Tait, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  350  1960 (108) 2
1871  376  1959 (105) 1
1872  390  1959 (103) 3
1873  388  1963 (104) 0
1874  405  1967 (105) 0
1875  415  1971 (105) 1
1876  418  1959 (107) 3
1877  412  1949 (108) 0
1878  426  1938 (109) 0
1879  423  1928 (109) 0
1880  464  1917 (109) 2
1881  533  1912 (111) 2
1882  583  1900 (115) 0
1883  656  1888 (118) 0
1884  750  1876 (121) 0
1885  730  1864 (124) 0
1886  737  1852 (126) 0
1887  726  1840 (128) 0
1888  738  1828 (130) 0
1889  730  1816 (132) 1
1890  788  1807 (134) 0
1891  793  1798 (137) 1
1892  834  1792 (141) 0
1893  861  1785 (144) 0
1894  893  1778 (147) 0
1895  907  1771 (151) 0
1896  908  1764 (153) 0
1897  935  1757 (156) 0
1898  916  1750 (159) 0
1899  943  1744 (161) 0
1900  971  1737 (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