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    


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022