Gibson, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1907  326  2233 (62) 7
1908  370  2217 (54) 7
1909  372  2223 (47) 11
1910  313  2244 (41) 22
1911  313  2246 (43) 7
1912  270  2265 (39) 24
1913  267  2273 (42) 17
1914  276  2256 (49) 6
1915  305  2234 (53) 7
1916  299  2239 (59) 0
1917  289  2243 (59) 0
1918  286  2247 (56) 0
1919  274  2252 (47) 11
1920  254  2268 (42) 20
1921  273  2268 (47) 7
1922  298  2262 (47) 6
1923  361  2241 (41) 21
1924  553  2190 (45) 11
1925  573  2191 (52) 5
1926  505  2217 (59) 0
1927  442  2243 (62) 0
1928  367  2268 (61) 0
1929  289  2294 (56) 7
1930  315  2287 (56) 5
1931  337  2287 (55) 16

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gibson, William  
Born: 17 May 1873
Died: 27 Mar. 1932
 
Notes:
Gaige (Chess Personalia) has 'Gibson, William', as does Alan McGowan; Di Felice has 'Gibson, William P.', as does Saunders. Harding has 'W.W. Gibson' on p.501 of his biography of Blackburne. Which middle initial is correct, if any?
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 305
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 324
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 383
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 139
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 466, 478, 484, 501, 575
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 248
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 86
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [West of Scotland Championship]
   McGowan, Alan.  [William Gibson]
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: 13th British Chess Championship]

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     6  /  7
Dundee 1908     25th Scottish Championship     4  /  7
Glasgow 1909     26th Scottish Championship     7  /  11
Edinburgh 1910     27th Scottish Championship     7.5  /  9
  Gibson, W. - Richmond, G.W.     0 - 2    
Oxford 1910 (2)     7th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  11
Glasgow 1911 (1)     28th Scottish Championship     4  /  7
Edinburgh 1912     29th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  8
  Gibson, W. - Wenman, F.P.     1 - 1    
  Gibson, W. - Macdonald, E.     2 - 0    
Richmond, London 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Gibson, W. - Schelfhout, W.A.T.     0 - 1    
Richmond, London 1912 (2)     9th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Glasgow 1913     30th Scottish Championship     4  /  6
Cheltenham 1913 (1)     10th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  11
Dundee 1914     31st Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5
The Hague 1914     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Gibson, W. - van Foreest, D.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1915     32nd Scottish Championship     4  /  7
Hastings 1919 (2)     British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - Minor Tournament     5.5  /  11
Edinburgh 1920 (1)     33rd Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5
  Gibson, W. - Wenman, F.P.     1.5 - 2.5    
Edinburgh 1920 (2)     13th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Glasgow 1921     34th Scottish Championship     6  /  7
Perth, Scotland 1922     35th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  6
Glasgow 1923     36th Scottish Championship     6  /  7
  Gibson, W. - Macdonald, R.C.     2 - 1    
Portsmouth 1923 (2)     16th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  11
Southport 1924 (1)     17th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     1.5  /  11
Scarborough 1925 (2)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 2     2  /  5
Ramsgate 1929 (2)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament, Section A     5.5  /  7
Dundee 1930     43rd Scottish Championship     4  /  5
Edinburgh 1931     44th Scottish Championship     4.5  /  5
Worcester, England 1931 (1)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  11

Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025