Nicholson, James
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1866 |
308 |
1901 | (95) | 1 |
| 1867 |
283 |
1914 | (87) | 5 |
| 1868 |
279 |
1933 | (83) | 4 |
| 1869 |
290 |
1926 | (83) | 0 |
| 1870 |
332 |
1918 | (81) | 9 |
| 1871 |
339 |
1916 | (89) | 0 |
| 1872 |
347 |
1915 | (96) | 0 |
| 1873 |
364 |
1913 | (102) | 0 |
| 1874 |
355 |
1912 | (107) | 0 |
| 1875 |
368 |
1910 | (111) | 0 |
| 1876 |
382 |
1909 | (115) | 0 |
| 1877 |
365 |
1907 | (119) | 0 |
| 1878 |
373 |
1905 | (121) | 0 |
| 1879 |
378 |
1904 | (124) | 0 |
| 1880 |
398 |
1902 | (126) | 0 |
| 1881 |
451 |
1901 | (128) | 0 |
| 1882 |
497 |
1899 | (130) | 0 |
| 1883 |
563 |
1897 | (131) | 0 |
| 1884 |
604 |
1896 | (132) | 0 |
| 1885 |
590 |
1894 | (133) | 0 |
| 1886 |
579 |
1893 | (134) | 0 |
| 1887 |
569 |
1891 | (134) | 0 |
| 1888 |
554 |
1890 | (135) | 1 |
| 1889 |
553 |
1880 | (138) | 0 |
| 1890 |
578 |
1870 | (140) | 0 |
| 1891 |
601 |
1861 | (143) | 0 |
| 1892 |
646 |
1851 | (145) | 0 |
| 1893 |
676 |
1842 | (147) | 1 |
| 1894 |
686 |
1833 | (150) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Nicholson, James |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| I am guessing that the 'J. Nicholson' of South Shields in the 1860s and 1870s (the first name 'James' is given by Di Felice) is the 'J. Nicholson' of Newcastle who played for Tyneside and Tees-side in 1888 and for the North of Britain in the 1890s. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 230 |
| NDCA, Northumberland and Durham Chess Association Meeting, page 3, 4 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, Aug. 1870, page 121, 121 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, Oct. 1870, page 150, 150 |
| [CW], vol. 2, Mar. 1866, page 22 |
| [CW], vol. 2, May 1866, page 88 |
| [CW], vol. 3, Apr. 1867, page 60 |
| [CW], vol. 4, Apr. 1868, page 32 |
| [CW], vol. 4, May 1868, page 63, 64 |
| [ILN], vol. 57, 20 Aug. 1870, page 203 |
| [ILN], vol. 70, 13 Jan. 1877, page 47 |
| [WP], vol. 3, 1 Sep. 1870, page 70 |
| Web |
| [West Yorkshire v. Tyne and Tees-Side] |
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Tournament data
| North Shields 1866 |
Newcastle - Tynemouth Club Match |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Newton, G.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| North Shields 1867 (1) |
Newcastle and Gateshead - Tynemouth and South Shields Club Match |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Punshon, R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Newcastle 1867 |
Newcastle - Tynemouth and South Shields Club Match |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Punshon, R. |
1 - 0 |
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| North Shields 1867 (3) |
Northumberland and Durham Chess Association - Tourney B |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Semple, T. |
0 - 1 |
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| North Shields 1867 (4) |
Northumberland and Durham Chess Association - Tourney C |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Scott, John |
1 - 0 |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Mitcheson, W. |
0 - 1 |
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| South Shields 1868 (1) |
Northumberland and Durham Chess Association - Tournament A |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Mitcheson, W. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Stokoe, T.Y. |
0 - 1 |
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| South Shields 1868 (2) |
Northumberland and Durham Chess Association - Tournament B |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Punshon, R. |
1 - 0 |
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| Newcastle 1870 (1) |
1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
1.5 | / | 8 |
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| Newcastle 1870 (3) |
1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament B |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Newham, W.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Harrogate 1888 |
Tyneside and Tees-Side - West Yorkshire Match |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Smith, T. (3) |
1 - 0 |
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| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Biaggini, C.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Nicholson, Ja. - Comber, F.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 16 May 2018 |
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