Edo Ratings, Birch, J.A.

Birch, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1855	142	1965	(115)	2
1856	163	1965	(113)	0
1857	174	1965	(110)	0
1858	186	1964	(106)	0
1859	208	1964	(102)	1
1860	224	1967	(99)	0
1861	226	1970	(95)	3
1862	229	1976	(91)	6
1863	220	1979	(91)	2
1864	237	1982	(92)	0
1865	249	1985	(93)	1
1866	276	1985	(94)	0
1867	264	1984	(95)	0
1868	269	1984	(94)	0
1869	278	1983	(93)	1
1870	293	1989	(93)	3
1871	327	1979	(96)	3
1872	334	1970	(99)	3
1873	353	1961	(106)	0
1874	377	1953	(113)	0
1875	380	1944	(119)	0
1876	384	1935	(125)	3

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Birch, James A.

Born:

Died:

Notes:

Staunton gives his name as 'I.A. Birch' in the Illustrated London News of 4 Apr. 1863 (p.395), but it is given elsewhere as 'J. Birch' or 'James Birch'. I believe these are the same person, as 'I' was often used interchangably for 'J' as an initial in the 19th century. In the Jun. 1853 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle, he has 'James Bird' in error. There was also a 'Lee Birch' in Manchester, who was active at least until 1853.

References

Books

Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 40

Whyld, English Tournaments, page 11

Periodicals

[CP], vol. 3, June 1853, page 322

[CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1853, page 180

[CPC], vol. 3, no. 5, May 1855, page 176

[Era], vol. 18, no. 919, 4 May 1856, page 14

[Era], vol. 24, no. 1203, 13 Oct. 1861, page 13

[Era], vol. 24, no. 1214, 29 Dec. 1861, page 4

[ILN], vol. 22, no. 623, 21 May 1853, page 403

[ILN], vol. 28, no. 797, 3 May 1856, page 483

[ILN], vol. 30, no. 843, 7 Feb. 1857, page 124

[ILN], vol. 42, no. 1197, 4 Apr. 1863, page 395

[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1759, 17 May 1873, page 475

[MWET], no. 736, 26 Apr. 1856, page 6

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

[WP], vol. 7, no. 2, 1 June 1874, page 19

Web

Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863]

Tournament data

Liverpool 1855     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Sparke, M.     1.5 - 0.5

Manchester and Liverpool 1859     Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match

  Birch, J.A. - de Szabo, E.     0 - 1

Manchester 1861 (1)     Manchester Chess Club Tournament - 1st Class

  Birch, J.A. - Pindar, E.D.     0 - 3

Manchester 1862 (1)     Manchester Club Tournament

  Birch, J.A. - Perkins, G.     3 - 1

Manchester 1862 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Soul, J.     0.5 - 1.5

Liverpool 1863     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Schull, L.     0.5 - 1.5

Manchester 1865     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Soul, C.     0.5 - 0.5

Manchester 1869     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Soul, C.     0 - 1

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Ross, A.     2.5 - 0.5

Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J.A. - Bostock     2 - 1

Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J.A. - McArthur, G.     1 - 2

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J.A. - Boase     1.5 - 1.5