Magee, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  540  1980 (59) 8
1887  496  2004 (49) 18
1888  428  2054 (44) 22
1889  390  2069 (45) 18
1890  426  2063 (53) 0
1891  445  2057 (54) 0
1892  485  2051 (47) 14
1893  507  2039 (45) 14
1894  553  2025 (45) 17
1895  572  2006 (45) 14
1896  523  2037 (46) 11
1897  426  2095 (47) 8
1898  372  2133 (46) 10
1899  388  2131 (44) 11
1900  364  2147 (43) 19
1901  369  2153 (46) 18
1902  395  2149 (57) 0
1903  406  2146 (63) 0
1904  440  2143 (65) 0
1905  447  2140 (64) 9
1906  494  2121 (72) 1
1907  545  2099 (80) 0
1908  598  2077 (86) 1
1909  677  2062 (93) 0
1910  695  2048 (99) 0
1911  753  2034 (103) 0
1912  782  2020 (108) 0
1913  807  2006 (111) 0
1914  771  1991 (114) 0
1915  751  1977 (117) 1
1916  749  1968 (121) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Magee, James Francis  
   Also known as: James Francis Magee Jr.
Born: 7 Jan. 1867
Died: 13 Apr. 1955
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 262
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 59, 60
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 243
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 216
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 176, 392
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 130
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 40
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 163
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 170
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [More Recovered Chess Games: Steinitz, Pillsbury, Lasker and Capablanca]

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1886 (1)     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Magee, J.F. - Bell (1)     1 - 0    
Wilmington 1886     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Magee, J.F. - Kurtz, W.F.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1886 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     3  /  10
Philadelphia 1887 (1)     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Magee, J.F. - Kerr, H.     1 - 0    
Wilmington 1887     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Magee, J.F. - Betts, E.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1887 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     5.5  /  18
New York 1888 (1)     Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (1)    
  Magee, J.F. - Sternberg, L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1888 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     11  /  23
Philadelphia 1889 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     10.5  /  21
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Loyd, S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1892 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6  /  15
Philadelphia 1893 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4  /  14
Philadelphia 1894 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Bampton, S.W.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Perry-Smith, O.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Voigt, H.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1894 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6.5  /  15
Philadelphia 1895 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Morgan, J.P.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Blakemore, J.P.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1895 (6)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1896 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Newman, C.J.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Perry-Smith, O.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1896 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     2.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1897 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Barrett, S.R.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Blakemore, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Rhoads, J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1897 (6)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     2.5  /  5
Philadelphia 1898 (1)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     5  /  8
Philadelphia 1898 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Roeske, J.F.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Schultz, W.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (1)     14th Junior Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Wyeth, D.R.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Hoopes, W.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Young, J.W. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Isaacson, C.B.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  18
Philadelphia 1901 (2)     Junior Chess Club Championship     8  /  11
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     16th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Siegheim, B.E.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1905 (2)     20th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1906 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Delmar, E. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Kreymborg, A.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023