Edo Ratings, Ball, W.F.

Ball, W.F.

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1876	276	2087	(83)	2
1877	274	2079	(73)	0
1878	297	2072	(62)	14
1879	297	2062	(67)	0
1880	328	2052	(68)	0
1881	388	2042	(67)	9
1882	428	2022	(77)	0
1883	499	2002	(84)	0
1884	570	1981	(89)	0
1885	603	1961	(94)	1
1886	626	1947	(99)	1
1887	629	1937	(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 (2)     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