Gunston, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  169  2197 (90) 2
1877  152  2205 (82) 14
1878  132  2230 (81) 2
1879  114  2254 (80) 2
1880  109  2274 (81) 2
1881  120  2281 (83) 0
1882  123  2287 (84) 0
1883  132  2294 (83) 0
1884  139  2301 (81) 1
1885  128  2315 (80) 1
1886  114  2333 (77) 0
1887  106  2351 (73) 0
1888  87  2369 (66) 0
1889  71  2387 (56) 1
1890  61  2414 (42) 30
1891  78  2391 (51) 1
1892  90  2369 (54) 0
1893  96  2348 (50) 9
1894  115  2334 (50) 3
1895  134  2319 (46) 10
1896  137  2310 (41) 16
1897  102  2339 (37) 27
1898  93  2351 (38) 27
1899  100  2349 (44) 10
1900  104  2346 (50) 1
1901  92  2358 (50) 7
1902  99  2352 (50) 1
1903  109  2340 (44) 12
1904  184  2291 (38) 26
1905  240  2266 (41) 16
1906  248  2260 (49) 0
1907  273  2253 (49) 11
1908  238  2278 (53) 0
1909  205  2302 (50) 10
1910  160  2329 (50) 11
1911  130  2347 (54) 0
1912  104  2365 (51) 12
1913  155  2325 (55) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gunston, William Hewison  
Born: 9 Sep. 1856
Died: 25 Jan. 1941
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 306
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 467, 529, 960
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 155
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 153, 311
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 301, 575
   Hilbert, Napier, page 233
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 293, 345
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 97
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1954, 23 Dec. 1876, page 614
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2025, 20 Apr. 1878, page 375
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 12, 2 Apr. 1877, page 225
Web
   Haddrell, Richard.  [Who Was Who?]
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Women's Championship: The Decisive Rounds], page 12
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [Royal Walkabouts]

Tournament data

London, England 1876 (7)     4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Oswald, J.     1 - 1    
London, England 1877 (3)     5th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Tracey, C.     1 - 1    
Cambridge 1877     Cambridge University Club Tournament     10  /  12
London, England 1878 (1)     6th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Germaine, R.A.     2 - 0    
London, England 1879 (4)     7th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Gattie, W.M.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1880 (2)     8th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Gattie, W.M.     2 - 0    
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Jackson, S. (1)     0 - 2    
London, England 1884 (3)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Stevens, S.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1885 (3)     City of London - Universities Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Stiebel, L.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (2)     1st Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Gattie, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1890 (1)     2nd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Gattie, W.M.     2 - 0    
Cambridge 1890 (1)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1     7.5  /  9
Manchester 1890 (1)     6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section     9  /  19
London, England 1891 (1)     3rd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Gattie, W.M.     1 - 0    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Ranken, C.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Cambridge 1893     Cambridge Tournament     5  /  8
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Wilson, T.B.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (2)     Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Jackson, E.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1894 (6)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Schwann, E.B.     1 - 0    
Llandudno 1895 (1)     3rd Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition     4  /  6
Llandudno 1895 (3)     3rd Craigside Tournament - Handicap Section B     2.5  /  4
Llandudno 1896 (1)     5th Craigside Tournament     2  /  5
London, England 1896 (1)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Lawrence, T.F.     0 - 1    
Cambridge 1896     Ludgate Circus Club - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Cole, H.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Clifton 1896 (1)     Southern Counties Congress - Class I     5  /  9
Llandudno 1897 (1)     7th Craigside Tournament     5  /  9
Llandudno 1897 (2)     Llandudno Handicap Tournament - Section A     4.5  /  7
  Gunston, W.H. - Lister, J.     1 - 0          Gunston, W.H. gave odds of a knight
Southampton 1897     Southern Counties' Chess Union Tournament     6  /  10
Llandudno 1898 (1)     8th Craigside Tournament     4  /  10
Llandudno 1898 (3)     Llandudno Handicap Tournament - Section B     6  /  6
London, England 1898 (2)     British Chess Club - United Universities Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
Salisbury 1898 (1)     Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament     7  /  10
Llandudno 1899     9th Craigside Tournament     5.5  /  10
Cambridge 1900     City of London - Cambridge Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Ward, W.     0 - 1    
Llandudno 1901 (1)     10th Craigside Congress - Cup Tournament     3  /  6
Cambridge 1901     Liverpool A Club Team - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1902 (3)     City of London Club - Universities Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Ward, W.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1903     8th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Howell, C.S.     1 - 0    
Plymouth 1903 (2)     Southern Counties Chess Union Congress - Class I, Section B     7.5  /  8
Plymouth 1903 (5)     Southern Counties Chess Union Congress - Class I, Final     1.5  /  3
London, England 1904 (4)     City of London Club Tournament     5  /  16
Hastings 1904 (4)     1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section A     7.5  /  9
Cambridge 1904     Mrs. Bowles' Team - Cambridge University Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Napier, W.E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1905 (1)     Cable Match Team Selection Tournament     2  /  5
Southport 1905 (1)     2nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3  /  11
London, England 1907 (2)     4th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class     6.5  /  11
Scarborough 1909 (3)     6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B     7  /  10
Oxford 1910 (3)     British Chess Federation Major Open Tournament     9  /  11
Richmond, London 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Gunston, W.H. - Yates, F.D.     1 - 0    
Richmond, London 1912 (3)     9th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open     10  /  11
Cheltenham 1913 (1)     10th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  11

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024