Cairns, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  131  2230 (70) 14
1881  161  2217 (75) 0
1882  178  2205 (77) 0
1883  218  2192 (78) 0
1884  245  2180 (77) 0
1885  262  2167 (74) 2
1886  264  2167 (73) 2
1887  296  2149 (71) 5
1888  306  2140 (73) 2
1889  293  2145 (76) 0
1890  309  2151 (77) 2
1891  320  2145 (79) 0
1892  344  2140 (80) 1
1893  342  2136 (81) 1
1894  334  2144 (83) 0
1895  331  2153 (83) 1
1896  302  2166 (82) 0
1897  295  2180 (80) 2
1898  306  2177 (81) 1
1899  335  2165 (81) 1
1900  341  2162 (82) 2
1901  346  2169 (84) 4
1902  388  2154 (92) 0
1903  418  2139 (98) 0
1904  467  2124 (104) 0
1905  508  2109 (109) 0
1906  547  2094 (114) 0
1907  582  2079 (118) 0
1908  636  2063 (121) 0
1909  715  2048 (124) 0
1910  741  2033 (127) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cairns, James C.  
   Also known as: Cairnes
Born: 1843
Died: 1915
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives year of birth as 1842 or 1843.
 
References
Books
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 34, 35, 44
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 956
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 311
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 275, 322, 335, 392
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 132
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 13
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Lancastrians C-D]

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

Cairns, J.C. - Fisher, B.W. 1880         (f)     7.5   -   6.5

Tournament data

Liverpool 1885     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Cohen, S.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1886 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Kipping, J.S.     2 - 0    
Bradford 1887 (2)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Philip, R.H.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1887 (2)     Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Harvey, E.L.     2 - 0    
Liverpool 1887 (3)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Riddell, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Manchester 1887     Manchester St. Ann's - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Parker, J. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1888 (1)     Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Lewis, J.J.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1888     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1890 (1)     Bradford - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Schott, G.A.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1890 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Wright, G.W.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1892     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Jones, H. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Dublin 1893     Dublin - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Harvey, E.L.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1895 (1)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Kenrick, J.P.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1897 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Lea, J.P.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1897 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Palmer, Wilf.C.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1898     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Turnbull, W.P.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1899     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Jones, H. (1)     0 - 1    
Manchester 1900 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Wildman, F.P.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1900 (2)     Lancashire - Warwickshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Hyde, A.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1901     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Shields, J.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1901 (2)     Liverpool - Dublin Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Sigerson, G.P.     1 - 0    
Lancashire 1901     2nd Lancashire County Championship    
  Cairns, J.C. - Dod, A.     1 - 0    
  Cairns, J.C. - Spedding, F.E.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1901 (3)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Spencer, E.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1910     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Lowenthal, F.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023