Clark, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1899  827  1915 (93) 8
1900  838  1922 (90) 0
1901  826  1928 (86) 0
1902  814  1935 (81) 0
1903  800  1942 (74) 0
1904  821  1948 (64) 13
1905  809  1979 (69) 0
1906  773  2009 (70) 0
1907  742  2039 (68) 1
1908  638  2085 (66) 0
1909  572  2131 (60) 0
1910  477  2177 (50) 16
1911  394  2219 (48) 24
1912  399  2213 (60) 0
1913  411  2207 (67) 0
1914  389  2202 (72) 4
1915  432  2178 (79) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Clark, John Levi  
Born: 8 Jan. 1881
Died: 30 June 1967
 
Notes:
There appear to have been players named 'J.H. Clark' and 'J.W. Clark' as well as 'John Levi Clark' playing in the same places around the same time. It is often not clear which of these players played in a given event.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 72
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 284
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 48
Web
   Jirousek, Jim.  [1899 Nebraska's First Tourn. & Champ]
   [John Levi Clark]

Tournament data

Dannebrog 1899     1st Nebraska Chess Assocation Tourney     4.5  /  8
Saint Louis 1904 (1)     7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament     2.5  /  13
London, England and New York 1907 (2)     7th Anglo-American Universities Cable Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Roughton, N.J.     0 - 1    
Boston, Massachusetts 1910     Boston Club Championship     3  /  8
Rochester, New York 1910 (1)     23rd New York State Chess Association Master Tournament     5  /  8
Excelsior 1911     12th Western Chess Association Tournament     7.5  /  13
Boston, Massachusetts 1911     Boston Chess Club Championship     10  /  12
New York 1914 (8)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Lipschutz, P.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (10)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Farley, P.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (11)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - White, J.H. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1914 (12)     Manhattan Club - Washington Heights Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Eolis, A.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1915 (2)     Staten Island Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Klingspor, G.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (4)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Menkes, J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Roeske, G.T.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Clark, J.L. - Albert, B.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025