Edo Ratings, Ross, A. (1)

Ross, Alexander

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1866	345	1879	(110)	3
1867	329	1877	(109)	0
1868	343	1875	(107)	0
1869	356	1874	(104)	0
1870	390	1872	(101)	3
1871	407	1878	(102)	1
1872	405	1888	(104)	1
1873	422	1888	(107)	0
1874	448	1888	(110)	0
1875	440	1888	(112)	0
1876	439	1888	(113)	3

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Ross, Alexander

Born: 17 Aug. 1820

Died: 6 Aug. 1881

Notes:

Not Rev. Alexander George Gordon Ross, born 1866. Also, probably not the 'Ross' who played in the Aberdeen tournament of 1859 (see Illustrated London News, 2 Apr. 1859, p.342). Alan McGowan has sent a probate record with date of death, and from an address in a membership list of the Glasgow Chess Club, traced marriage, death and census records. These are inconsistent with regard to age (and therefore date of birth) but McGowan has found a birth record that seems likely to be the right person, so I will use that birth date.

References

Periodicals

[BLL], no. 2339, 16 Feb. 1867, page 7

[CPM], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1866, page 191

[ILN], vol. 56, no. 1588, 9 Apr. 1870, page 387

[ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555

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

[WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19

Tournament data

Glasgow and Dundee 1866     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match

  Ross, A. (1) - Sime, D.     1.5 - 1.5

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match

  Ross, A. (1) - Birch, J.A.     0.5 - 2.5

Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match

  Ross, A. (1) - Lindsay, D.     0 - 1

Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match

  Ross, A. (1) - Russell, A.     1 - 0

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match

  Ross, A. (1) - Gloag, J.A.L.     2 - 1