Cairns, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  143  2229 (70) 14
1881  173  2217 (75) 0
1882  198  2204 (77) 0
1883  230  2191 (78) 0
1884  260  2179 (77) 0
1885  274  2166 (74) 2
1886  281  2165 (73) 2
1887  314  2148 (71) 5
1888  321  2138 (73) 2
1889  314  2143 (76) 0
1890  330  2148 (77) 2
1891  334  2142 (79) 0
1892  367  2136 (79) 1
1893  371  2132 (80) 1
1894  367  2139 (82) 0
1895  359  2147 (82) 2
1896  329  2161 (82) 0
1897  314  2176 (80) 2
1898  327  2174 (80) 1
1899  356  2162 (81) 1
1900  374  2160 (82) 2
1901  370  2168 (84) 4
1902  413  2153 (92) 0
1903  450  2138 (98) 0
1904  505  2123 (104) 0
1905  546  2108 (109) 0
1906  577  2093 (114) 0
1907  622  2078 (118) 0
1908  685  2063 (121) 0
1909  762  2048 (124) 0
1910  799  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
   England, Liverpool Chess Club, Annual Report 1912, page 16
   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 - 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 1895 (2)     Liverpool Club - Liverpool North End Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Swift, E.     0 - 1          Cairns, J.C. gave odds of a knight
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: 13 Jun. 2024