Edo Ratings, Mellis, J.

Mellis, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1872	525	1758	(130)	3
1873	560	1755	(130)	0
1874	613	1752	(129)	0
1875	653	1749	(129)	0
1876	644	1746	(128)	3
1877	587	1732	(129)	0
1878	581	1718	(129)	0
1879	588	1704	(129)	0
1880	631	1689	(129)	0
1881	711	1675	(129)	2
1882	801	1668	(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