Fisher, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  415  1961 (72) 15
1875  421  1967 (72) 9
1876  411  1961 (80) 0
1877  397  1956 (87) 0
1878  406  1951 (92) 0
1879  402  1946 (96) 0
1880  438  1941 (99) 0
1881  503  1936 (101) 0
1882  541  1931 (103) 0
1883  596  1926 (104) 0
1884  654  1921 (105) 0
1885  650  1916 (104) 0
1886  656  1911 (104) 0
1887  648  1906 (102) 0
1888  657  1901 (100) 0
1889  648  1896 (97) 0
1890  693  1891 (93) 0
1891  696  1886 (89) 7
1892  747  1870 (97) 0
1893  782  1855 (104) 0
1894  823  1839 (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