Henderson, John (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  339  1787 (134) 2
1865  388  1794 (130) 0
1866  421  1801 (125) 0
1867  410  1808 (121) 0
1868  417  1815 (116) 0
1869  425  1822 (110) 0
1870  459  1829 (104) 0
1871  490  1836 (96) 0
1872  497  1843 (88) 1
1873  500  1858 (80) 3
1874  521  1870 (72) 7
1875  505  1907 (68) 7
1876  409  1970 (64) 13
1877  378  1985 (63) 9
1878  380  1988 (65) 0
1879  367  1990 (61) 16
1880  387  1998 (65) 0
1881  432  2007 (63) 8
1882  431  2019 (63) 12
1883  501  1999 (72) 0
1884  573  1979 (78) 4
1885  568  1980 (86) 0
1886  565  1981 (93) 0
1887  567  1982 (98) 0
1888  576  1983 (103) 0
1889  559  1984 (106) 0
1890  590  1985 (110) 0
1891  590  1986 (112) 0
1892  628  1987 (114) 0
1893  650  1988 (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