Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1865 |
125 |
2181 | (123) | 3 |
| 1866 |
129 |
2192 | (121) | 0 |
| 1867 |
125 |
2203 | (118) | 0 |
| 1868 |
111 |
2214 | (115) | 0 |
| 1869 |
107 |
2225 | (111) | 0 |
| 1870 |
99 |
2236 | (106) | 0 |
| 1871 |
90 |
2247 | (100) | 3 |
| 1872 |
97 |
2244 | (97) | 0 |
| 1873 |
100 |
2241 | (92) | 0 |
| 1874 |
99 |
2237 | (86) | 9 |
| 1875 |
119 |
2218 | (86) | 0 |
| 1876 |
130 |
2200 | (85) | 0 |
| 1877 |
138 |
2181 | (82) | 4 |
| 1878 |
162 |
2158 | (80) | 0 |
| 1879 |
178 |
2134 | (75) | 10 |
| 1880 |
224 |
2105 | (77) | 0 |
| 1881 |
277 |
2076 | (75) | 0 |
| 1882 |
317 |
2046 | (70) | 12 |
| 1883 |
382 |
2030 | (72) | 4 |
| 1884 |
408 |
2023 | (75) | 0 |
| 1885 |
430 |
2016 | (76) | 0 |
| 1886 |
428 |
2010 | (74) | 0 |
| 1887 |
439 |
2003 | (69) | 8 |
| 1888 |
450 |
1984 | (70) | 0 |
| 1889 |
478 |
1964 | (67) | 8 |
| 1890 |
501 |
1962 | (68) | 0 |
| 1891 |
518 |
1959 | (64) | 13 |
| 1892 |
518 |
1977 | (66) | 0 |
| 1893 |
508 |
1995 | (63) | 18 |
| 1894 |
509 |
2002 | (68) | 10 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Hicks, William Henry |
| Also known as: Prof. William Henry Hicks |
| Born: 17 Nov. 1816 |
| Died: 1899 |
| |
| Notes: |
| The Canadian Chess website gives birth year 1817. Gaige gives birth date 17-11-1816. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 149 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 173 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 37, 338 |
| Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 12 |
| Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 161 |
| Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 10 |
| Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27 |
| Periodicals |
| [CIN], vol. 7, 22 Mar. 1873, page 191 |
| [Era], vol. 26, 10 July 1864, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 33, 30 Apr. 1871, page 7 |
| [Era], vol. 34, 24 Sep. 1871, page 4 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379 |
| [NYC], 4 June 1864 |
| [NYTr], 6 Nov. 1891 |
| [TG], vol. 29, 26 Jan. 1872, page 3 |
| Web |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: William Hicks] |
| Hilbert, John S. [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph'] |
| Wright, Stephen. [Early Canadian Championships] |
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