Murray, Archibald

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1870 |
344 |
1941 | (88) | 3 |
1871 |
360 |
1944 | (80) | 2 |
1872 |
357 |
1948 | (71) | 5 |
1873 |
390 |
1936 | (66) | 0 |
1874 |
412 |
1924 | (57) | 15 |
1875 |
416 |
1914 | (56) | 6 |
1876 |
440 |
1888 | (53) | 17 |
1877 |
432 |
1881 | (60) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Murray, Archibald Keir |
Also known as: Major A.K. Murray |
Born: 1834 |
Died: 22 May 1907 |
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Notes: |
Harding gives birth year as 1834 or 1835. Staunton gives 'A. Kilmoray' as the opponent of Captain Christie in the East v West of Scotland Match of May 1871, but the Westminster Papers give 'A.K. Murray' as Captain Christie's opponent. |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 965 |
Harding, Correspondence Chess, page 215, 427 |
Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 174, 176 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 376, 546 |
Harding, Steinitz in London, page 249 |
Periodicals |
[BLL], no. 2339, 16 Feb. 1867, page 7 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 122 |
[Era], vol. 34, no. 1725, 15 Oct. 1871, page 7 |
[ILN], vol. 56, no. 1588, 9 Apr. 1870, page 387 |
[ILN], vol. 58, no. 1641, 18 Mar. 1871, page 267 |
[ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555 |
[ILN], vol. 59, no. 1674, 14 Oct. 1871, page 363 |
[ILN], vol. 60, no. 1709, 8 June 1872, page 555 |
[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1744, 1 Feb. 1873, page 115 |
[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1759, 17 May 1873, page 475 |
[TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7 |
[WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19 |
[WP], vol. 7, no. 2, 1 June 1874, page 19 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Glasgow 1870 |
Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Murray, A.K. - Riddell, J. |
2 - 1 |
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Edinburgh 1871 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Murray, A.K. - Christie (1) |
1 - 1 |
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Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Murray, A.K. - Scott, P. |
1 - 2 |
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Birmingham 1874 (2) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
0 | / | 7 |
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Birmingham 1874 (4) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap |
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Murray, A.K. - de Soyres, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
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Murray, A.K. - Fisher, B.W. |
0 - 1 |
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Cheltenham 1876 (2) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class |
6.5 | / | 15 |
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Edinburgh 1876 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Murray, A.K. - McArthur, G. |
0.5 - 2.5 |
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Birmingham 1877 (2) |
Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022 |
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