Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Gordon, John





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  141  1963 (144) 6
1860  147  1964 (143) 0
1861  142  1965 (141) 0
1862  145  1966 (140) 4
1863  135  1969 (138) 0
1864  140  1972 (136) 0
1865  135  1975 (134) 0
1866  158  1978 (131) 0
1867  148  1981 (128) 0
1868  144  1984 (125) 0
1869  155  1988 (121) 0
1870  172  1991 (116) 0
1871  188  1994 (112) 14
1872  177  2000 (113) 0
1873  202  2007 (115) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gordon, John H.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Full name from correspondence from David Cohen.
 
References
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 62, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379
   [TG], vol. 16, 3 May 1859, page 3
   [TG], vol. 27, 24 Dec. 1870, page 1
   [TG], vol. 30, 19 May 1873, page 4
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Ontario]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: John Gordon]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]

Tournament data

Toronto 1859     Toronto Chess Club Tournament    
  Gordon, J.H. - Fletcher, E.T.     2 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Gaitskell, W.     1 - 3    
Toronto 1862     Toronto Tournament    
  Gordon, J.H. - Forbes, H.R.     1 - 3    
Toronto 1871     Toronto Chess Club Tournament     14.5  /  24
Toronto and Seaforth 1873     Toronto - Seaforth Telegaph Match    
  Gordon, J.H. - Jackson, G.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Gordon, J.H. - Young, Jo. (1)     0 - 1    
  Gordon, J.H. - Hurlburt, J.B.     1 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Jackson, G.E.     0 - 1