Morphy, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1885  475  2050 (72) 10
1886  474  2052 (70) 0
1887  469  2054 (65) 1
1888  487  2045 (59) 11
1889  469  2051 (57) 15
1890  453  2068 (62) 0
1891  429  2085 (64) 0
1892  428  2103 (61) 10
1893  387  2134 (66) 0
1894  344  2166 (68) 0
1895  304  2198 (67) 0
1896  241  2230 (62) 13
1897  264  2216 (74) 0
1898  301  2202 (83) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morphy, John  
   Also known as: Murphy
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
La Grande Storia degli Scacchi and Di Felice have 'J. Murphy'. Gaige has 'J. Morphy'. Winter has 'John Morphy'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 229
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 965
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 274, 276, 277
   Rowland, Pollock Memories, page 88
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 198
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 182
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 18
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 460
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 1, June 1897, page 48
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 2, July 1897, page 103
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 11, July 1888, page 330
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Dublino 1885]
   Winter, Edward.  [A Chess Idealist]
   [Irish Championship, Dublin, 1892]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Morphy, J. 1888         (f)     9   -   2      Rynd, J.A.P.K. gave odds of pawn and move

Tournament data

Dublin 1885     1st Irish Chess Association Congress     5.5  /  10
Liverpool 1887 (2)     Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match    
  Morphy, J. - Wellington, S.     1 - 0    
Dublin 1888     Dublin City - Phoenix Club Match    
  Morphy, J. - Murray, P.     1 - 0    
Dublin 1889 (1)     3rd Irish Chess Association Congress     3  /  8
Dublin 1889 (2)     Irish Championship     4  /  7
Dublin 1892     Irish Championship     5.5  /  10
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     9  /  13
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Morphy, J. - Terker, D.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Morphy, J. - Friedman, H. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025