Pollock, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1882 |
106 |
2296 | (67) | 14 |
| 1883 |
113 |
2313 | (54) | 8 |
| 1884 |
114 |
2330 | (43) | 14 |
| 1885 |
87 |
2366 | (32) | 52 |
| 1886 |
82 |
2375 | (31) | 58 |
| 1887 |
80 |
2378 | (33) | 27 |
| 1888 |
70 |
2383 | (31) | 43 |
| 1889 |
65 |
2396 | (29) | 57 |
| 1890 |
69 |
2402 | (35) | 38 |
| 1891 |
58 |
2417 | (35) | 29 |
| 1892 |
46 |
2434 | (37) | 20 |
| 1893 |
54 |
2402 | (35) | 36 |
| 1894 |
70 |
2381 | (42) | 5 |
| 1895 |
84 |
2369 | (41) | 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 |
| Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 289 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 278 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 208, 282, 967 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 335 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 525 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 244 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 193 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 224, 230, 579 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 62 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 512 |
| 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 |
| Rowland, Pollock Memories |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 229 |
| Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 48 |
| Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 227 |
| Periodicals |
| [BSU], 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)
| Pollock, W.H.K. - Harvey, W.L. 1882 |
(f) |
8 | - | 6 |
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| Burn, A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1886 |
(c) |
5 | - | 0 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Lee, F.J. 1887 |
(f) |
1 | - | 6 |
Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and move |
| 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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| Gunsberg, I.A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Delmar, E. (1) - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 |
(f) |
5 | - | 3 |
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| Showalter, J.W. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Lasker, Em. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Barry, G. (1) 1893 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Hicks, Wm.H. (1) 1893 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Cooke, J.P. 1893 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1894 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pollock, W.H.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1895 |
(f) |
9 | - | 7 |
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Tournament data
| Clifton 1883 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Tibbits, N. |
1 - 0 |
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| Bath 1883 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Vernon, J.E. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Birmingham 1883 (4) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
11 | / | 14 |
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| Bath 1884 (1) |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Franklin, W. (1) |
1 - 1 |
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| Bath 1884 (4) |
14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2 |
7 | / | 10 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Loman, R.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Fedden, N. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bristol 1885 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Harsant, W.H. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1885 (7) |
British Chess Association - Tennyson Prize Tournament |
6.5 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1885 (9) |
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 (6) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Collins, W. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Raymond, E.L. |
0 - 1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Hereford 1885 (7) |
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, England 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
2 | / | 6 |
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| Clifton 1886 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Williams, L.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Bath 1886 |
Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Fedden, N. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1886 (5) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| Nottingham 1886 (6) |
Counties Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Kirke, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of knight and move |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Taylor, Ro. |
0 - 1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Nottingham 1886 (7) |
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, England 1887 (2) |
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 (1) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division I |
3 | / | 6 |
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| Stamford 1887 (3) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Jacobs, H.L. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of the move |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Williamson, T. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Blake, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Bird, H.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1887 (4) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 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, England 1888 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
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| London, England 1888 (8) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
7 | / | 13 |
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| Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
7 | / | 16 |
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| London, England 1889 (1) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
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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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| Lexington (?) 1891 |
Triangular Tournament |
0.5 | / | 2 |
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| New York 1892 (7) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
15 | / | 18 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Russell, G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1893 (5) |
New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Class A1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. - Hanham, J.M. |
2 - 0 |
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| New York 1893 (9) |
New York State Challenge Cup |
2.5 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1893 (11) |
New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Final |
4 | / | 6 |
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| New York 1893 (12) |
Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament |
31.5 | / | 40 |
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| New York 1893 (13) |
Impromptu International 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) |
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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| Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023 |
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