Lord, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  82  2319 (71) 1
1869  79  2326 (58) 17
1870  77  2328 (62) 2
1871  82  2323 (65) 0
1872  90  2318 (64) 1
1873  85  2325 (61) 0
1874  79  2332 (54) 21
1875  89  2319 (64) 0
1876  97  2306 (69) 0
1877  95  2293 (73) 0
1878  101  2280 (73) 0
1879  108  2268 (72) 0
1880  133  2255 (68) 0
1881  157  2242 (62) 0
1882  174  2229 (51) 10
1883  194  2228 (48) 25
1884  224  2215 (64) 0
1885  238  2203 (75) 0
1886  248  2191 (84) 0
1887  273  2179 (92) 0
1888  289  2167 (98) 0
1889  299  2155 (104) 0
1890  336  2143 (109) 0
1891  353  2131 (113) 0
1892  388  2119 (117) 0
1893  416  2107 (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
Liverpool 1882     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Lord, J. - Ferguson, G.     0 - 1    
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: 11 Jan. 2026