Edo Ratings, Mellis, J.

Mellis, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1872	560	1753	(130)	3
1873	579	1751	(130)	0
1874	638	1748	(129)	0
1875	681	1745	(129)	0
1876	677	1742	(128)	3
1877	618	1728	(129)	0
1878	613	1714	(129)	0
1879	615	1700	(129)	0
1880	667	1686	(129)	0
1881	748	1672	(129)	2
1882	842	1665	(131)	2

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Mellis, James

Born: 19 Mar. 1810

Died: 1899

Notes:

Name appears as 'James Mellish' or 'Mellis' in the Illustrated London News. Alan McGowan has sent me birth and death dates from official records, and information that he was born in Jersey but joined the Edinburgh Chess Club in 1860.

References

Periodicals

[CML], vol. 2, no. 10, June 1881, page 293

[Era], vol. 35, no. 1790, 12 Jan. 1873, page 2

[ILN], vol. 61, no. 1738, 28 Dec. 1872, page 639

[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1748, 1 Mar. 1873, page 211

[ILN], vol. 65, no. 1842, 12 Dec. 1874, page 571

[TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7

Tournament data

Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match

  Mellis, J. - Tennant, A.A.     1 - 2

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match

  Mellis, J. - Broom, A.     2 - 1

Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match

  Mellis, J. - Kennedy, N.     0 - 2

Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match

  Mellis, J. - Chirrey, D.     0 - 2