William Waite ( born William Wayte , September 4, 1829 , Kaln [2] , Wiltshire - May 3, 1898 , London ) is an English chess player and Anglican priest . Along with several other priests ( J. McDonnel , J. Owen , C. Ranken and A. Skipuort ), played a significant role in the development of the chess game during the reign of Queen Victoria . According to the authors of the "Chessmetrics" system [3] , in 1878 he was in the top ten in the class of the game.
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Biography
In 1853 he received a bachelor's degree. In 1854, Mr .. took dignity. He worked at Eton College, Oxford University . In 1856 he received a master's degree. Since 1862, Mr .. became an elected preacher at Oxford University.
From 1876 to 1879 was a professor at University College London . He taught Greek.
After leaving the university, he was professionally engaged in ancient philology. Prepared the 5th edition of Plato’s dialogue " Protagoras " (1888) and the 2nd edition of the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities [4] .
Athletic Results
| Year | City | Competition | + | - | = | Result | A place |
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| 1861 | London | 4th Congress of the British Chess Association | |||||
| 1868 | York | 4th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 6½ out of 9 | 2 [5] | |||
| 1871 | Malvern | 7th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 6½ out of 9 | 2 [6] | |||
| 1872 | Malvern | 8th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 10½ out of 14 | 3 [7] | |||
| 1873 | Bristol | 9th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 7 out of 9 | 2 [6] | |||
| 1876 | Cheltenham | 12th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 9 out of 12 | 2-4 [8] | |||
| 1877 | London | Match with J. Minchin | eleven | 7 | one | 11½: 7½ | |
| Edinburgh | British Chess Tournament | ||||||
| 1878 | London | I. Leventhal Cup | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 of 14 | 1 [9] |
| 13th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | |||||||
| 1881 | Leamington | 16th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 7 out of 9 | 3 [7] | |||
| 1884 | Bat | 19th Congress of the Chess Association of British Counties | 5 from 6 | 1 [10] | |||
| London | Match with E. Thorold | 7 | five | four | 9: 7 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ English Calne
- ↑ Chessmetrics (English) // Wikipedia. - 2017-03-19.
- ↑ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (English) // Wikipedia. - 2017-05-20.
- ↑ E. Thorold defeated.
- ↑ 1 2 A. Skipworth defeated.
- ↑ 1 2 Ch. Ranken defeated.
- ↑ With J. Minchin and J. Owen. Won by A. Byrne .
- ↑ 8 participants played in 2 rounds.
- ↑ Ahead of G. Byrd and J. McDonnell.
Links
- William Waite games in the database
- William Waite's personal card on 365chess.com