Taber, James
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1894 |
472 |
2095 | (59) | 11 |
| 1895 |
495 |
2086 | (56) | 7 |
| 1896 |
456 |
2100 | (57) | 12 |
| 1897 |
435 |
2113 | (67) | 0 |
| 1898 |
443 |
2125 | (74) | 1 |
| 1899 |
419 |
2142 | (80) | 2 |
| 1900 |
443 |
2138 | (88) | 0 |
| 1901 |
457 |
2134 | (94) | 0 |
| 1902 |
483 |
2131 | (99) | 0 |
| 1903 |
500 |
2127 | (103) | 0 |
| 1904 |
530 |
2123 | (107) | 0 |
| 1905 |
551 |
2119 | (110) | 1 |
| 1906 |
555 |
2119 | (113) | 0 |
| 1907 |
563 |
2118 | (115) | 1 |
| 1908 |
600 |
2106 | (118) | 0 |
| 1909 |
687 |
2094 | (122) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Taber, James Russell |
| Also known as: Dr. James Russell Taber |
| Born: 18 Dec. 1851 |
| Died: 21 Feb. 1921 |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| New York 1894 (8) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| New York 1896 (3) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1898 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Fischman (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1898 (7) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Ginsberg, M. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1899 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmpolitan Club Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Taubenhaus, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1899 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Newman, S. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Shenstone, S.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1907 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Ascher, J.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1909 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match |
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Taber, J.R. - Meyer, L.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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