Magee, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  583  1976 (59) 8
1887  537  2000 (49) 18
1888  465  2050 (44) 22
1889  436  2066 (45) 18
1890  463  2060 (53) 0
1891  474  2054 (53) 0
1892  516  2048 (47) 14
1893  560  2036 (45) 14
1894  609  2023 (45) 17
1895  642  2003 (45) 14
1896  570  2034 (46) 11
1897  470  2091 (47) 8
1898  424  2130 (45) 11
1899  442  2124 (44) 11
1900  437  2137 (42) 19
1901  433  2141 (45) 18
1902  475  2128 (54) 1
1903  487  2128 (59) 0
1904  511  2128 (59) 0
1905  521  2128 (55) 9
1906  550  2114 (56) 1
1907  588  2099 (53) 13
1908  677  2073 (60) 1
1909  765  2055 (64) 9
1910  798  2038 (74) 0
1911  865  2021 (82) 0
1912  873  2004 (89) 0
1913  934  1986 (94) 0
1914  923  1969 (99) 0
1915  880  1952 (102) 1
1916  894  1940 (107) 1
1917  895  1932 (112) 0
1918  919  1923 (117) 0
1919  941  1915 (121) 0
1920  1051  1907 (125) 0
1921  1169  1899 (129) 0
1922  1205  1891 (132) 0
1923  1370  1882 (135) 0
1924  1382  1874 (137) 0
1925  1478  1866 (140) 0
1926  1585  1858 (142) 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    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1905 (2)     20th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Delmar, E. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  13
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (7)     Junior Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Kreymborg, A.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Cohen, S.S.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025