Murray, Archibald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  344  1954 (87) 3
1871  361  1960 (80) 2
1872  362  1966 (70) 5
1873  383  1956 (65) 0
1874  423  1946 (55) 15
1875  449  1944 (54) 6
1876  447  1927 (51) 22
1877  434  1916 (58) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Murray, Archibald Keir  
   Also known as: Major A.K. Murray
Born: 26 June 1834
Died: 17 May 1907
 
Notes:
Harding gives birth year as 1834 or 1835. McGowan gives 26 Jun. 1834. 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. Harding in Correspondence Chess in Britain and Ireland (p.215) gives date of death as 22 May 1907.
 
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
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 312
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 122
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1725, 15 Oct. 1871, page 7
   [Fld], 29 May 1875
   [GH], 18 May 1907, page 1
   [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
   [WP], vol. 8, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1876, page 236
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 7, 1 Nov. 1876, page 123
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Archibald Keir Murray]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Donaldson, Jo. - Murray, A.K. 1872         (c)     1   -   1      Donaldson, Jo. gave odds of pawn and move
Hunter, A. - Murray, A.K. 1874         (f)     4.5   -   2.5
Archdall, T.H. - Murray, A.K. 1875         (f)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Murray, A.K. - Riddell, J.     2 - 1    
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Murray, A.K. - Christie (1)     1 - 1    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Murray, A.K. - Scott, P.     1 - 2    
Birmingham 1874 (2)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     0  /  7
Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap    
  Murray, A.K. - de Soyres, J.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Murray, A.K. - Fisher, B.W.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1876     Western Chess Club University - Non-University Match    
  Murray, A.K. - Drummond, A.S.     2 - 1    
Cheltenham 1876 (2)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class     6.5  /  15
Helensburgh 1876     West of Scotland Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Murray, A.K. - Hunter, A.     1 - 0    
  Murray, A.K. - Jenkin, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Murray, A.K. - McArthur, G.     0.5 - 2.5    
Birmingham 1877 (2)     Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class     4.5  /  9


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023