Mackeson, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  502  1928 (76) 8
1882  548  1915 (74) 0
1883  623  1902 (71) 0
1884  707  1889 (64) 0
1885  703  1875 (54) 25
1886  656  1901 (56) 7
1887  653  1891 (59) 16
1888  678  1875 (70) 1
1889  672  1861 (81) 0
1890  728  1847 (90) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Mackeson, William Wyllys  
Born:
Died: 1892
 
Notes:
Staunton (p.lxi) has a W. Mackeson as a subscriber of the Great Tournament of 1851? Winter (Kings, Commoners and Knaves, p.259) has a consultation game with a Mackeson in 1897?
 
References
Books
   Bird, Chess History and Reminiscences
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 228
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 200, 219
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Dublino 1885]
   Winter, Edward.  [Janowsky Jottings]

Tournament data

London, England 1881 (3)     Lowenthal Challenge Cup Tournament     3.5  /  9
London, England 1885 (9)     British Chess Association Tournament     0.5  /  15
Dublin 1885     1st Irish Chess Association Congress     3  /  10
London, England 1886 (6)     2nd British Chess Association Congress - Tennyson Prize Tourney     3  /  7
London, England 1887 (3)     British Chess Club Handicap     2  /  10      odds player in two moves class
London, England 1887 (5)     3rd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship, Section A     2  /  7
London, England 1888 (4)     Cambridge University - British Chess Club Match    
  Mackeson, W.W. - Topham, R.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1890 (3)     British Chess Club - Manchester Club Match    
  Mackeson, W.W. - Reyner, J.B.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022