Edo Ratings, Ball, W.F.

Ball, W.F.

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1876	284	2085	(83)	2
1877	284	2077	(73)	0
1878	303	2070	(61)	14
1879	308	2060	(66)	0
1880	335	2050	(68)	0
1881	392	2040	(67)	9
1882	434	2019	(76)	0
1883	500	1999	(84)	0
1884	575	1978	(89)	0
1885	609	1958	(94)	1
1886	627	1944	(99)	1
1887	629	1934	(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