Turner, J. Spencer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  278  2049 (94) 2
1871  274  2067 (88) 0
1872  272  2085 (81) 0
1873  255  2102 (72) 17
1874  265  2095 (80) 0
1875  279  2088 (87) 0
1876  286  2082 (92) 0
1877  285  2075 (96) 0
1878  304  2068 (99) 0
1879  301  2061 (101) 0
1880  327  2054 (103) 0
1881  379  2047 (104) 0
1882  402  2040 (105) 0
1883  453  2033 (104) 0
1884  493  2026 (104) 0
1885  508  2019 (102) 0
1886  512  2012 (100) 0
1887  523  2005 (97) 2
1888  545  1998 (99) 0
1889  554  1990 (100) 0
1890  597  1982 (100) 0
1891  620  1974 (99) 0
1892  671  1966 (97) 0
1893  705  1958 (95) 0
1894  728  1950 (92) 0
1895  741  1942 (88) 0
1896  755  1934 (83) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Turner, John Spencer  
Born: 1830
Died: 18 Sep. 1905
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth between 19-09-1829 and 18-09-1830. Harper's of 19 Feb. 1859 has 'S. Turner'.
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 14
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 56, 146, 540
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 433
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 89, 175
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 15, 372
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. III, page 81, 99
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 14
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 23
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 13, 29
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 295, 16 Dec. 1871, page 3
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 299, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 114, 13 May 1872, page 3
   [BDE], vol. 34, no. 31, 6 Feb. 1873, page 4
   [BrR], 8 Feb. 1874
   [BuACA], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1858, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1857, page 378
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 72
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1859, page 101
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 63, May 1875, page 254
   [DDG], 21 Jan. 1859
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 1872, page 67
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1739, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14
   [Harp], 19 Feb. 1859
   [HWT], 18 May 1872
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1688, 13 Jan. 1872, page 51
   [NYC], 4 Apr. 1857
   [NYC], 29 Jan. 1859
   [NYC], 28 Mar. 1863
   [NYC], 8 June 1867
   [SoT], 23 Dec. 1871
   [SoT], 1 June 1872
   [TFF], 22 Dec. 1871
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Tournament data

New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     0  /  2
New York 1873     Brooklyn Club Tournament     10  /  17
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Turner, J.S. - Vorrath, A.     1 - 1    
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     2  /  11


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025