Henderson, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  312  1770 (135) 2
1865  355  1776 (131) 0
1866  394  1783 (127) 0
1867  375  1789 (122) 0
1868  389  1796 (117) 0
1869  393  1803 (112) 0
1870  441  1809 (105) 0
1871  479  1816 (98) 0
1872  484  1822 (90) 1
1873  508  1834 (82) 2
1874  532  1851 (74) 7
1875  506  1893 (69) 7
1876  411  1959 (65) 13
1877  369  1976 (64) 9
1878  371  1979 (65) 0
1879  368  1982 (61) 16
1880  378  1990 (65) 0
1881  414  1999 (64) 8
1882  414  2011 (64) 12
1883  494  1991 (72) 0
1884  567  1971 (78) 4
1885  575  1972 (86) 0
1886  569  1973 (93) 0
1887  556  1973 (98) 0
1888  554  1974 (103) 0
1889  554  1975 (107) 0
1890  584  1975 (110) 0
1891  595  1976 (112) 0
1892  618  1977 (114) 0
1893  620  1978 (116) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Henderson, John  
Born: 17 Nov. 1836
Died: 25 Apr. 1896
 
Notes:
Corrspondence from David Cohen, citing results collected by Erik Malmsten, gives 'James Henderson' at Toronto 1873, but this is likely to be John Henderson.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 169
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 193
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 285, 550
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 48
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 9
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [CIN], vol. 6, no. 14, 5 Oct. 1872, page 211
   [CIN], vol. 7, no. 3, 18 Jan. 1873, page 43
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 64, June 1875, page 299
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 65, July 1875, page 347
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 67, Oct. 1875, page 464
   [ILN], vol. 61, no. 1734, 30 Nov. 1872, page 527
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1825, 15 Aug. 1874, page 164
   [MDR], 9 July 1875
   [NYC], 26 Nov. 1864
   [NYC], 23 Sep. 1865
   [TG], vol. 29, no. 233, 4 Oct. 1872, page 4
   [TG], vol. 30, no. 124, 23 May 1873, page 4
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Hall of Fame: John Henderson]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: John Henderson]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Jackson, G.E. - Henderson, John 1864         (c)     2   -   0
Henderson, John - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (1)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
Henderson, John - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (2)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John gave odds of the exchange
Henderson, John - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (3)         (f)     1.5   -   2.5      Henderson, John gave odds of a knight

Tournament data

Hamilton 1872 (2)     1st Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Henderson, John - Ryall, I.     0 - 1    
Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Henderson, John - Furby, G.M.     1 - 0    
  Henderson, John - White, John     0 - 1    
  Henderson, John - Northcote, H.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1874     3rd Canadian Chess Association Congress     0  /  7
Ottawa 1875     4th Canadian Chess Association Congress     0.5  /  7
Hamilton 1876     5th Canadian Championship    
  Henderson, John - Sanderson, E.     0 - 1    
Quebec 1877     6th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  9
Montreal 1879     7th Canadian Chess Championship Tournament     6  /  12
Ottawa 1879     8th Canadian Championship Tournament     2  /  6
Ottawa 1881     9th Canadian Championship Tournament     4.5  /  8
Quebec 1882     10th Canadian Championship Tournament     7.5  /  12
Ottawa 1884     12th Canadian Championship Tournament     3  /  5
Quebec 1893 (2)     Montreal - Quebec Club Match    
  Henderson, John - Champion, C.P.     1.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022