Finlayson, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  634  1907 (86) 2
1889  617  1909 (79) 1
1890  642  1921 (72) 8
1891  645  1931 (73) 0
1892  670  1941 (72) 0
1893  664  1950 (68) 0
1894  652  1960 (61) 8
1895  691  1940 (60) 7
1896  665  1946 (62) 0
1897  666  1953 (60) 10
1898  687  1943 (65) 0
1899  720  1933 (67) 7
1900  748  1925 (74) 0
1901  775  1917 (79) 0
1902  789  1910 (82) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Finlayson, John McLean  
   Also known as: John M'Lean Finlayson
Born: 30 Mar. 1849
Died: 1 June 1915
 
Notes:
Gaige gives name as 'Finlayson, John M'Lean' but the second name is just an abbreviation for 'McLean'. Gaige gives birth between 2-06-1847 and 1-06-1848. Alan McGowan has sent me copies of official records showing his birth date as 30-03-1849.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 959
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 119
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 484
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 185
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1890]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1888 (4)     5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Finlayson, J.M. - Chambers, J.D.     1 - 0          Chambers, J.D. gave odds of pawn and move
  Finlayson, J.M. - McCombie, W.     0 - 1          Finlayson, J.M. gave odds of pawn and move
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Finlayson, J.M. - Lucovich, O.     0 - 1    
Dundee 1890 (1)     7th Scottish Championship     3.5  /  7
Dundee 1890 (3)     Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Finlayson, J.M. - Fraser, G.B.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1894     11th Scottish Championship     5  /  8
Edinburgh 1895 (1)     12th Scottish Championship     1.5  /  7
Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     4.5  /  9
Liverpool 1897 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Finlayson, J.M. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
Stirling 1899     16th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  7
Glasgow 1900     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Finlayson, J.M. - Phillips, E.G.     1 - 0    
Perth, Scotland 1902     19th Scottish Championship     1.5  /  5


Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023