Lord, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  84  2320 (71) 1
1869  77  2327 (58) 17
1870  77  2329 (62) 2
1871  79  2325 (65) 0
1872  85  2322 (64) 1
1873  81  2327 (61) 0
1874  75  2333 (54) 21
1875  83  2322 (64) 0
1876  89  2310 (70) 0
1877  92  2298 (73) 0
1878  94  2287 (74) 0
1879  101  2275 (72) 0
1880  117  2264 (69) 0
1881  144  2252 (62) 0
1882  157  2241 (52) 9
1883  183  2233 (48) 25
1884  214  2221 (64) 0
1885  226  2209 (75) 0
1886  243  2196 (84) 0
1887  262  2184 (92) 0
1888  280  2172 (98) 0
1889  290  2160 (104) 0
1890  332  2147 (109) 0
1891  347  2135 (113) 0
1892  386  2123 (117) 0
1893  404  2111 (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