Aitken, James
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1937 |
467 |
2249 | (49) | 17 |
| 1938 |
450 |
2254 | (45) | 11 |
| 1939 |
416 |
2257 | (45) | 20 |
| 1940 |
381 |
2256 | (57) | 0 |
| 1941 |
365 |
2256 | (63) | 0 |
| 1942 |
332 |
2256 | (65) | 0 |
| 1943 |
323 |
2255 | (64) | 0 |
| 1944 |
322 |
2255 | (60) | 0 |
| 1945 |
326 |
2254 | (51) | 10 |
| 1946 |
243 |
2290 | (46) | 13 |
| 1947 |
186 |
2303 | (46) | 23 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Aitken, James Macrae |
| Born: 27 Oct. 1908 |
| Died: 3 Dec. 1983 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 345 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 332 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 450 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 4 |
| Web |
| Bartelski, Wojciech. [7th Chess Olympiad: Stockholm 1937 - Scotland] |
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Tournament data
| Stockholm 1937 (3) |
7th Olympiad |
5.5 | / | 17 |
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| Brighton 1938 (1) |
31st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
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| Aberdeen 1939 |
Scottish Championship |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Bournemouth 1939 (1) |
32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament |
5 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1945 |
London Championship |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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| Hastings 1946 (1) |
21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Moscow and London, England 1946 |
U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match |
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Aitken, J.M. - Bondarevsky, I.Z. |
0 - 2 |
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| Hastings 1947 (1) |
22nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
3 | / | 9 |
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| Harrogate 1947 (2) |
34th British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament |
9.5 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1947 (2) |
Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match |
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Aitken, J.M. - Ragozin, V.V. |
0 - 2 |
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| London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947 |
Great Britain - Australia Radio Match |
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Aitken, J.M. - Mills, B.Y. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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