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William Woodbury

Number of games in database: 15
Years covered: 1904 to 1939
Overall record: +8 -6 =1 (56.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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WILLIAM WOODBURY
(born Feb-14-1886, died Apr-11-1979, 93 years old) United States of America

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William Nicholl Woodbury, born Knoxville, TN USA; died Atlanta, GA USA.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G W Tucker vs W N Woodbury  0-151190413th Intercollegiate Cup, New YorkA80 Dutch
2. W I Lourie vs W N Woodbury  ½-½521905Match Boston-New EnglandC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. W N Woodbury vs P W Bridgman 1-021190514th Intercollegiate Cup, New YorkC42 Petrov Defense
4. W M Ward vs W N Woodbury  0-121190514th Intercollegiate Cup, New YorkD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. W N Woodbury vs E F Schrader  0-138191415th Western ChampionshipC23 Bishop's Opening
6. W N Woodbury vs V Alderson 1-051191415th Western ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
7. W N Woodbury vs G H Wolbrecht  0-124191415th Western ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
8. W G Hine vs W N Woodbury  0-127191415th Western ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
9. W N Woodbury vs L Labatt 1-040191415th Western ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
10. J Beckner vs W N Woodbury  0-143191415th Western ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
11. E Hill vs W N Woodbury  1-040191415th Western ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
12. A E Crew vs W N Woodbury  0-135191415th Western ChampionshipC58 Two Knights
13. A Beckman vs W N Woodbury 1-02419175th U.S. Corr Chess Assn TournamentC45 Scotch Game
14. Capablanca vs W N Woodbury 1-0521918Simul, 22bC30 King's Gambit Declined
15. Koltanowski vs W N Woodbury 1-0271939Blindfold simulD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
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Mar-28-14  DoctorD: First Champion of National Correspondence Chess Association in 1915 and also a member of the Yale chess team in 1905 and 1906. Born Feb 4, 1886.
Oct-18-14
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  Stonehenge: Or on the 14th?

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903...

Feb-14-18
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  GrahamClayton: Outside of chess, Woodbury was a noted designer of football stadiums, was the author of the 1948 book "Grandstand and Stadium Design", published by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
May-06-25
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  NewspaperChessArchiv: Had photos and articles about him for his engineering in bridge architecture.

William Nicholl Woodbury
February 14, 1886 - April 11, 1979

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