Fisher, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  365  1980 (73) 15
1875  384  1986 (73) 9
1876  373  1980 (81) 0
1877  360  1975 (88) 0
1878  373  1969 (92) 0
1879  377  1963 (96) 0
1880  412  1958 (99) 0
1881  471  1952 (102) 0
1882  508  1946 (103) 0
1883  573  1941 (104) 0
1884  624  1935 (105) 0
1885  633  1930 (104) 0
1886  630  1924 (104) 0
1887  621  1918 (102) 0
1888  634  1913 (100) 0
1889  624  1907 (97) 0
1890  667  1901 (93) 0
1891  674  1896 (89) 7
1892  726  1880 (97) 0
1893  762  1865 (104) 0
1894  798  1850 (111) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fisher, William Rogers  
   Also known as: R. Fisher
Born: 24 Feb. 1846
Died: 13 Nov. 1910
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 120
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 344
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 9, Sep. 1891, page 405
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 12, Jan. 1875, page 296
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 37
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 8, Apr. 1875, page 254
   [Fld], 19 Dec. 1874
   [Fld], 13 Feb. 1875
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1859, 27 Mar. 1875, page 307
   [SoT], 9 Jan. 1875
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1874     Cambridge University Club Tournament     6.5  /  15
London, England 1875 (6)     3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Fisher, W.R. - Wright, F.M.     2 - 1    
Cambridge 1875     Cambridge University Selection Tournament     6  /  10
Oxford 1891 (2)     Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division II     3  /  7
London, England 1894 (2)     Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Fisher, W.R. - Hunt, R.G.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022