Sinclair, John

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1855 |
142 |
2050 | (115) | 6 |
| 1856 |
158 |
2037 | (117) | 2 |
| 1857 |
169 |
2025 | (119) | 0 |
| 1858 |
187 |
2014 | (120) | 0 |
| 1859 |
212 |
2002 | (121) | 0 |
| 1860 |
231 |
1991 | (122) | 1 |
| 1861 |
247 |
1984 | (124) | 0 |
| 1862 |
262 |
1977 | (125) | 0 |
| 1863 |
258 |
1970 | (126) | 0 |
| 1864 |
273 |
1964 | (127) | 0 |
| 1865 |
302 |
1957 | (127) | 0 |
| 1866 |
335 |
1950 | (127) | 0 |
| 1867 |
328 |
1943 | (127) | 0 |
| 1868 |
352 |
1937 | (127) | 0 |
| 1869 |
360 |
1930 | (126) | 0 |
| 1870 |
400 |
1923 | (125) | 0 |
| 1871 |
433 |
1916 | (124) | 0 |
| 1872 |
451 |
1909 | (122) | 0 |
| 1873 |
475 |
1903 | (121) | 0 |
| 1874 |
510 |
1896 | (118) | 0 |
| 1875 |
544 |
1889 | (116) | 2 |
| 1876 |
532 |
1885 | (112) | 1 |
| 1877 |
500 |
1884 | (111) | 1 |
| 1878 |
499 |
1887 | (110) | 2 |
| 1879 |
505 |
1875 | (113) | 0 |
| 1880 |
548 |
1863 | (115) | 0 |
| 1881 |
623 |
1852 | (117) | 0 |
| 1882 |
691 |
1840 | (118) | 2 |
| 1883 |
739 |
1832 | (122) | 1 |
| 1884 |
839 |
1825 | (127) | 0 |
| 1885 |
794 |
1819 | (130) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Sinclair, John |
| Also known as: Dr. John Sinclair; Nemo |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| The Liverpool Mercury of 29 Mar. 1860 (p.3) lists his name as 'St. Clair'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5 |
| Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 68, 77, 78 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 59, 153, 969 |
| Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar, page 26 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1854, page 121 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 3, June 1874, page 93 |
| [Era], vol. 20, no. 1021, 18 Apr. 1858, page 7 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1811, 9 May 1874, page 451 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2008, 22 Dec. 1877, page 606 |
| [LiM], vol. 47, no. 3018, 7 Aug. 1857, page 12 |
| [LiM], vol. 50, no. 3783, 29 Mar. 1860, page 3 |
| [WP], vol. 8, no. 9, 1 Jan. 1876, page 166 |
| Web |
| Hilbert, John S. [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph'] |
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Tournament data
| Liverpool 1855 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Fisher, A.G. |
2 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1855 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Bode, C.H. |
1 - 1 |
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Sinclair, J. - King, S. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1856 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Cluley, W. |
1 - 1 |
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| Manchester and Liverpool 1860 |
Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Pindar, E.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1875 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Schlesinger (1) |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester or Liverpool (?) 1876 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Heap, H. (2) |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1877 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Giltay, K.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1878 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Fish, J. |
1 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1880 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Heap (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1882 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Brevig, C.A. |
0 - 2 |
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| Manchester 1883 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Bantock, W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1885 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Sinclair, J. - Fish, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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