Gaunt, Edwin

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1872 |
477 |
1885 | (100) | 2 |
| 1873 |
498 |
1882 | (95) | 1 |
| 1874 |
524 |
1886 | (91) | 1 |
| 1875 |
555 |
1882 | (89) | 0 |
| 1876 |
539 |
1879 | (85) | 3 |
| 1877 |
509 |
1875 | (86) | 2 |
| 1878 |
536 |
1855 | (89) | 0 |
| 1879 |
553 |
1836 | (90) | 2 |
| 1880 |
593 |
1823 | (92) | 0 |
| 1881 |
667 |
1811 | (94) | 0 |
| 1882 |
745 |
1798 | (94) | 1 |
| 1883 |
794 |
1791 | (95) | 0 |
| 1884 |
896 |
1783 | (95) | 5 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Gaunt, Edwin |
| Also known as: Sir Edwin Gaunt; Ald. Gaunt |
| Born: 7 July 1818 |
| Died: 21 Aug. 1903 |
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| Notes: |
| Name given in the 6 June 1874 issue of the Illustrated London News (p.547) as 'E. Gaunt' in one place and 'E. Grant' in another. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 134 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 314 |
| [HCM], vol. 1, no. 10, July 1873, page 206 |
| [HCM], vol. 3, no. 8, May 1875, page 162 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1815, 6 June 1874, page 547 |
| [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2028, 11 May 1878, page 446 |
| [LeM], vol. 109, no. 10636, 13 May 1872, page 3 |
| [LW], 22 Mar. 1884, page 274 |
| [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Sir Edwin Gaunt] |
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Tournament data
| Leeds 1872 (3) |
17th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, Tournament 3 |
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Gaunt, E. - Finlinson, A. |
1 - 0 |
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Gaunt, E. - Ramsden, J.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Wakefield 1873 (3) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Third Tournament |
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Gaunt, E. - Dyson, E.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1873 |
Leeds Club - Leeds Church Institute Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Gibson (1) |
3 - 0 |
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| Bradford 1874 (1) |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - McKinley, W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Huddersfield 1874 (1) |
Wakefield - Leeds Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Elliott, J. |
0 - 3 |
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| Leeds 1876 |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Fieldsend, T. |
1 - 1 |
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| Bradford 1876 |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Glaiser |
0 - 3 |
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| Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (3) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament |
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Gaunt, E. - Waight, H.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1877 |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - North, O. |
2 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1879 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Giltay, K.M. |
0 - 2 |
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| Leeds 1882 (5) |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Hall, J.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1884 (1) |
Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Knowles, F. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leeds 1884 (3) |
Leeds - Bradford Exchange Match |
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Gaunt, E. - Fieldsend, T. |
0 - 2 |
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| Leeds 1884 (6) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Class III |
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Gaunt, E. - Stead, E.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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