Rayner, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  174  2214 (82) 6
1883  205  2205 (75) 2
1884  231  2195 (69) 3
1885  247  2182 (66) 2
1886  250  2184 (62) 11
1887  263  2178 (69) 1
1888  266  2174 (75) 1
1889  259  2176 (80) 0
1890  276  2177 (83) 0
1891  279  2179 (86) 1
1892  299  2178 (88) 0
1893  290  2178 (89) 1
1894  305  2167 (91) 1
1895  325  2160 (95) 0
1896  328  2154 (98) 1
1897  344  2151 (101) 1
1898  365  2141 (106) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rayner, James  
Born: 16 July 1859
Died: 4 June 1898
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 430, 458, 967
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 348
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 120
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 206, 233
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 439
   [LeM], no. 14685, 2 May 1885, page 7
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [NCCU History: Yorkshire Chess Association]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1882 (Nov): Halifax v Leeds]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Isaac McIntyre Brown]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - James Rayner]
   [West Yorkshire v. Tyne and Tees-Side]

Tournament data

Leeds 1882 (4)     Leeds - Hull Church Institute Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Smith (8)     2 - 0    
Ilkley 1882 (2)     Leeds - Ilkley Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - McKean, J.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1882 (6)     Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - West, J.S.     2 - 0    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1882     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Spenser, N.B.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Leather, R.K.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1884 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Class I    
  Rayner, Ja. - Young, J.W. (2)     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Macmaster, R.M.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Wellington, S.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1885     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Spencer, T.     0 - 1    
Wakefield 1885 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class A    
  Rayner, Ja. - Hussey, E.B.     1 - 0    
Leeds 1886     Wakefield - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Hunter, W.W.     1 - 1    
Bradford 1886 (2)     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Onions, G.F.     2 - 0    
Sheffield 1886 (1)     Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Huntsman, E.J.     1 - 1    
Huddersfield and Leeds 1886 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class A, Section 2    
  Rayner, Ja. - Schott, G.A.     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Jackson, H. (2)     1 - 0    
Bradford 1886 (7)     1st Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class A    
  Rayner, Ja. - Stokoe, T.Y.     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Scholefield, W.R.     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Wright, F.H.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1887 (2)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Leather, R.K.     0.5 - 0.5    
Harrogate 1888     Tyneside and Tees-Side - West Yorkshire Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Downey, F.T.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1891     Sheffield - Leeds Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Huntsman, E.J.     1 - 0    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Evans, W.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Locock, C.D.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1896     Cheshire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London, England and Leeds 1897     City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Smith, S.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Manchester 1898     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Jones, H. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2017