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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Walter Shipley
   Born:    1860-Jun
   Died:    1942-Feb
   Best World Rank:    #12 (on the September 1901 rating list)
   Highest Rating:    2634 on the September 1901 rating list, #12 in world, age 41y3m
   Best Individual Performance:    2640 in Philadelphia, 1898, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2535-rated opposition
  (no graph available)   Best Performances   Career Details   Event Details   Ratings only
    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    New York State Chess Association Tournament (Cooperstown), 1886  not rated on September 1886 list   -   +4 (5/6, 83%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Franklin Chess Club Championship (Philadelphia), 1890  not rated on January 1890 list   -   +6 (10/14, 71%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Skaneateles, 1892  not rated on August 1892 list   [2490]   +3 (5/7, 71%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2520-rated opposition   N/A 
    Philadelphia, 1892  not rated on December 1892 list   [2470]   +8 (13/18, 72%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2490-rated opposition   N/A 
    Philadelphia, 1893  not rated on December 1893 list   [2434]   +10 (17/24, 71%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2507-rated opposition   N/A 
    Buffalo, 1894  not rated on August 1894 list   [2487]   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2531-rated opposition   N/A 
    Ontario Beach, 1896  not rated on July 1896 list   [2524]   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2504-rated opposition   N/A 
    Philadelphia, 1896  not rated on December 1896 list   -   +1 (6/11, 55%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Thousand Islands, 1897  not rated on August 1897 list   [2567]   +1 (4/7, 57%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2621-rated opposition   N/A 
    Philadelphia, 1898  2528 (#52 on January 1898 list)   2640   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2535-rated opposition   +2.1 
    Saratoga Springs, 1899  2572 (#30 on January 1899 list)   [2498]   +1 (4/7, 57%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2521-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Philadelphia, 1899  2554 (#30 on December 1899 list)   2631   +7 (12.5/18, 69%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2495-rated opposition   +2.0 
    Philadelphia, 1900  2591 (#20 on December 1900 list)   2583   +8 (11/14, 79%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2494-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Chicago CC-Franklin CC Cable Match, 1904  not rated on January 1904 list   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC Cable Match, 1904  not rated on January 1904 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Franklin CC-Chicago CC Cable Match, 1905  not rated on January 1905 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC- Franklin CC Cable Match, 1905  not rated on January 1905 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC- Franklin CC New York, 1906  not rated on January 1906 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC New York, 1907  not rated on January 1907 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC New York, 1908  not rated on January 1908 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC New York, 1909  not rated on January 1909 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC New York, 1910  not rated on May 1910 list   [2584]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2770-rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC New York, 1911  not rated on January 1911 list   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Manhattan CC-Franklin CC New York, 1912  not rated on January 1912 list   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Philadelphia-Manhattan USA, 1913  not rated on January 1913 list   [2551]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2718-rated opposition   N/A 
    American Chess Bulletin USA, 1914  not rated on January 1914 list   [2413]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2496-rated opposition   N/A 
    US op Reno, 1999  not rated on January 1999 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A