Crum, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  380  2006 (70) 6
1876  356  2023 (62) 13
1877  318  2050 (66) 0
1878  293  2077 (67) 0
1879  251  2104 (64) 0
1880  242  2131 (57) 15
1881  265  2137 (62) 2
1882  267  2141 (64) 2
1883  277  2153 (66) 0
1884  276  2164 (64) 9
1885  304  2147 (72) 0
1886  325  2130 (78) 0
1887  362  2113 (82) 0
1888  381  2096 (85) 2
1889  381  2094 (90) 0
1890  402  2092 (93) 0
1891  398  2090 (96) 0
1892  435  2089 (98) 0
1893  454  2087 (100) 0
1894  462  2085 (100) 0
1895  472  2084 (100) 0
1896  471  2082 (99) 0
1897  477  2080 (98) 0
1898  510  2079 (95) 0
1899  516  2077 (92) 0
1900  548  2075 (88) 0
1901  569  2074 (82) 0
1902  580  2072 (75) 0
1903  588  2070 (65) 0
1904  616  2069 (53) 10
1905  661  2052 (45) 11
1906  650  2061 (41) 17
1907  638  2072 (39) 18
1908  701  2052 (40) 18
1909  785  2037 (41) 20
1910  842  2014 (50) 9
1911  893  1998 (60) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Crum, John  
Born: 19 June 1841
Died: 27 Apr. 1922
 
Notes:
Gaige gives year of birth as 1842. McGowan gives date of birth as 19-06-1841.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 958
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 79
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 146, 189, 574
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 169, 192
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 52
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 311
   [TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Chess Book Heaven at the Royal Dutch Library], page 4
   Hilbert, John S.  [Irregular Regularity, Or, The Fifth Series], page 2
   McGowan, Alan.  [John Crum]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Crum, J. - Murray, W.F. 1876         (f)     4   -   2
Spens, W.C. - Crum, J. 1876         (f)     4   -   1

Tournament data

Glasgow 1875 (5)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class III     3.5  /  6
Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Crum, J. - Greenhill, J.     2 - 0    
Glasgow 1880     West of Scotland Challenge Cup Tournament     14  /  19
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Crum, J. - Fraser, Jo.     1 - 1    
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Crum, J. - Meikle, C.     1 - 1    
Glasgow 1884 (1)     1st Scottish Championship     7  /  9
Glasgow 1888 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Crum, J. - Owen, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1888 (4)     5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Crum, J. - Johnston, John     1 - 0          Crum, J. gave odds of a knight
  Crum, J. - Mackenzie, J.     0 - 1          Crum, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Hastings 1904 (1)     London League - Three Unions Match    
  Crum, J. - Nicholls, C.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1904 (4)     1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section A     4.5  /  9
Southport 1905 (4)     2nd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B     3.5  /  11
Ostend 1906 (13)     Ostend Amateur Tournament B     8  /  17
Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     5  /  7
London, England 1907 (2)     4th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class     4.5  /  11
Dundee 1908     25th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  7
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (2)     5th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A     4.5  /  11
Glasgow 1909     26th Scottish Championship     6  /  11
Scarborough 1909 (2)     6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A     3.5  /  9
Edinburgh 1910     27th Scottish Championship     3.5  /  9
Glasgow 1911 (1)     28th Scottish Championship     2  /  7

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025