Pollock, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1884 |
83 |
2363 | (50) | 10 |
| 1885 |
74 |
2381 | (36) | 41 |
| 1886 |
70 |
2390 | (33) | 53 |
| 1887 |
78 |
2379 | (36) | 16 |
| 1888 |
87 |
2363 | (33) | 43 |
| 1889 |
62 |
2402 | (31) | 53 |
| 1890 |
66 |
2407 | (37) | 38 |
| 1891 |
56 |
2417 | (39) | 15 |
| 1892 |
40 |
2442 | (37) | 30 |
| 1893 |
67 |
2391 | (38) | 26 |
| 1894 |
74 |
2376 | (44) | 4 |
| 1895 |
78 |
2372 | (42) | 39 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Pollock, William Henry Krause |
| Born: 21 Feb. 1859 |
| Died: 5 Oct. 1896 |
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| Notes: |
| Reichhelm gives birth date 21-02-1857. Gaige gives birth date 21-02-1859. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 278 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 967, 208, 282 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 335 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 244 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 259 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 313 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16 |
| Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 227 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDSU], 26 Mar. 1892 |
| Web |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: William Pollock] |
| Hilbert, John S. [A Tale of Splendor and Woe] |
| Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon. [The Eighth Annual ChessCafe Holiday Quiz], page 9 |
| Sarah. [Hastings 1895] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Winter, Edward. [A Chess Idealist] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4738. Marshall's early years] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Burn, A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1886 |
(c) |
5 | - | 0 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Wilson, W.C. 1889 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Priester, A. 1889 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Voigt, H.G. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Mohle, C.A. 1890 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 6.5 |
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| Delmar, E. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 |
(f) |
5 | - | 3 |
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| Showalter, J.W. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1892 |
(f) |
7 | - | 5 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1895 |
(f) |
9 | - | 7 |
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Tournament data
| Bath 1884 (2) |
14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2 |
7 | / | 10 |
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| London 1885 (2) |
British Chess Association Tournament |
10.5 | / | 15 |
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| Hamburg 1885 (1) |
4th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Hereford 1885 (1) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
3 | / | 10 |
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| Dublin 1885 |
1st Irish Chess Association Congress |
9 | / | 10 |
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| London 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
2 | / | 6 |
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| London 1886 (5) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| Nottingham 1886 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament |
3 | / | 9 |
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| Belfast 1886 (1) |
2nd Irish Chess Association Congress |
8 | / | 8 |
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| Belfast 1886 (2) |
Handicap Tournament |
10.5 | / | 13 |
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| London 1887 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Wayte, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Stamford 1887 |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class Tournament |
3 | / | 6 |
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| London 1887 (3) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| London 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Gattie, W.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| London 1888 (3) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
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| London 1888 (4) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
7 | / | 13 |
odds player in a knight class |
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| Bradford, Yorkshire 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
7 | / | 16 |
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| Dublin 1889 (1) |
3rd Irish Chess Association Congress |
5.5 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1889 (2) |
6th American Chess Congress |
19 | / | 41 |
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| Saint Louis 1890 |
3rd United States Chess Association Congress |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Chicago 1890 |
Chicago Tournament |
10 | / | 13 |
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| Lexington 1891 |
4th United States Chess Association Congress |
5 | / | 6 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Showalter, J.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1892 (6) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
15 | / | 18 |
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| New York 1893 (5) |
New York State Challenge Cup |
2.5 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1893 (6) |
New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Helms, H. |
1 - 1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Frere, W. |
2 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Karpinski, L.C. |
1 - 1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of a knight |
| New York 1893 (7) |
New York Tournament |
5 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1894 (2) |
16th New York State Championship |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Hanham, J.M. |
0 - 1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Burlingame, E.E. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Delmar, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Halpern, J.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Montreal 1895 (1) |
Montreal Club Handicap Tournament |
14 | / | 20 |
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| Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
8 | / | 21 |
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