 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakati pa1895 na1901, Atkins akatamba mumakwikwi maduku manomwe, akakunda mana uye akapedza ari wechipiri kana kuti akaenzana wechipiri mune mamwe, uye akarasikirwa nemitambo mitatu bedzi pamakumi manomwe. Izvi zvaisanganisira mutambo muduku pamutambo mukuru weHastings wa1895, kwaakapedza akaenzana wechipiri, shure Géza Maróczy, uye akapiwa Newnes Cup nokuti mugumisiro yakanakisisa nokuda British mudzidzi. PaBristol 1896, akangoita dhirowa rimwe chete mumitambo mipfumbamwe. MuSouthampton 1897, yeEighth British Amateur Championship, akawana mapoinzi 8.5 kubva pa10 angangodaro, achichengetedza zita rake reBritish amateur. PaCraigside 1899, akawana 7.510, shure kwaAmos Burn 910. PaAmsterdam 1899, mutambo weamateur uyo wakanga uri kuoneka kwokutanga kwenyika yose kwaAtkins, akawana chiverengero chakakwana chisingawanzoitiki, achikunda mitambo yose ye15 uye achigumisa 4 mapoinzi mberi kwechipiri. Akawana 46, zvakare achipedzisa shure kweBurn 56, kuBirmingham 1899. PaBath 1900, akawana 12,514, achiburitsa 3 chete mumitambo 14. PaLlandudno 1901, murume wechina-double-round robin, Atkins akakundwa zvakare naBurn, uyo akarova 4.56 kune Atkins 3.5 mapoinzi. Pakati pa1896 na1911, Atkins akapinda mumutambo wegore negore wemabhodhi gumi pakati peBritain neUnited States gore rega rega kunze kwa1909. 