Berry, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1861 |
285 |
1863 | (105) | 1 |
| 1862 |
305 |
1877 | (100) | 0 |
| 1863 |
300 |
1892 | (95) | 0 |
| 1864 |
308 |
1906 | (88) | 0 |
| 1865 |
331 |
1920 | (80) | 10 |
| 1866 |
356 |
1924 | (80) | 0 |
| 1867 |
343 |
1928 | (78) | 1 |
| 1868 |
354 |
1938 | (75) | 1 |
| 1869 |
352 |
1946 | (73) | 0 |
| 1870 |
375 |
1954 | (68) | 0 |
| 1871 |
395 |
1962 | (59) | 7 |
| 1872 |
398 |
1971 | (54) | 8 |
| 1873 |
398 |
1974 | (51) | 11 |
| 1874 |
447 |
1952 | (53) | 12 |
| 1875 |
476 |
1946 | (63) | 2 |
| 1876 |
460 |
1942 | (71) | 0 |
| 1877 |
443 |
1937 | (76) | 0 |
| 1878 |
455 |
1932 | (79) | 0 |
| 1879 |
455 |
1928 | (80) | 0 |
| 1880 |
482 |
1923 | (80) | 0 |
| 1881 |
552 |
1918 | (78) | 0 |
| 1882 |
587 |
1914 | (74) | 3 |
| 1883 |
625 |
1917 | (72) | 0 |
| 1884 |
678 |
1921 | (67) | 2 |
| 1885 |
639 |
1939 | (62) | 12 |
| 1886 |
687 |
1905 | (69) | 2 |
| 1887 |
694 |
1886 | (76) | 2 |
| 1888 |
718 |
1876 | (83) | 2 |
| 1889 |
706 |
1867 | (92) | 0 |
| 1890 |
751 |
1859 | (99) | 0 |
| 1891 |
762 |
1850 | (106) | 0 |
| 1892 |
827 |
1842 | (112) | 0 |
| 1893 |
863 |
1833 | (117) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Berry, William |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| The Chess Player's Magazine of Sept. 1865 (p.284) has 'W.M. Berry'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 9, 13, 21 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 954 |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 214 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 7, Aug. 1875, page 198 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 7, Feb. 1873, page 218 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 120, supp.1 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 9, June 1875, page 284 |
| [CPC], vol. 9, no. 264, 2 Sep. 1885, page 86 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1865, page 95 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 182 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 284 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1866, page 325 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1866, page 370, 383 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 86 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 6, Apr. 1869, page 186 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 10, Dec. 1869, page 312 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1870, page 188 |
| [Era], vol. 22, no. 1147, 16 Sep. 1860, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 23, no. 1155, 11 Nov. 1860, page 5 |
| [Era], vol. 33, no. 1676, 6 Nov. 1870, page 7 |
| [Fld], 23 Oct. 1875 |
| [ILN], vol. 55, no. 1569, 4 Dec. 1869, page 578 |
| [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1622, 12 Nov. 1870, page 507 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1665, 19 Aug. 1871, page 163 |
| [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1781, 18 Oct. 1873, page 375 |
| [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2058, 7 Dec. 1878, page 546 |
| [WDP], 14 Sep. 1927, page 8 |
| [WP], vol. 5, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1873, page 189 |
| Web |
| Burt, John. [The Bristol Chess Club] |
| Richards, John. [Mary Rudge: Bristol's World Chess Champion], page 7 |
| Richards, John. [Remembering Mary Rudge], page 36 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Bristol 1861 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament |
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Berry, W. - Puller, A.G. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bath 1865 |
Bristol - Bath Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Hay (1) |
2.5 - 0.5 |
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Berry, W. - Kennedy, H.A. |
0 - 2 |
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Kennedy, H.A. gave odds of a knight |
| Bristol 1865 |
Bristol - Bath Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Wilkinson, F. (1) |
2 - 0 |
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Berry, W. - Hollway, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Bath and Bristol 1865 |
Bath and Bristol Handicap |
1 | / | 2 |
odds player in a knight class |
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| London, England and Bristol 1868 |
Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match |
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Berry, W. - Franklin, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Cardiff 1871 |
Cardiff - Bristol Athenaeum Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Wakeford, T. |
0 - 1 |
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| Malvern 1871 (2) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Malvern 1872 (2) |
3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
4.5 | / | 8 |
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| Bristol 1873 (5) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
7 | / | 11 |
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| Birmingham 1874 (3) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| Birmingham 1874 (4) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap |
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Berry, W. - Gossip, G.H.D. |
1 - 0 |
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Gossip, G.H.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Berry, W. - Ranken, C.E. |
0 - 1 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Cheltenham 1875 |
Cheltenham - Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Ayre, F.F. |
1 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1882 |
Bristol and Clifton - Birmingham Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Yarranton, T.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Clifton 1882 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Match |
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Berry, W. - Hathaway, C. (1) |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Bath 1883 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Barber, H.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1884 (7) |
Saint George's Club - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Warner, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bath 1884 (1) |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Hill, W.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Hereford 1885 (4) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IIB |
7 | / | 10 |
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| Swindon 1885 |
Clifton - Oxford University Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Newbolt, F.G. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Clifton 1886 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Hill, W.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bath 1886 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Highfield, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bath 1887 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Pettit, C. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Clifton 1888 (2) |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Berry, W. - Caple, G.B. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Berry, W. - Corlett, R.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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