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William Ballard

Number of games in database: 15
Years covered: 1872 to 1898
Overall record: +6 -7 =2 (46.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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WILLIAM BALLARD
(born Mar-31-1848, died Sep-01-1933, 85 years old) United States of America

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Dr. William Robert Ballard (Junior) was born in Naples (Italy) in 1848. He was a strong London chess player in the late 19th, early 20th century. His father was a native of New York, and, for some years, the leading American dentist in London. Brother of Louisa Matilda Fagan.


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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Blackburne vs W R Ballard 1-0361872Blindfold simul, 10bC44 King's Pawn Game
2. W R Ballard vs Zukertort  ½-½281872Blindfold simul, 10bC24 Bishop's Opening
3. Blackburne vs W R Ballard  1-0271873Blindfold simul, 10bC60 Ruy Lopez
4. Zukertort vs W R Ballard  1-0431873Blind Simul, 10bC53 Giuoco Piano
5. Zukertort vs W R Ballard  ½-½331874Zukertort Blindfold Simul 10b, LondonC51 Evans Gambit
6. W R Ballard vs Holeman  0-1491874City of London CC - Bermondsey CC m000 Chess variants
7. W R Ballard vs Bird 1-0241879LondonC33 King's Gambit Accepted
8. Gunsberg vs W R Ballard 1-0211881City of London CC - St. George's CC mC39 King's Gambit Accepted
9. E Thorold vs W R Ballard  0-1271884CliftonC39 King's Gambit Accepted
10. W R Ballard vs J Fagan 1-0301884Odds game000 Chess variants
11. W R Ballard vs Gunsberg  0-1361885City of London CC - St. George's CC mC01 French, Exchange
12. W R Ballard vs J I Minchin  1-0231891Casual gameC25 Vienna
13. W R Ballard vs R Michell  1-0211895St. George's CC - Metropolitan CC mC28 Vienna Game
14. W R Ballard vs S J Stevens  1-0211895St. George's CC - North London CC mC25 Vienna
15. W R Ballard vs C Locock 0-1341898British CC - St. George's CC mC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
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Jan-04-09  WhiteRook48: only lost to Blackburne and Zukertort. Pretty good record.

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