Taylor, J.O. Howard

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1861 |
270 |
1904 | (139) | 7 |
| 1862 |
289 |
1915 | (141) | 0 |
| 1863 |
279 |
1926 | (142) | 7 |
| 1864 |
288 |
1937 | (143) | 0 |
| 1865 |
305 |
1948 | (144) | 10 |
| 1866 |
326 |
1959 | (145) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Taylor, John Odin Howard |
| Also known as: J. Howard Taylor; I.O. Howard Taylor |
| Born: 2 Mar. 1837 |
| Died: 15 May 1890 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Bird, Chess History and Reminiscences |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 421 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 53, 70, 581 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 105, 269 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page lxvi, xl |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 14 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 104, 175, 195, 214 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 113, 324 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 133 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 13, Jan. 1860, page 31 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 32, Aug. 1861, page 247 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1862, page 98 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 284 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1866, page 170 |
| [CW], vol. 1, no. 10, Dec. 1865, page 316 |
| [DSZ], vol. 28, no. 8, Aug. 1873, page 242 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1241, 6 July 1862, page 15 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1242, 13 July 1862, page 5 |
| [IJ], no. 7161, 8 Nov. 1873, page 8 |
| [ILN], vol. 38, no. 1081, 30 Mar. 1861, page 297 |
| [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1258, 7 May 1864, page 459 |
| [ILN], vol. 46, no. 1298, 21 Jan. 1865, page 75 |
| [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1360, 10 Mar. 1866, page 243 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1582, 26 Feb. 1870, page 235 |
| [SoT], 28 Feb. 1874 |
| [WP], vol. 3, no. 34, 1 Feb. 1871, page 160 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1871, page 135 |
| [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 5 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [A History of the City of London Chess Magazine (Part 2)] |
| Hindle, Owen. [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.1] |
| Hindle, Owen. [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.2] |
| Hindle, Owen. [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.3] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1866: NYDCA, 2nd Redcar Meeting] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 3467. Leonard and Staunton] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4903. The Balaclava Charge] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Rainger, F.G. - Taylor, J.O.H. 1861 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
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| Taylor, J.O.H. - Thurgar, A.H. 1863 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Taylor, J.O.H. - Knight, G.C.L. 1865 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
Taylor, J.O.H. gave odds of a knight |
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Taylor, J.O.H. 1866 (1) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Lowenthal, J.J. - Taylor, J.O.H. 1866 (2) |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange |
Tournament data
| Lynn 1865 |
Norwich - Lynn Club Match |
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Taylor, J.O.H. - Stocking |
3 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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