Taber, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  507  2065 (90) 7
1896  469  2080 (93) 0
1897  445  2096 (96) 0
1898  440  2111 (97) 1
1899  417  2130 (98) 2
1900  441  2128 (103) 0
1901  456  2126 (107) 0
1902  473  2123 (111) 0
1903  486  2121 (114) 0
1904  510  2118 (116) 0
1905  524  2116 (118) 1
1906  528  2116 (120) 0
1907  536  2116 (121) 1
1908  574  2105 (124) 0
1909  643  2094 (127) 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 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: 17 Jul. 2025