Congdon, James

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1865 |
191 |
2083 | (94) | 2 |
1866 |
214 |
2085 | (90) | 0 |
1867 |
198 |
2088 | (84) | 0 |
1868 |
209 |
2091 | (77) | 1 |
1869 |
213 |
2088 | (70) | 0 |
1870 |
224 |
2084 | (59) | 12 |
1871 |
234 |
2083 | (54) | 23 |
1872 |
225 |
2099 | (57) | 7 |
1873 |
238 |
2093 | (63) | 0 |
1874 |
253 |
2087 | (64) | 10 |
1875 |
254 |
2085 | (70) | 0 |
1876 |
260 |
2083 | (73) | 0 |
1877 |
254 |
2080 | (74) | 0 |
1878 |
262 |
2078 | (73) | 0 |
1879 |
263 |
2076 | (69) | 0 |
1880 |
282 |
2074 | (63) | 18 |
1881 |
314 |
2076 | (69) | 0 |
1882 |
329 |
2077 | (72) | 0 |
1883 |
359 |
2079 | (73) | 0 |
1884 |
382 |
2080 | (71) | 0 |
1885 |
380 |
2082 | (68) | 9 |
1886 |
350 |
2100 | (67) | 0 |
1887 |
337 |
2118 | (64) | 31 |
1888 |
336 |
2107 | (65) | 0 |
1889 |
349 |
2096 | (63) | 6 |
1890 |
387 |
2085 | (63) | 0 |
1891 |
413 |
2074 | (59) | 8 |
1892 |
456 |
2063 | (60) | 8 |
1893 |
448 |
2080 | (64) | 0 |
1894 |
428 |
2097 | (66) | 7 |
1895 |
456 |
2080 | (74) | 0 |
1896 |
472 |
2064 | (79) | 5 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Congdon, James Adams |
Also known as: Maj. Congdon; General James Adams Congdon; Lieut. Col. James A. Congdon; Brig. Gen. Congdon |
Born: 1835 |
Died: 4 Feb. 1902 |
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Notes: |
Gaige says born c1835. |
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References |
Books |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 75 |
Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 98, 136, 183 |
Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 90 |
Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 28 |
Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 145 |
Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 12, 154 |
van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 34, 60, 67, 365 |
van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 81 |
Periodicals |
[CLCM], vol. 1, no. 9, Oct. 1874, page 215 |
[CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 240 |
[CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 271 |
[NYC], 22 July 1865 |
[NYC], 25 Jan. 1868 |
[PDEB], 4 June 1864 |
[PDEB], 30 June 1865 |
[PDEB], 7 Sep. 1866 |
[PDEB], 2 Nov. 1866 |
[WP], vol. 7, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1874, page 64 |
[WP], vol. 7, no. 5, 1 Sep. 1874, page 82 |
[WP], vol. 7, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1874, page 153 |
[WSoT], 28 Oct. 1865 |
Web |
Harding, Tim. [A History of the City of London Chess Magazine (Part 1)] |
Sericano, C. [Chicago 1874] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Reichhelm, G.C. - Congdon, J.A. 1865 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight |
Elson, J. - Congdon, J.A. 1868 |
(f) |
0 | - | 1 |
Elson, J. gave odds of a knight |
Elson, J. - Congdon, J.A. 1870 |
(f) |
5 | - | 7 |
Elson, J. gave odds of a knight |
Delmar, E. (1) - Congdon, J.A. 1871 |
(c) |
12.5 | - | 10.5 |
Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a knight |
Mackenzie, G.H. - Congdon, J.A. 1872 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of a knight |
Sellman, A.G. - Congdon, J.A. 1885 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Congdon, J.A. - Northrop, G.E. 1887 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Congdon, J.A. - Punchard (1) 1887 |
(f) |
17 | - | 3 |
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Congdon, J.A. - Sittser, J.A. 1887 |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
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Tournament data
Player information updated: 25 Dec. 2021 |
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