Clark, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1899  819  1918 (93) 8
1900  828  1925 (90) 0
1901  816  1932 (86) 0
1902  806  1938 (81) 0
1903  789  1945 (74) 0
1904  815  1952 (64) 13
1905  799  1983 (69) 0
1906  760  2013 (70) 0
1907  727  2044 (68) 1
1908  617  2091 (66) 0
1909  551  2137 (60) 0
1910  445  2184 (50) 16
1911  373  2225 (48) 24
1912  380  2218 (60) 0
1913  388  2211 (67) 0
1914  380  2204 (72) 4
1915  426  2180 (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