Tait, William
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Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1870 |
335 |
1960 | (108) | 2 |
1871 |
365 |
1959 | (105) | 1 |
1872 |
377 |
1959 | (103) | 3 |
1873 |
380 |
1963 | (104) | 0 |
1874 |
398 |
1967 | (105) | 0 |
1875 |
409 |
1971 | (105) | 1 |
1876 |
410 |
1958 | (107) | 3 |
1877 |
400 |
1948 | (108) | 0 |
1878 |
411 |
1938 | (109) | 0 |
1879 |
418 |
1927 | (109) | 0 |
1880 |
460 |
1917 | (109) | 2 |
1881 |
524 |
1912 | (111) | 2 |
1882 |
568 |
1900 | (115) | 0 |
1883 |
646 |
1888 | (118) | 0 |
1884 |
736 |
1876 | (121) | 0 |
1885 |
723 |
1864 | (124) | 0 |
1886 |
723 |
1852 | (126) | 0 |
1887 |
708 |
1840 | (128) | 0 |
1888 |
727 |
1828 | (130) | 0 |
1889 |
715 |
1816 | (132) | 1 |
1890 |
776 |
1807 | (134) | 0 |
1891 |
783 |
1798 | (137) | 1 |
1892 |
821 |
1791 | (141) | 0 |
1893 |
848 |
1785 | (144) | 0 |
1894 |
881 |
1778 | (148) | 0 |
1895 |
889 |
1771 | (151) | 0 |
1896 |
891 |
1764 | (153) | 0 |
1897 |
920 |
1757 | (156) | 0 |
1898 |
906 |
1750 | (159) | 0 |
1899 |
937 |
1744 | (161) | 0 |
1900 |
965 |
1737 | (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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