Bland, William  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1882  | 
  671  | 
  1852 |  (77) |   4 | 
 
  | 1883  | 
  685  | 
  1876 |  (71) |   7 | 
 
  | 1884  | 
  731  | 
  1890 |  (74) |   6 | 
 
  | 1885  | 
  723  | 
  1875 |  (82) |   1 | 
 
  | 1886  | 
  733  | 
  1866 |  (91) |   1 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Bland, William Robert   | 
 
   | Born: 1850 | 
 
   | Died: 16 Feb. 1929 | 
 
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   | References | 
 
| Books |  
   |    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 41 | 
 
   |    Harding, Steinitz in London, page 271 | 
 
   |    Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 179 | 
 
   |    Zavatarelli, Gloomy Fate of Arthur Towle Marriott, page 109 | 
 
| Periodicals |  
   |    [CPC], vol. 6, no. 150, 13 Dec. 1882, page 592 | 
 
   |    [LW], 14 Jan. 1882 | 
 
   |    [LW], 16 Dec. 1882, page 488 | 
 
| Web |  
   |    Harding, Tim.  [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 4 | 
 
   |    Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1882: Leeds v Midland Railway Institute (Derby)] | 
 
   |    Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1884: Leeds v Midland Railway Inst., Derby] | 
 
   |    Winter, Edward.  [CN 4652. Chess by circulation] | 
 
   |    Winter, Edward.  [CN 5112. H.T. Bland] | 
 
 
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Tournament data 
  | Derby 1882 (1)     | 
Nottingham Mechanics Institute - Derby Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Dickins, J.S.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Leeds 1882 (6)     | 
Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Wright, M.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Derby 1882 (2)     | 
Nottingham - Midland Railway Institute Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Gerard, T.B.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Nottingham 1883 (1)     | 
Nottingham - Midland Railway Institute Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Suffolk, F.F.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Derby 1883 (1)     | 
Nottingham Mechanics Institute - Derby Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Suffolk, F.F.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Nottingham 1883 (4)     | 
Nottingham - Derby Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Hamel, S.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Derby 1883 (2)     | 
Nottingham - Midland Railway Institute Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Gerard, T.B.     | 
  0 - 2     | 
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  | Derby 1883 (3)     | 
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Withers, W.J.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
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  | Leeds 1884 (1)     | 
Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match     | 
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    Bland, W.R. - Meredith, S.R.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Sheffield 1884     | 
Derbyshire - Sheffield and District Chess Association Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Williams, W.A.     | 
  1.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Nottingham 1884     | 
Nottingham Mechanics Institute - Derby Midland Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Sander, E.J.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Leicester 1884     | 
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match     | 
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    Bland, W.R. - Nuttall, H.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
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  | Derby 1885     | 
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match     | 
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    Bland, W.R. - Newham, W.L.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
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  | Leicester 1886     | 
Leicestershire - Derbyshire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Bland, W.R. - Lewis, M.L.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
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