Murray, Archibald
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
311 |
1933 | (88) | 3 |
| 1871 |
313 |
1935 | (81) | 2 |
| 1872 |
318 |
1938 | (72) | 5 |
| 1873 |
341 |
1924 | (66) | 0 |
| 1874 |
354 |
1909 | (57) | 15 |
| 1875 |
373 |
1901 | (56) | 6 |
| 1876 |
412 |
1876 | (53) | 17 |
| 1877 |
390 |
1868 | (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 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 16 Feb. 1867, page 7 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, Nov. 1868, page 122 |
| [Era], vol. 34, 15 Oct. 1871, page 7 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, 9 Apr. 1870, page 387 |
| [ILN], vol. 58, 18 Mar. 1871, page 267 |
| [ILN], vol. 58, 3 June 1871, page 555 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, 14 Oct. 1871, page 363 |
| [ILN], vol. 60, 8 June 1872, page 555 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, 1 Feb. 1873, page 115 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, 17 May 1873, page 475 |
| [TG], vol. 33, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7 |
| [WP], vol. 4, 1 June 1871, 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: 30 Sept. 2018 |
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