Edo Ratings, Murray, A.K.

Murray, Archibald

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1870	367	1955	(87)	3
1871	386	1960	(80)	2
1872	390	1966	(70)	5
1873	407	1956	(65)	0
1874	437	1946	(56)	15
1875	461	1944	(54)	6
1876	463	1927	(51)	22
1877	453	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, but this seems to be his burial date. The Glasgow Herald of 18 May 1907 (p.1) gives his date of death as 17 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.B.     0.5 - 2.5

Birmingham 1877 (2)     Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class     4.5 / 9