Lord, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  83  2317 (71) 1
1869  78  2324 (58) 17
1870  77  2326 (62) 2
1871  82  2321 (65) 0
1872  88  2317 (64) 1
1873  84  2324 (61) 0
1874  78  2331 (54) 21
1875  84  2320 (64) 0
1876  92  2309 (70) 0
1877  93  2298 (73) 0
1878  96  2286 (74) 0
1879  104  2275 (72) 0
1880  116  2264 (69) 0
1881  144  2252 (62) 0
1882  160  2241 (52) 9
1883  184  2233 (48) 25
1884  217  2221 (64) 0
1885  228  2209 (75) 0
1886  243  2196 (84) 0
1887  261  2184 (92) 0
1888  276  2172 (98) 0
1889  289  2159 (104) 0
1890  330  2147 (109) 0
1891  348  2135 (113) 0
1892  384  2122 (117) 0
1893  406  2110 (120) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lord, John  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 964
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 256
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 63, 66, 259, 338, 550, 577
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 147, 156, 175
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 193
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 124
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 4, May 1875, page 120
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 4, Oct. 1863, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1864, page 50
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 153
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 345
   [Era], vol. 25, no. 1276, 8 Mar. 1863, page 5
   [Fld], 20 Sep. 1873
   [SoT], 11 Oct. 1873
   [WP], vol. 1, no. 6, Sep. 1868, page 66
   [WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 123
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 28, 1 Aug. 1870, page 53
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Sericano, C.  [London BCA Challenge Cup 1868-1869]

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

Bird, H.E. - Lord, J. 1874         (f)     7.5   -   2.5

Tournament data

London, England and Bristol 1868     Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match    
  Lord, J. - Fenton, R.H.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Lord, J. - MacDonell, A.W.     1 - 0          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
  Lord, J. - Mongredien, A. (2)     0 - 1          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  Lord, J. - Newham, W.L.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - Blackburne, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
  Lord, J. - Wisker, J.     0 - 1    
London, England 1869 (3)     2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     3  /  9
London, England 1869 (4)     Mongredien Prize Tournament    
  Lord, J. - Baxter, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - Skipworth, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
  Lord, J. - Blackburne, J.H.     0 - 1    
London, England 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Lord, J. - Wisker, J.     1 - 1    
London, England 1872 (1)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Lord, J. - Knight, W.J.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Lord, J. - Mayow     2.5 - 0.5          Lord, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Lord, J. - Mainland, J.F.     2 - 1          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
  Lord, J. - Cox (1)     2.5 - 1.5          Lord, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Lord, J. - Sothers     0 - 1          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1874 (9)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Lord, J. - Hutchinson (2)     1 - 0          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     4.5  /  9
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Lord, J. - Whitaker, J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     14.5  /  25
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Lord, J. - Lowe, H.F.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023