Gillam, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  156  2010 (123) 3
1857  162  2020 (117) 0
1858  174  2030 (111) 3
1859  189  2037 (107) 0
1860  198  2044 (103) 1
1861  196  2059 (99) 2
1862  192  2069 (97) 0
1863  183  2079 (94) 0
1864  182  2089 (91) 3
1865  195  2081 (90) 0
1866  222  2073 (89) 3
1867  217  2068 (92) 0
1868  232  2062 (95) 0
1869  238  2057 (96) 0
1870  253  2051 (97) 0
1871  273  2046 (97) 0
1872  282  2041 (96) 0
1873  298  2035 (94) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gillam, J.F.  
   Also known as: Lieutenant-Colonel Gillam
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Was 'Lieutentant-Colonel Gillam' the same as the 'Major Gillum' who subscribed to the international tournament of 1851 (CPC 1851, v.12, p.94, 282)? Löwenthal has 'J.P. Gillam' as secretary of the Worcester club in 1856 (Era 23 Nov. 1856, p.14). The Chess Player's Chronicle of July 1862 (p.199) has 'F.G. Gillam'.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 7, 40
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page 323, xl
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 2
Periodicals
   [BLL], 15 July 1855, page 5
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 1851, page 94
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 9, Sep. 1851, page 282
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1853, page 153
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Aug. 1855, page 257, 260, 261
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1856, page 213
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1859, page cover
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1862, page 98
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1862, page 199
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1873, page 281
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 307
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 110
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [Era], vol. 19, no. 948, 23 Nov. 1856, page 14
   [Era], vol. 19, no. 985, 9 Aug. 1857, page 5
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1241, 6 July 1862, page 5
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1337, 8 May 1864, page 14
   [ILN], vol. 27, no. 751, 7 July 1855, page 23
   [ILN], vol. 27, no. 752, 14 July 1855, page 43
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 801, 24 May 1856, page 574
   [ILN], vol. 33, no. 934, 4 Sep. 1858, page 229
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1256, 23 Apr. 1864, page 403
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1758, 10 May 1873, page 451
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1763, 14 June 1873, page 571

Tournament data

Birmingham 1856     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Blyth, E.V.     0 - 3    
Worcester, England 1856     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Peters (1)     2 - 1    
Birmingham 1858 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Freeman, J.     1 - 2    
Worcester, England 1860     Worcester Club Tournament    
  Gillam, J.F. - Fanning     0 - 1    
Bristol 1861 (2)     4th British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Gillam, J.F. - Stoate, R.T.     1 - 0          Gillam, J.F. gave odds of pawn and move
  Gillam, J.F. - Langley, R.F.     0 - 1    
Worcester, England 1864     Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Yarranton, T.C.     2.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1866 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Halford, J.     1.5 - 1.5    
Worcester, England 1873     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Ryder, J.F.     1 - 1    
Birmingham 1873 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Gillam, J.F. - Best, T.F.     1 - 2    


Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019