Murphy, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1855  87  2253 (81) 10
1856  93  2252 (87) 0
1857  102  2252 (92) 0
1858  106  2251 (95) 0
1859  114  2251 (98) 0
1860  119  2250 (100) 0
1861  122  2250 (101) 0
1862  124  2249 (101) 0
1863  119  2249 (101) 0
1864  124  2248 (100) 0
1865  124  2248 (99) 0
1866  128  2247 (96) 0
1867  124  2246 (93) 0
1868  128  2246 (89) 0
1869  128  2245 (83) 7
1870  146  2224 (89) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Murphy, Joseph B.  
   Also known as: Dr. Murphy
Born:
Died: 1873
 
Notes:
Is the 'S.B. Murphy' at the Yorkshire meeting of 1852 (Chess Player's Chronicle, 1852, p.343) an error for 'J.B. Murphy'? The Schachzeitung of Jan. 1870 (p.23) has 'Dr. B. Murphy'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 965
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 148
   Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 288, 325
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2390, 8 Feb. 1868, page 9
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1854, page 171
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1867, page 52
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1867, page 120
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 254
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 2, May 1868, page 37, 52
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 83
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 100
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 144, 153
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344
   [Era], vol. 16, no. 834, 17 Sep. 1854, page 7
   [Era], vol. 17, no. 837, 8 Oct. 1854, page 6
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1169, 17 Feb. 1861, page 5
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1349, 31 July 1864, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 53, no. 1513, 28 Nov. 1868, page 531
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1607, 6 Aug. 1870, page 155
   [NBSZ], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1869, page 20
   [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 28, 16 May 1873, page 154
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 11, Nov. 1869, page 347
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 1870, page 23
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 28, 1 Aug. 1870, page 54, 57

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

Lowenthal, J.J. - Murphy, J.B. 1855         (f)     5.5   -   4.5      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Murphy, J.B. - Green, V.     1 - 0    
  Murphy, J.B. - Chinnery, W.M.     1 - 0    
  Murphy, J.B. - Wisker, J.     0 - 1          Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  Murphy, J.B. - Wisker, J.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1869 (4)     Mongredien Prize Tournament    
  Murphy, J.B. - Franklin, W.L.     1 - 0    
  Murphy, J.B. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Murphy, J.B. - Frankenstein, E.N.     0.5 - 1.5    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025