Fairhurst, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  662  2140 (58) 11
1923  603  2172 (58) 0
1924  513  2204 (52) 11
1925  402  2238 (55) 0
1926  323  2273 (52) 0
1927  245  2308 (42) 20
1928  248  2317 (42) 11
1929  243  2314 (43) 11
1930  178  2351 (45) 11
1931  180  2351 (48) 0
1932  181  2352 (43) 11
1933  155  2369 (39) 21
1934  166  2361 (42) 11
1935  209  2343 (45) 9
1936  230  2338 (50) 0
1937  231  2334 (46) 13
1938  376  2284 (51) 11
1939  399  2273 (61) 0
1940  396  2262 (66) 0
1941  393  2251 (69) 0
1942  397  2240 (68) 0
1943  423  2228 (65) 9
1944  392  2239 (63) 0
1945  377  2251 (58) 0
1946  350  2262 (48) 13
1947  286  2275 (45) 16
1948  233  2283 (53) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fairhurst, William Albert  
Born: 21 Aug. 1903
Died: 13 Mar. 1982
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 322
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 381
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 340
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 458
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 113
   King, Sultan Khan, page 80
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 72
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [West of Scotland Championship]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Eliskases, E.G. - Fairhurst, W.A. 1933         (f)     3   -   3
Fairhurst, W.A. - Silberberg, R. 1943         (f)     6   -   3

Tournament data

London, England 1922 (3)     British Chess Federation Congress - Minor Tournament     3.5  /  11
Southport 1924 (1)     17th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4  /  11
Scarborough 1927     Scarborough Tournament     5.5  /  9
London, England 1927 (8)     British Empire Club Master Tournament     3  /  11
Tenby 1928 (1)     21st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Ramsgate 1929 (4)     22nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  11
Scarborough 1930 (2)     23rd British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     9.5  /  11
London, England 1932 (7)     25th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5.5  /  11
Folkestone 1933 (2)     5th Olympiad     6  /  14
London, England (?) 1933 (1)     Surrey - Lancashire County Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Sultan Khan, M.     0 - 1    
Chester 1934 (2)     27th British Chess Federation Championship     7.5  /  11
Margate 1935 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     4  /  9
Blackpool 1937     30th British Championship     9  /  11
Amsterdam 1937     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Fontein, G.S.     1 - 1    
Hastings 1938 (1)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     1  /  9
London, England 1938 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Euwe, M.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1946 (1)     London International Tournament - Section A     4.5  /  11
Moscow and London, England 1946     U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Flohr, S.M.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1947 (1)     Great Britain - Czechoslovakia Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Opocensky, K.     0.5 - 1.5    
Harrogate 1947 (1)     34th British Championship     4.5  /  11
London, England 1947 (2)     Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Flohr, S.M.     1 - 1    
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Green, Mar.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1948     23rd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     5  /  9
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1948     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Fairhurst, W.A. - Goldstein, M.E.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026