Tait, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
357 |
1962 | (108) | 2 |
| 1871 |
386 |
1961 | (105) | 1 |
| 1872 |
397 |
1961 | (103) | 3 |
| 1873 |
401 |
1965 | (104) | 0 |
| 1874 |
411 |
1969 | (105) | 0 |
| 1875 |
422 |
1973 | (105) | 1 |
| 1876 |
423 |
1960 | (107) | 3 |
| 1877 |
419 |
1950 | (108) | 0 |
| 1878 |
429 |
1940 | (109) | 0 |
| 1879 |
429 |
1929 | (109) | 0 |
| 1880 |
469 |
1919 | (109) | 2 |
| 1881 |
545 |
1914 | (111) | 2 |
| 1882 |
590 |
1902 | (115) | 0 |
| 1883 |
660 |
1890 | (118) | 0 |
| 1884 |
750 |
1878 | (121) | 0 |
| 1885 |
737 |
1866 | (124) | 0 |
| 1886 |
752 |
1854 | (126) | 0 |
| 1887 |
736 |
1842 | (128) | 0 |
| 1888 |
757 |
1830 | (130) | 0 |
| 1889 |
751 |
1817 | (132) | 1 |
| 1890 |
801 |
1809 | (134) | 0 |
| 1891 |
811 |
1800 | (137) | 1 |
| 1892 |
871 |
1793 | (141) | 0 |
| 1893 |
910 |
1786 | (144) | 0 |
| 1894 |
945 |
1779 | (147) | 0 |
| 1895 |
953 |
1772 | (151) | 0 |
| 1896 |
967 |
1765 | (153) | 0 |
| 1897 |
977 |
1758 | (156) | 0 |
| 1898 |
972 |
1752 | (159) | 0 |
| 1899 |
1014 |
1745 | (161) | 0 |
| 1900 |
1046 |
1738 | (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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