Whitaker, Norman
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1908 |
155 |
2323 | (70) | 8 |
| 1909 |
141 |
2340 | (65) | 2 |
| 1910 |
136 |
2344 | (58) | 11 |
| 1911 |
175 |
2326 | (59) | 1 |
| 1912 |
171 |
2322 | (57) | 0 |
| 1913 |
166 |
2318 | (50) | 13 |
| 1914 |
158 |
2316 | (52) | 1 |
| 1915 |
138 |
2327 | (48) | 10 |
| 1916 |
162 |
2306 | (44) | 26 |
| 1917 |
128 |
2327 | (51) | 0 |
| 1918 |
102 |
2347 | (49) | 11 |
| 1919 |
92 |
2356 | (53) | 1 |
| 1920 |
73 |
2383 | (52) | 1 |
| 1921 |
55 |
2422 | (44) | 22 |
| 1922 |
47 |
2440 | (46) | 11 |
| 1923 |
43 |
2447 | (47) | 11 |
| 1924 |
51 |
2435 | (47) | 16 |
| 1925 |
52 |
2427 | (53) | 1 |
| 1926 |
46 |
2439 | (54) | 0 |
| 1927 |
36 |
2451 | (48) | 8 |
| 1928 |
46 |
2441 | (43) | 17 |
| 1929 |
65 |
2421 | (49) | 9 |
| 1930 |
84 |
2411 | (54) | 9 |
| 1931 |
76 |
2413 | (61) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Whitaker, Norman Tweed |
| Born: 9 Apr. 1890 |
| Died: 20 May 1975 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 320 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 409 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 462 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 303 |
| Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 167, 185, 237 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 293, 312, 345 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 278, 361 |
| King, Sultan Khan, page 205 |
| McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 35, 36, 368 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 296 |
| Urcan, Julius Finn, page 187 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1908 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Shipley, W.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1908 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Ettlinger, A.K. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1908 (5) |
Rex Club - Franklin Second Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Shaw (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1908 (6) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Shipley, W.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1908 (5) |
10th Triangular Chess League Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia and London, England (?) 1909 |
9th Anglo-American Universities Cable Match |
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|
Whitaker, N.T. - Humphreys, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Simonson, G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1910 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Voigt, H.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1913 (1) |
American National Tournament |
5.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| New York and Washington 1914 |
Brooklyn Club - Capital City Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Black, R.T. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Excelsior 1915 |
16th Western Chess Association Tournament |
8.5 | / | 10 |
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| Chicago 1916 |
17th Western Chess Association Tournament |
13.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1918 |
19th Western Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
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| New York and Washington 1919 |
Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Perkins, F.K. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York and Washington 1920 |
Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Whitaker, N.T. - Kupchik, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Atlantic City 1921 (1) |
8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Cleveland 1921 |
22nd Western Chess Association Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Louisville 1922 |
23rd Western Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| San Francisco 1923 |
24th Western Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Detroit 1924 |
25th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11.5 | / | 16 |
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| New York 1925 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - International Club Match |
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|
Whitaker, N.T. - Kevitz, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Kalamazoo 1927 (1) |
1st National Chess Federation Congress |
6.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1928 (1) |
Olympic Amateur Championship |
9.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Wiesbaden 1928 |
Wiesbaden Chess Festival - Premier Section |
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|
Whitaker, N.T. - Richter, K. (2) |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| London, England and Washington 1928 |
London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match |
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|
Whitaker, N.T. - Michell, R.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Saint Louis 1929 |
30th Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1930 (2) |
London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match |
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|
Whitaker, N.T. - Thomas, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1930 (1) |
31st Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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| Tulsa 1931 |
32nd Western Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Player information updated: 15 May 2025 |
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