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William DeVisser

Number of games in database: 32
Years covered: 1880 to 1922
Overall record: +18 -10 =4 (62.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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WILLIAM DEVISSER
(born Nov-05-1855, died Dec-04-1923, 68 years old) United States of America

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William Moralis DeVisser, born New Orleans, LA USA; died Brentwood, NY, USA.

He was a charter member of the Manhattan Chess Club, a contestant in the minor tournament of the Fifth American Chess Congress, and played in several of the handicap tournaments of the Manhattan Chess Club, in one of which he won first prize. In 1889, in the midsummer meeting of the New York State Association, he tied for first prize with Henry H Schieffelin. He won first prize in the continuous tournament of the Brooklyn Chess Club in 1891.(1) He was also a noted problem composer and president of the Metropolitan Chess League.(1)(2)(3) In 1899, he won the New York State Chess Championship.

Sources
(1) Brooklyn Daily Standard-Union, 1892.04.16, p8
(2) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Four O'Clock Edition, 1923.12.05, p2
(3) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Afternoon Edition, 1923.12.05, Section 1, p3

Reference
https://books.google.com/books?id=V...

Last updated: 2025-05-21 17:30:05

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Golmayo vs W DeVisser  0-1321880New York gameC45 Scotch Game
2. W DeVisser vs D G Baird  1-0571880USA-05.Congress-BC59 Two Knights
3. W DeVisser vs H Thompson  ½-½471880USA-05.Congress-BC53 Giuoco Piano
4. W DeVisser vs A Grutter  1-0421881Manhattan CC Championship 1881C45 Scotch Game
5. W DeVisser vs F Teed  0-1381881Manhattan CC Handicap 1881/82C42 Petrov Defense
6. C Golmayo vs W DeVisser  0-1321883New York gameC45 Scotch Game
7. W DeVisser vs F Storck  1-0311888Manhattan CC Championship 1888C45 Scotch Game
8. W DeVisser vs J Congdon  1-0291889New York State CA Handicap 1st ClassC00 French Defense
9. W DeVisser vs J H Park  1-0241891de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
10. W DeVisser vs A W Shephard  1-0361891de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynC25 Vienna
11. W DeVisser vs L Broughton  1-0371891de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynC45 Scotch Game
12. W DeVisser vs F Rose  1-0401891de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
13. W DeVisser vs C T Thompson  0-1231891de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynC25 Vienna
14. W DeVisser vs E N Olly  1-0321891de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynC25 Vienna
15. Steinitz vs W DeVisser  1-0311892Steinitz Blind Simul 3b, BrooklynB01 Scandinavian
16. W DeVisser vs Lasker 0-1381892Exhibition gameB32 Sicilian
17. Lasker vs W DeVisser 1-0221892Exhibition gameC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
18. W DeVisser vs J D Elwell  0-1421893de Visser Simul 12b, BrooklynB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
19. A Schottlaender vs W DeVisser  0-1231893Schottländer Simul 14bB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
20. W DeVisser vs Lasker 0-1291893Exhibition game on a three-masted schoonerC44 King's Pawn Game
21. Lasker vs W DeVisser ½-½301893Simul, 15bB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
22. W DeVisser vs S R Rocamora  0-1261894New York City CC-Brooklyn CCC45 Scotch Game
23. W DeVisser vs Taubenhaus  1-0281894Offhand GameC25 Vienna
24. Lasker vs W DeVisser 1-0411894Simul, 18bB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
25. W DeVisser vs J Congdon  1-0291895Casual gameC00 French Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-02-06  EmperorAtahualpa: Here's a drawing of Mr. de Visser:

http://www.chessarch.com/museum/dra...

Sep-15-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: 1899 New York State chess champion, and member of the Brooklyn Chess Club.
Nov-27-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Short biography and some games can be found at:

http://www.correspondencechess.com/...

Mar-14-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Portrait photo: http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id...
Jun-05-17  zanzibar: A very nice, and fun, attacking game by De Visser:

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[Event "Manhattan--Franklin CC team match"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA "]
[Date "1900.05.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "De Visser, William M."]
[Black "Shipley, Walter Penn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[EventDate "1900.05.28"]
[Source "BDE 1900.07.12 p15"]
[Notes "Annotations in source by De Visser"]

1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.axb4 Bxb4 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Qe2 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nd4 11.Qd3 Nf4 12.Qe4 Nfe2+ 13.Bxe2 Bf5 14.Qe3 Nxc2 15.Qf4 Nxa1 16.Qxf5 Qc7 17.Bb2 Nb3 18.Bd3 g6 19.Ng4 Bc3 20.Qf6 Bxf6 21.Nxf6+ Kg7 22.Ne8+ Kg8 23.Nxc7 Rad8 24.Be4 Nxd2 25.Nxd2 Rxd2 26.Bc3 Re2 27.Nd5 f5 28.Bd3 Ra2 29.Bc4 Ra4 30.Ne7# 1-0

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Side note - Beware modern programs that put past Decoration Days on a Monday!

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Jun-05-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Why submit the game and post it here? Didn't I already command you not to do this?
Jun-05-17  zanzibar: <MissS> let's break this into two parts...


<Why submit the game and post it here?>

A reasonable question, fully deserving a reply.


<Didn't I already command you not to do this?>

Why, yes indeed, you did.

So?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w4...

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Aug-25-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: He married Eugenie, the daughter of Charles A Gilberg, as revealed by the January 1905 <ACB>, p.9. She inherited her father's chess library upon the death of her mother.
Apr-18-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  jnpope: The death notice in the <Brooklyn Daily Eagle>, 1923.12.05, p2, gives his middle name as Moralis. Bio updated.
May-15-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: His grave:

https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/...

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