Grimshaw, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  258  2035 (86) 5
1866  265  2049 (79) 6
1867  232  2072 (78) 1
1868  222  2104 (77) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Grimshaw, Walter  
   Also known as: W.G.
Born: 12 Mar. 1832
Died: 27 Dec. 1890
 
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
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]

Tournament data

Redcar 1865     1st Counties Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  8
Redcar 1866 (2)     North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament     6  /  11
  Grimshaw, W. - Drew, F.R.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1867     West Riding - North Riding Match    
  Grimshaw, W. - Rhodes, J.     0 - 1    
York 1868 (2)     1st Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, 1st Class     4.5  /  8
Whitby (?) 1884     Whitby - Grosmont Club Match    
  Grimshaw, W. - Stephenson, G.     2 - 0    
Grosmont 1885     Whitby - Grosmont Club Match    
  Grimshaw, W. - Love, R. (1)     2 - 0    
Grosmont 1886     Whitby - Grosmont Club Match    
  Grimshaw, W. - Speed, R.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022