Hill, W. Elford




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  551  1964 (71) 2
1884  581  1975 (58) 12
1885  557  1987 (56) 12
1886  567  1979 (62) 3
1887  582  1974 (69) 1
1888  603  1963 (73) 1
1889  601  1960 (77) 0
1890  638  1957 (79) 0
1891  645  1954 (80) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hill, Walter Elford  
Born: 8 Mar. 1858
Died: 15 Oct. 1931
 
References
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 3, Sep. 1899, page 117
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 9, Sep. 1891, page 406
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 215, 13 Aug. 1884, page 73
   [CPC], vol. 9, no. 264, 2 Sep. 1885, page 86
Web
   Richards, John.  [Mary Rudge: Bristol's World Chess Champion], page 2
   Richards, John.  [Remembering Mary Rudge], page 34
   [W Elford Hill]

Tournament data

Clifton 1882     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Greene, J.F.     0 - 2    
Bath 1883     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Harding, G.     1.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1884 (1)     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Berry, W.     1 - 0    
Bath 1884 (3)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     3.5  /  11
Bristol 1885     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Jones, G.H.D.     2 - 0    
Hereford 1885 (4)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IIB     5  /  9
Hereford 1885 (6)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Hill, W.E. - Lambert, C.J.     0 - 1          Lambert, C.J. gave odds of pawn and move
Clifton 1886     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Berry, W.     1 - 0    
Bath 1886     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Buncombe, W.P.     0 - 2    
Bath 1887     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Fedden, N.     0.5 - 0.5    
Clifton 1888 (1)     Bristol and Clifton - City Chess and Draughts Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Rumboll, A.     0 - 1    
Clifton 1888 (2)     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Hill, W.E. - Merrick, F.     1 - 0    
Oxford 1891 (4)     Counties Chess Association - Class II, Section II     4  /  7


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025