Huntington, W.S.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1887  265  2173 (83) 5
1888  265  2173 (82) 0
1889  254  2173 (79) 0
1890  276  2173 (74) 0
1891  288  2173 (67) 6
1892  293  2177 (65) 6
1893  296  2175 (68) 0
1894  296  2172 (68) 3
1895  283  2191 (71) 5
1896  290  2179 (79) 0
1897  314  2167 (85) 1
1898  346  2153 (90) 1
1899  377  2141 (97) 0
1900  403  2129 (103) 0
1901  434  2117 (108) 0
1902  486  2105 (112) 0
1903  519  2092 (116) 0
1904  566  2080 (119) 0
1905  595  2068 (122) 0
1906  636  2056 (125) 0
1907  681  2044 (127) 0
1908  703  2032 (129) 0
1909  784  2020 (131) 0
1910  801  2008 (132) 0
1911  850  1996 (133) 0
1912  845  1984 (134) 0
1913  862  1971 (135) 0
1914  816  1959 (136) 1
1915  782  1952 (138) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Huntington, W.S.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Hilbert and Lahde (p.101) give 'W.S. Huntington', 'S.W. Huntington' and 'S.L. Huntington' all on the same page. The Brooklyn Daily Standard-Union of 24 Feb. 1894 gives 'S. Huntington', as does the American Chess Magazine of Jan. 1899 (p.318). The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 3 Jan. 1895 (p.4) has 'W.H. Huntington'. The New York Evening Post of 5 Nov. 1897 has 'W.C. Huntington'. Reichhelm has 'Huntingdon'.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 100, 101, 537
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 26
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 54
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 22
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 126
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 7, Jan. 1899, page 318
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 2, 3 Jan. 1895, page 4
   [BDE], vol. 91, no. 97, 7 Apr. 1932, page 26
   [BSU], 24 Feb. 1894
   [NYEP], 5 Nov. 1897

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kemeny, E. - Huntington, W.S. 1891         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

New York 1887 (1)     10th New York State Championship    
  Huntington, W.S. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Huntington, W.S. - Bixby, W.C.     1 - 0    
  Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Baird, D.G.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (2)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (6)     City Club Handicap Tournament     30  /  36
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Ferris, W.J.     0 - 1    
Newark 1893     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (1)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L.     0 - 1    
  Huntington, W.S. - Broughton, L.D.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Tatum, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (1)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Lissner, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (5)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (12)     New York City - Staten Island Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Eno, W.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1897 (2)     Staten Island Club - City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (9)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Gunzberg, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1914 (4)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (3)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 18 Mar. 2024