Jellett, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  136  2244 (68) 20
1865  137  2238 (71) 0
1866  142  2232 (71) 10
1867  145  2227 (81) 0
1868  155  2221 (89) 0
1869  158  2216 (96) 0
1870  158  2211 (102) 0
1871  169  2205 (107) 0
1872  176  2200 (111) 0
1873  180  2194 (115) 0
1874  179  2189 (118) 0
1875  197  2184 (121) 0
1876  194  2178 (124) 0
1877  191  2173 (126) 0
1878  198  2167 (128) 0
1879  206  2162 (130) 0
1880  227  2157 (131) 0
1881  258  2151 (133) 0
1882  269  2146 (134) 0
1883  299  2141 (134) 0
1884  326  2135 (135) 0
1885  332  2130 (135) 0
1886  344  2124 (135) 0
1887  360  2119 (135) 0
1888  376  2114 (135) 0
1889  369  2108 (134) 0
1890  391  2103 (134) 0
1891  398  2097 (133) 0
1892  440  2092 (132) 0
1893  473  2087 (130) 0
1894  494  2081 (129) 0
1895  507  2076 (127) 0
1896  507  2071 (124) 0
1897  531  2065 (122) 0
1898  563  2060 (119) 0
1899  588  2054 (116) 0
1900  616  2049 (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'. The Schachzeitung of Apr. 1869 (p.108) has 'J.J. Jellette'.
 
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
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
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: 6 Aug. 2024