Hicks, William

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1865 |
140 |
2200 | (119) | 3 |
1866 |
135 |
2211 | (116) | 0 |
1867 |
126 |
2223 | (113) | 0 |
1868 |
122 |
2234 | (109) | 0 |
1869 |
110 |
2246 | (105) | 0 |
1870 |
102 |
2257 | (99) | 0 |
1871 |
103 |
2268 | (93) | 3 |
1872 |
105 |
2265 | (88) | 0 |
1873 |
113 |
2262 | (83) | 0 |
1874 |
115 |
2259 | (75) | 12 |
1875 |
129 |
2242 | (77) | 0 |
1876 |
132 |
2224 | (77) | 0 |
1877 |
140 |
2206 | (74) | 4 |
1878 |
164 |
2184 | (72) | 0 |
1879 |
185 |
2163 | (67) | 10 |
1880 |
219 |
2139 | (68) | 0 |
1881 |
268 |
2116 | (66) | 2 |
1882 |
328 |
2079 | (61) | 12 |
1883 |
397 |
2057 | (65) | 4 |
1884 |
442 |
2047 | (69) | 0 |
1885 |
470 |
2037 | (70) | 0 |
1886 |
473 |
2027 | (69) | 0 |
1887 |
486 |
2017 | (64) | 8 |
1888 |
534 |
1992 | (65) | 0 |
1889 |
561 |
1967 | (62) | 8 |
1890 |
597 |
1963 | (63) | 0 |
1891 |
612 |
1959 | (59) | 13 |
1892 |
621 |
1973 | (60) | 0 |
1893 |
606 |
1988 | (56) | 19 |
1894 |
608 |
1994 | (63) | 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 |
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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, no. 12, 22 Mar. 1873, page 191 |
[Era], vol. 26, no. 1346, 10 July 1864, page 14 |
[Era], vol. 33, no. 1701, 30 Apr. 1871, page 7 |
[Era], vol. 34, no. 1722, 24 Sep. 1871, page 4 |
[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1755, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379 |
[NYC], 4 June 1864 |
[NYTr], 6 Nov. 1891 |
[TG], vol. 29, no. 23, 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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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Player information updated: 5 May 2020 |
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