Edo Historical Chess Ratings

Burt, John

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1871  127  2106 (66) 9 1872  125  2106 (65) 0 1873  137  2107 (60) 7 1874  139  2118 (61) 8 1875  140  2127 (70) 0 1876  147  2137 (76) 0 1877  138  2146 (80) 0 1878  132  2156 (83) 0 1879  135  2165 (84) 0 1880  142  2175 (83) 0 1881  151  2184 (82) 0 1882  151  2193 (78) 0 1883  168  2203 (73) 0 1884  173  2212 (66) 10 1885  179  2203 (72) 5 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Burt, John Norman   Born: 1834 Died: 11 Apr. 1888   Notes: Gaige says died age c53. John Richards (Introduction to 'The Bristol Chess Club') says died age 55. Given as 'T. Burt' in the Illustrated London News of 12 Nov. 1870 (p.507), or was that a different Burt?   References Books    Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 13, 26    Forster, Amos Burn, page 956    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 59    Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 10 Periodicals    [ILN], vol. 57, 12 Nov. 1870, page 507    [ILN], vol. 60, 8 June 1872, page 555    [WP], vol. 4, 1 July 1871, page 43 Web    Burt, John.  [The Bristol Chess Club]    Sericano, C.  [Malvern 1871]

Tournament data

Malvern 1871 (1)	2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup		4	/	9
Bristol 1873 (1)	4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament
	Burt, J.N. - Minchin, J.I.	0 - 1
	Burt, J.N. - Wayte, W.	0 - 1				Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move
Bristol 1873 (2)	4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A		2	/	5
Birmingham 1874 (3)	5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class		9.5	/	12
Birmingham 1874 (4)	5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap
	Burt, J.N. - Skipworth, A.B.	0 - 1				Skipworth, A.B. gave odds of pawn and move
Bath 1884 (2)	14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2		6	/	10
Hereford 1885 (3)	15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IB		2.5	/	5