886 |
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Hives, C.W. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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Nottingham 1886 (3) |
Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division II |
2 | / | 6 |
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Nottingham 1886 (6) |
Counties Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - Wilson, Jos. |
0 - 1 |
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Newham, W.L. gave odds of pawn and move |
Northampton 1887 |
Northamptonshire - Leicestershire County Match |
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Newham, W.L. - Hollis, W.G. |
0 - 1 |
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Stamford 1887 (3) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Newham, W.L. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Newham, W.L. - Collins, W. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Bradford 1888 (2) |
British Chess Association Amateur Championship |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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Cambridge 1890 (2) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2 |
4.5 | / | 10 |
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Oxford 1891 (2) |
Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division II |
2.5 | / | 7 |
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Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023 |
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