Tait, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  334  1963 (108) 2
1871  360  1962 (105) 1
1872  368  1962 (103) 3
1873  378  1966 (104) 0
1874  389  1970 (105) 0
1875  405  1974 (105) 1
1876  409  1962 (107) 3
1877  397  1952 (108) 0
1878  409  1941 (109) 0
1879  415  1931 (109) 0
1880  457  1921 (109) 2
1881  520  1916 (111) 2
1882  565  1904 (115) 0
1883  640  1892 (118) 0
1884  727  1880 (121) 0
1885  719  1868 (124) 0
1886  722  1856 (126) 0
1887  701  1844 (129) 0
1888  722  1832 (130) 0
1889  714  1820 (132) 1
1890  761  1811 (135) 0
1891  777  1802 (137) 1
1892  814  1795 (141) 0
1893  840  1788 (144) 0
1894  871  1782 (148) 0
1895  877  1775 (151) 0
1896  884  1768 (153) 0
1897  907  1761 (156) 0
1898  892  1754 (159) 0
1899  922  1747 (161) 0
1900  935  1740 (163) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Tait, William  
Born: 1844
Died: 23 Mar. 1914
 
Notes:
Gaige has birth date between 25-03-1844 and 24-03-1845.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 970
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 418
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 189
Periodicals
   [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 312
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1533, 10 Apr. 1869, page 371
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1588, 9 Apr. 1870, page 387
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1895]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Hunter, A.     1 - 1    
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Walker, W.N.     0 - 1    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Nimmo, J.     1 - 2    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Tait, W. - Coker, J.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1876     Western Chess Club University - Non-University Match    
  Tait, W. - Kemp (2)     2 - 1    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Fraser, Jo.     0 - 2    
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Ballingall, G.A.     2 - 0    
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Greig, J.     2 - 0    
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Howard, F.C.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1891 (2)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Rutherford, W.W.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1900     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Edge, F.T.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023