Jellett, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  119  2245 (68) 20
1865  122  2239 (71) 0
1866  129  2233 (71) 10
1867  131  2227 (81) 0
1868  138  2222 (89) 0
1869  142  2216 (96) 0
1870  143  2211 (102) 0
1871  150  2205 (107) 0
1872  151  2200 (111) 0
1873  160  2194 (115) 0
1874  162  2189 (118) 0
1875  179  2183 (121) 0
1876  172  2178 (124) 0
1877  171  2172 (126) 0
1878  177  2167 (128) 0
1879  187  2161 (130) 0
1880  213  2156 (131) 0
1881  240  2150 (133) 0
1882  247  2144 (134) 0
1883  279  2139 (134) 0
1884  313  2133 (135) 0
1885  322  2128 (135) 0
1886  322  2122 (135) 0
1887  335  2117 (135) 0
1888  340  2111 (135) 0
1889  349  2106 (135) 0
1890  373  2100 (134) 0
1891  382  2095 (133) 0
1892  418  2089 (132) 0
1893  437  2084 (130) 0
1894  449  2078 (129) 0
1895  471  2073 (127) 0
1896  467  2067 (125) 0
1897  488  2062 (122) 0
1898  507  2056 (119) 0
1899  540  2051 (116) 0
1900  560  2045 (112) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Jellett, James I.  
Born: 5 Nov. 1842
Died: 22 Apr. 1914
 
Notes:
Brennen gives death date as 12-04-1914. Gaige gives death date as 22-04-1914. Hilbert gives 'J.J. Jellett', as does Reichhelm on p.56, but not in the index, p.155. The Philadelphia Daily Evening Bulletin of 5 Mar. 1864 also has 'J.J. Jellett'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 194
   Hilbert, Napier, page 4, 104
   Moran, World Chess Championship I, page 112
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10, 59
Periodicals
   [NYC], 10 Dec. 1864
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [Sph], vol. 2, no. 15, 15 Dec. 1866, page 232
Web
   Brennen, Neil.  [The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Jellett, J.I. - Montgomery, H.C. 1864         (f)     6.5   -   3.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Jellett, J.I. 1866         (f)     5   -   5      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     9  /  11      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Excelsior 1900 (1)     1st Western Chess Association Tournament (1st USA Open)     3  /  5


Player information updated: 15 Jan. 2020