Edo Ratings, Birch, J.A.

Birch, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1855	143	1963	(116)	2
1856	163	1962	(113)	0
1857	174	1962	(110)	0
1858	187	1962	(107)	0
1859	210	1961	(102)	1
1860	227	1964	(99)	0
1861	229	1967	(95)	3
1862	232	1973	(92)	6
1863	223	1975	(91)	2
1864	241	1978	(92)	0
1865	258	1980	(93)	1
1866	285	1979	(94)	0
1867	271	1978	(95)	0
1868	288	1976	(95)	0
1869	293	1975	(93)	1
1870	310	1980	(93)	3
1871	338	1970	(96)	3
1872	344	1961	(99)	3
1873	374	1952	(106)	0
1874	392	1944	(113)	0
1875	392	1935	(119)	0
1876	401	1927	(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. (1)     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