Tait, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
334 |
1964 | (108) | 2 |
| 1871 |
362 |
1963 | (105) | 1 |
| 1872 |
369 |
1963 | (103) | 3 |
| 1873 |
375 |
1967 | (104) | 0 |
| 1874 |
396 |
1971 | (105) | 0 |
| 1875 |
409 |
1975 | (105) | 1 |
| 1876 |
409 |
1963 | (107) | 3 |
| 1877 |
398 |
1952 | (108) | 0 |
| 1878 |
409 |
1942 | (109) | 0 |
| 1879 |
416 |
1931 | (109) | 0 |
| 1880 |
459 |
1921 | (109) | 2 |
| 1881 |
521 |
1916 | (111) | 2 |
| 1882 |
566 |
1904 | (115) | 0 |
| 1883 |
644 |
1892 | (118) | 0 |
| 1884 |
731 |
1880 | (121) | 0 |
| 1885 |
719 |
1868 | (124) | 0 |
| 1886 |
722 |
1856 | (126) | 0 |
| 1887 |
706 |
1844 | (128) | 0 |
| 1888 |
723 |
1832 | (130) | 0 |
| 1889 |
711 |
1820 | (132) | 1 |
| 1890 |
771 |
1811 | (135) | 0 |
| 1891 |
781 |
1802 | (137) | 1 |
| 1892 |
819 |
1796 | (141) | 0 |
| 1893 |
843 |
1789 | (144) | 0 |
| 1894 |
870 |
1782 | (148) | 0 |
| 1895 |
882 |
1775 | (151) | 0 |
| 1896 |
885 |
1768 | (153) | 0 |
| 1897 |
909 |
1761 | (156) | 0 |
| 1898 |
894 |
1754 | (159) | 0 |
| 1899 |
926 |
1747 | (161) | 0 |
| 1900 |
940 |
1741 | (163) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Tait, William |
| Born: 1844 |
| Died: 23 Mar. 1914 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige has birth date between 25-03-1844 and 24-03-1845. |
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| 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] |
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Tournament data
| Glasgow 1870 |
Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Hunter, A. |
1 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh 1871 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Walker, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Nimmo, J. |
1 - 2 |
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| Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
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Tait, W. - Coker, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Glasgow 1876 |
Western Chess Club University - Non-University Match |
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Tait, W. - Kemp (2) |
2 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh 1880 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Fraser, Jo. |
0 - 2 |
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| Edinburgh 1881 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Ballingall, G.A. |
2 - 0 |
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| Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Greig, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Howard, F.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Edge, F.T. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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