Edo Ratings, Mellis, J.

Mellis, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1872	575	1758	(129)	3
1873	600	1755	(130)	0
1874	650	1752	(129)	0
1875	694	1750	(129)	0
1876	689	1747	(128)	3
1877	636	1733	(129)	0
1878	636	1719	(129)	0
1879	646	1705	(129)	0
1880	688	1691	(129)	0
1881	761	1677	(129)	2
1882	859	1670	(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