Edo Ratings, Ball, W.F.

Ball, W.F.

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1876	284	2091	(83)	2
1877	285	2084	(73)	0
1878	310	2076	(61)	14
1879	315	2066	(67)	0
1880	347	2056	(68)	0
1881	401	2046	(67)	9
1882	441	2026	(76)	0
1883	503	2005	(84)	0
1884	580	1985	(89)	0
1885	619	1964	(94)	1
1886	634	1950	(99)	1
1887	637	1940	(106)	1

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Ball, W.F.

Born:

Died:

Notes:

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24 Mar. 1888 (p.42) and Renette's biography of Bird have 'W.P. Ball' in the Simpson's Divan tournament of 1888. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Aug. 1874 (p.119), the City of London Chess Magazine of Aug. 1875 (p.222), and the Chess Player's Chronicle of 18 Aug. 1887 (p.225) have 'W.F. Ball' active in London. I am guessing that these are the same person.

References

Books

Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 221

Periodicals

[CLCM], vol. 2, no. 7, Aug. 1875, page 222

[CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 119

[CPC], vol. 10, no. 337, 18 May 1887, page 225

[ISDN], 24 Mar. 1888, page 42

Tournament data

London, England 1876 (17)     Saint George's - West End Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Blunt, W.E.     2 - 0

London, England 1878 (3)     Lowenthal Cup Tournament     5 / 14

London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Heywood, G.C.     0.5 - 0.5

London, England 1881 (3)     Lowenthal Challenge Cup Tournament     5 / 10

London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Stevens, S.J.     0 - 1

London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Taylor, J.H.     0 - 1

London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match

  Ball, W.F. - Zangwill, L.     0 - 1

London, England 1888 (7)     Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament     1 / 1      odds player in two moves class