Grimshaw, Walter
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1865 |
263 |
2036 | (86) | 5 |
| 1866 |
268 |
2049 | (79) | 6 |
| 1867 |
239 |
2072 | (78) | 1 |
| 1868 |
225 |
2105 | (77) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Grimshaw, Walter |
| Also known as: W.G. |
| Born: 12 Mar. 1832 |
| Died: 27 Dec. 1890 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 150 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 248 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 535, 575 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 349 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 134 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 99, 427 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCR], vol. 1, no. 11, Nov. 1853, page 343 |
| [BLL], 9 Dec. 1849, page 5 |
| [BLL], 4 June 1854, page 9 |
| [BLL], no. 2415, 1 Aug. 1868, page 10 |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 62 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 5, May 1866, page 155 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 89 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 248 |
| [CW], vol. 1, no. 8, Oct. 1865, page 251 |
| [CW], vol. 3, no. 9, Dec. 1867, page 348 |
| [ILN], vol. 25, no. 699, 26 Aug. 1854, page 191 |
| [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1335, 23 Sep. 1865, page 299 |
| [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1370, 12 May 1866, page 475 |
| [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1454, 9 Nov. 1867, page 523 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1660, 15 Aug. 1871, page 43 |
| [Str], vol. 5, no. 10, 15 Oct. 1872, page 309 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1865: 1st Redcar Meeting] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1866: NYDCA, 2nd Redcar Meeting] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Walter Grimshaw] |
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Tournament data
| Redcar 1865 |
1st Counties Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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| Redcar 1866 (2) |
North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament |
6 | / | 11 |
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Grimshaw, W. - Drew, F.R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leeds 1867 |
West Riding - North Riding Match |
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Grimshaw, W. - Rhodes, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| York 1868 (2) |
1st Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, 1st Class |
4.5 | / | 8 |
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| Whitby (?) 1884 |
Whitby - Grosmont Club Match |
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Grimshaw, W. - Stephenson, G. |
2 - 0 |
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| Grosmont 1885 |
Whitby - Grosmont Club Match |
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Grimshaw, W. - Love, R. (1) |
2 - 0 |
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| Grosmont 1886 |
Whitby - Grosmont Club Match |
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Grimshaw, W. - Speed, R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 14 May 2025 |
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