Soul, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1855  95  2234 (80) 6
1856  116  2209 (80) 2
1857  125  2197 (81) 1
1858  136  2190 (82) 0
1859  146  2183 (81) 1
1860  154  2174 (82) 1
1861  165  2179 (81) 0
1862  166  2184 (80) 2
1863  159  2191 (78) 3
1864  169  2187 (79) 0
1865  171  2183 (77) 2
1866  177  2184 (73) 0
1867  170  2186 (67) 0
1868  180  2187 (58) 17
1869  142  2237 (57) 3
1870  112  2269 (53) 15
1871  123  2255 (56) 5
1872  139  2245 (59) 4
1873  161  2213 (60) 0
1874  187  2182 (56) 17
1875  234  2143 (64) 2
1876  257  2116 (70) 2
1877  268  2098 (76) 2
1878  291  2088 (82) 2
1879  306  2072 (90) 0
1880  343  2056 (96) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Soul, John  
Born:
Died: Apr. 1881
 
Notes:
Sergeant (p.153) has 'John Saul', as does the 18 Apr. 1858 issue of the Era (p.7).
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 232
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 69, 77, 78
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 18, 151, 925, 969
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 261, 377
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 153
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 5, May 1855, page 176
   [Era], vol. 20, no. 1021, 18 Apr. 1858, page 7
   [Fld], 29 July 1854
   [ILN], vol. 22, no. 629, 25 June 1853, page 515
   [LiM], vol. 47, no. 3018, 7 Aug. 1857, page 12
   [LiM], no. 7230, 27 Mar. 1871, page 6
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 3, Mar. 1850, page 86
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']
   Sericano, C.  [Manchester, 1857]

Tournament data

Liverpool 1855     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Kipping, J.S.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1855 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Kipping, J.S.     2.5 - 1.5    
Liverpool 1856     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Kipping, J.S.     0 - 2    
Manchester 1857 (1)     1st British Chess Association Congress    
  Soul, J. - Boden, S.S.     0 - 1    
Manchester and Liverpool 1859     Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match    
  Soul, J. - Kipping, J.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Manchester and Liverpool 1860     Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match    
  Soul, J. - Gregson, R.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1862 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Birch, J.A.     1.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1863     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Gregson, R.     2.5 - 0.5    
Manchester 1865     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Szarbinowski     1.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1868     Liverpool Club Tournament     5  /  17
Manchester 1869     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Bode, C.H.     3 - 0    
Liverpool 1870     Liverpool Club Tournament     11  /  15
Liverpool 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Grube, T.     0.5 - 1.5    
Bradford 1871     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Soul, J. - Werner, M.G.E.     2 - 0    
Manchester 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Steinkuhler, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1872 (1)     Liverpool Club Handicap     2  /  2
Liverpool 1872 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Gazale, H.     1 - 1    
Liverpool 1874     Liverpool Club Handicap     8  /  15      odds player in pawn and move class
Manchester 1874 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Steinkuhler, A.     1 - 1    
Liverpool 1875     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Grube, T.     0.5 - 1.5    
Manchester or Liverpool (?) 1876     Manchester Athenaeum - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Goulden, J.     0.5 - 1.5    
Liverpool 1877 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Jones, H. (1)     0 - 2    
Manchester 1878     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - Boyer, R.C.     1 - 1    
Liverpool 1880     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Soul, J. - von Zabern, T.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026