Winter, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1917  273  2247 (51) 21
1918  309  2233 (52) 0
1919  337  2220 (46) 11
1920  373  2209 (41) 23
1921  407  2210 (48) 8
1922  337  2239 (55) 0
1923  293  2269 (56) 0
1924  232  2298 (51) 0
1925  166  2328 (39) 27
1926  127  2356 (37) 21
1927  110  2372 (29) 67
1928  115  2379 (31) 37
1929  113  2384 (30) 43
1930  133  2376 (29) 48
1931  160  2358 (30) 45
1932  243  2319 (34) 26
1933  288  2302 (34) 31
1934  252  2319 (37) 12
1935  187  2350 (32) 39
1936  251  2322 (33) 34
1937  228  2332 (38) 21
1938  237  2332 (47) 5
1939  249  2326 (51) 11
1940  233  2320 (61) 0
1941  241  2315 (66) 0
1942  228  2309 (68) 0
1943  235  2304 (67) 0
1944  238  2298 (64) 0
1945  249  2292 (56) 0
1946  259  2287 (44) 31
1947  238  2275 (56) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Winter, William  
Born: 11 Sep. 1898
Died: 17 Dec. 1955
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 409
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 379
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 365
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 484
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 887
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 466
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 526
   King, Sultan Khan, page 68
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 339
   Tanner, Vera Menchik, page 296, 316
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 299
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 356

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Marchand, M. - Winter, W. 1920 (1)         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Marchand, M. - Winter, W. 1920 (2)         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Winter, W. - Romi, M. 1926         (f)     6.5   -   4.5
Colle, E. - Winter, W. 1929         (f)     5   -   5
Koltanowski, G. - Winter, W. 1931         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Tartakover, S.G. - Winter, W. 1938         (f)     3   -   2

Tournament data

London, England 1917 (1)     27th City of London Club Championship     3.5  /  7
London, England 1917 (2)     Metropolitan Club Championship     7  /  9
  Winter, W. - Macbean, W.P.     1.5 - 1.5    
  Winter, W. - Macbean, W.P.     2 - 0    
Hastings 1919 (1)     British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - Chief Tournament     3  /  11
London, England 1920     30th City of London Club Championship     2.5  /  11
London, England 1921 (4)     Metropolitan Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  8
London, England 1925 (1)     London Chess League Tournament     7  /  9
Bromley 1925 (3)     20th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section C     5  /  7
Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (3)     18th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  11
London, England 1926 (1)     3rd London Chess League Congress     8.5  /  9
London, England and Chicago 1926     London - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Winter, W. - Hahlbohm, H.H.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1927 (3)     7th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Reserves Tournament     4  /  9
London, England 1927 (1)     4th London Chess League Congress     6.5  /  9
Tunbridge Wells 1927 (2)     21st Kent County Chess Association Congress - Major Tournament     5  /  7
London, England 1927 (4)     20th British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament     8.5  /  11
London, England 1927 (7)     London Tournament     6  /  9
London, England 1927 (8)     British Empire Club Master Tournament     5.5  /  11
London, England and New York 1927     London - New York Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Winter, W. - Kashdan, I.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1927 (9)     Imperial Club Masters Tournament     5.5  /  10
London, England 1928 (1)     5th London Chess League Congress     6  /  9
Scarborough 1928     Scarborough Tournament     7  /  9
Tenby 1928 (1)     21st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7  /  11
London, England and Washington 1928     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Winter, W. - Perkins, N.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1928 (3)     London Tournament     5  /  7
London, England 1929 (1)     6th London Chess League Congress - Major Tournament     7  /  9
Ramsgate 1929 (1)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - British vs Foreigners     2.5  /  7
London, England 1929 (2)     Gambit Chess Rooms Tournament     4  /  6
Ramsgate 1929 (4)     22nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Hastings 1930 (1)     10th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4  /  9
London, England 1930 (2)     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Winter, W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0 - 1    
Hastings 1930 (4)     Hastings Invitational Tournament     2.5  /  4
Canterbury 1930 (1)     23rd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament     4.5  /  7
Scarborough 1930 (1)     23rd British Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     3  /  11
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     11.5  /  15
London, England (?) 1930     Middlesex - Sussex County Match    
  Winter, W. - Menchik, Ms. V.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hastings 1931 (1)     11th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
London, England 1931 (1)     London - Philadelphia Telegraphic Match    
  Winter, W. - Winkelman, B.F.     1 - 0    
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     10  /  17
Worcester, England 1931 (1)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7.5  /  11
Antwerp 1931 (1)     Foreigners - Belgium Team Tournament     3.5  /  6
London, England 1932 (3)     London International - Premier Tournament     2.5  /  11
London, England 1932 (11)     42nd City of London Club Championship     10.5  /  15
Folkestone 1933 (2)     5th Olympiad     6.5  /  11
Hastings 1933 (3)     26th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  6
London, England (?) 1933 (2)     Middlesex - Surrey County Match    
  Winter, W. - Sultan Khan, M.     0 - 1    
London, England 1933 (2)     43rd City of London Club Championship     4.5  /  13
England 1934     Middlesex - Sussex County Match    
  Winter, W. - Menchik, Ms. V.F.     1 - 0    
Chester 1934 (2)     27th British Chess Federation Championship     5.5  /  11
England 1935     Middlesex - Sussex County Match    
  Winter, W. - Menchik, Ms. V.F.     0 - 1    
Yarmouth 1935 (1)     28th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8.5  /  11
Warsaw 1935 (2)     6th Olympiad     7.5  /  18
Lodz 1935 (3)     Lodz International Tournament     5  /  9
Hastings 1936 (1)     16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     2.5  /  9
Bournemouth 1936     29th British Championship     8  /  11
Nottingham 1936 (1)     Nottingham Master Tournament     2.5  /  14
Hastings 1937 (1)     17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
Birmingham 1937     Birmingham Tournament     7  /  10
Amsterdam 1937     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Winter, W. - Euwe, M.     0 - 2    
Aberdeen 1939     Scottish Championship     6.5  /  9
The Hague 1939     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Winter, W. - Fontein, G.S.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1946 (2)     London International Tournament - Section B     3.5  /  11
Moscow and London, England 1946     U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match    
  Winter, W. - Bronstein, D.I.     1 - 1    
Nottingham 1946     33rd British Championship     6.5  /  11
London, England 1946 (3)     London Championship     4  /  7
London, England 1947 (1)     Great Britain - Czechoslovakia Match    
  Winter, W. - Sajtar, J.     1 - 1    
London, England 1947 (2)     Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match    
  Winter, W. - Bondarevsky, I.Z.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Winter, W. - Goldstein, M.E.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025