Winter, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1917  275  2249 (51) 21
1918  312  2235 (52) 0
1919  340  2221 (46) 11
1920  376  2210 (41) 23
1921  410  2211 (48) 8
1922  339  2241 (55) 0
1923  299  2270 (56) 0
1924  235  2300 (51) 0
1925  166  2330 (39) 27
1926  128  2358 (37) 21
1927  110  2374 (29) 67
1928  116  2381 (31) 37
1929  114  2386 (30) 43
1930  135  2377 (29) 48
1931  161  2360 (30) 45
1932  246  2321 (34) 26
1933  289  2304 (34) 31
1934  256  2321 (37) 12
1935  188  2352 (32) 39
1936  252  2324 (33) 34
1937  228  2334 (38) 21
1938  239  2334 (47) 5
1939  249  2327 (51) 11
1940  233  2322 (61) 0
1941  239  2316 (66) 0
1942  226  2311 (68) 0
1943  234  2305 (67) 0
1944  237  2300 (64) 0
1945  252  2294 (56) 0
1946  262  2289 (44) 31
1947  243  2277 (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 (4)     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