Medley, John


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1849  96  2196 (116) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Medley, John R.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Kieseritzky (in La Régence) indicates that he was the brother of George Webb Medley. Staunton (Chess Player's Chronicle, Aug. 1849, v.10, p.228) refers to him as 'Mr. Medley the younger'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 229
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 112
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 79
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 66
Periodicals
   [BLL], 4 Mar. 1849, page 8
   [CPC], vol. 9, no. 11, Nov. 1848, page 327
   [CPC], vol. 10, no. 3, Mar. 1849, page 66
   [CPC], vol. 10, no. 8, Aug. 1849, page 228
   [CPC], vol. 11, no. 7, July 1850, page 205
   [ILN], vol. 14, no. 356, 3 Feb. 1849, page 75
   [Reg], vol. 3, no. 7, July 1851, page 204
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Tournament data

London, England 1849     Ries' Divan tournament    
  Medley, J.R. - Finch, J.     2 - 1    
  Medley, J.R. - Tuckett, W.J.W.     2 - 0    
  Medley, J.R. - Buckle, H.T.     0 - 1    
  Medley, J.R. - Medley, G.W.     0 - 2    


Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022