Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1887 |
720 |
1854 | (93) | 9 |
| 1888 |
727 |
1853 | (94) | 0 |
| 1889 |
714 |
1852 | (94) | 0 |
| 1890 |
753 |
1851 | (92) | 0 |
| 1891 |
753 |
1849 | (90) | 0 |
| 1892 |
811 |
1848 | (86) | 1 |
| 1893 |
828 |
1855 | (83) | 1 |
| 1894 |
839 |
1867 | (79) | 7 |
| 1895 |
819 |
1887 | (84) | 0 |
| 1896 |
796 |
1907 | (87) | 0 |
| 1897 |
761 |
1926 | (88) | 0 |
| 1898 |
745 |
1946 | (89) | 0 |
| 1899 |
735 |
1965 | (88) | 0 |
| 1900 |
713 |
1985 | (85) | 0 |
| 1901 |
684 |
2004 | (81) | 7 |
| 1902 |
725 |
1988 | (84) | 0 |
| 1903 |
743 |
1971 | (86) | 0 |
| 1904 |
805 |
1955 | (85) | 0 |
| 1905 |
849 |
1938 | (84) | 6 |
| 1906 |
847 |
1947 | (90) | 0 |
| 1907 |
866 |
1956 | (95) | 0 |
| 1908 |
845 |
1965 | (99) | 0 |
| 1909 |
909 |
1974 | (102) | 0 |
| 1910 |
888 |
1983 | (104) | 0 |
| 1911 |
906 |
1992 | (106) | 6 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Belcher, Joseph Matthew |
| Born: 30 Jan. 1854 |
| Died: 22 Sep. 1926 |
| |
| Notes: |
| The Australian Chess Annual of 1896 has 'J.W. Belcher' on p.60, but 'J.M. Belcher' on pp.14 and 59. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 14, 59, 60 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 30 |
| Periodicals |
| [SAR], vol. 59, no. 14777, 24 Mar. 1894, page 7 |
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