Edo Ratings, Mellis, J.

Mellis, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1872	558	1752	(130)	3
1873	580	1749	(130)	0
1874	638	1747	(129)	0
1875	673	1744	(129)	0
1876	670	1741	(128)	3
1877	612	1727	(129)	0
1878	607	1713	(129)	0
1879	608	1699	(129)	0
1880	659	1685	(129)	0
1881	738	1671	(129)	2
1882	836	1664	(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