Edo Historical Chess Ratings

Murphy, J.B.

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1855  83  2131 (93) 7 1856  100  2133 (97) 0 1857  101  2135 (101) 0 1858  101  2136 (103) 0 1859  103  2138 (106) 0 1860  109  2140 (107) 0 1861  108  2141 (108) 0 1862  98  2143 (108) 0 1863  93  2145 (108) 0 1864  92  2146 (108) 0 1865  89  2148 (106) 0 1866  96  2149 (105) 0 1867  95  2151 (102) 0 1868  94  2153 (99) 0 1869  98  2154 (95) 5 1870  109  2139 (100) 2 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Murphy, J.B.      Also known as: Dr. Murphy Born: Died:   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'?   References Books    Forster, Amos Burn, page 965    Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4    Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4    Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 288, 325 Periodicals    [ILN], vol. 53, 28 Nov. 1868, page 531    [ILN], vol. 57, 6 Aug. 1870, page 155    [WP], vol. 3, 1 Aug. 1870, page 54, 57

Lowenthal, J.J. - Murphy, J.B. 1855

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4.5

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2.5

Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

London 1869 (1)	London Handicap Tournament (British Chess Association?)
	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 1869 (2)	Glowworm Prize Tournament
	Murphy, J.B. - Wisker, J.	0.5 - 1.5
London 1870 (1)	Westminster Club - City of London Club Match
	Murphy, J.B. - Frankenstein, E.N.	0.5 - 1.5