Taber, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  451  2091 (59) 11
1895  480  2082 (56) 7
1896  445  2096 (57) 12
1897  424  2109 (67) 0
1898  426  2122 (74) 1
1899  403  2138 (80) 2
1900  425  2135 (88) 0
1901  440  2131 (94) 0
1902  467  2128 (99) 0
1903  481  2124 (104) 0
1904  508  2121 (107) 0
1905  529  2117 (110) 1
1906  531  2116 (113) 0
1907  539  2116 (115) 1
1908  578  2104 (119) 0
1909  649  2092 (122) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Taber, James Russell  
   Also known as: Dr. James Russell Taber
Born: 18 Dec. 1851
Died: 21 Feb. 1921
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 418
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 430
   Hilbert, Napier, page 34, 36
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 27, 138
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 182
Periodicals
   [BSU], 3 Mar. 1894
Web
   [James Taber]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Elwell, J.D. - Taber, J.R. 1895         (f)     5   -   2

Tournament data

New York 1894 (8)     Brooklyn Club Championship     5.5  /  11
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     4.5  /  12
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Fischman (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Ginsberg, M.     0 - 1    
New York 1899 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmpolitan Club Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Taubenhaus, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Newman, S. (2)     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Shenstone, S.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1907 (3)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Ascher, J.G.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Taber, J.R. - Meyer, L.B.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025