Henderson, John (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  341  1786 (134) 2
1865  388  1793 (130) 0
1866  423  1800 (125) 0
1867  412  1807 (121) 0
1868  420  1814 (116) 0
1869  429  1821 (110) 0
1870  465  1828 (104) 0
1871  500  1835 (96) 0
1872  509  1842 (88) 1
1873  513  1857 (80) 3
1874  528  1869 (72) 7
1875  512  1906 (68) 7
1876  413  1969 (64) 13
1877  381  1984 (63) 9
1878  383  1987 (65) 0
1879  368  1989 (61) 16
1880  389  1997 (65) 0
1881  436  2006 (63) 8
1882  430  2018 (63) 12
1883  502  1998 (72) 0
1884  574  1978 (78) 4
1885  568  1979 (86) 0
1886  563  1980 (93) 0
1887  566  1981 (98) 0
1888  577  1982 (103) 0
1889  559  1983 (106) 0
1890  590  1984 (110) 0
1891  590  1985 (112) 0
1892  627  1986 (114) 0
1893  648  1987 (116) 2

Rating table notes

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

Tournament data

Hamilton, Ontario 1872 (2)     1st Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Henderson, John (1) - Ryall, I.     0 - 1    
Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Henderson, John (1) - Furby, G.M.     1 - 0    
  Henderson, John (1) - White, John     0 - 1    
  Henderson, John (1) - Northcote, H.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1874     3rd Canadian Chess Association Congress     0  /  7
Ottawa 1875     4th Canadian Chess Association Congress     0.5  /  7
Hamilton, Ontario 1876     5th Canadian Championship    
  Henderson, John (1) - 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 (1) - Champion, C.P.     1.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024