Crum, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  379  2005 (70) 6
1876  354  2022 (62) 13
1877  317  2049 (66) 0
1878  295  2075 (67) 0
1879  251  2102 (64) 0
1880  240  2129 (57) 15
1881  264  2136 (62) 2
1882  269  2140 (64) 2
1883  275  2151 (66) 0
1884  276  2163 (64) 9
1885  307  2145 (72) 0
1886  326  2128 (78) 0
1887  362  2111 (82) 0
1888  382  2094 (85) 2
1889  382  2092 (90) 0
1890  404  2091 (93) 0
1891  403  2089 (96) 0
1892  439  2087 (98) 0
1893  458  2085 (100) 0
1894  462  2084 (100) 0
1895  471  2082 (100) 0
1896  470  2080 (99) 0
1897  481  2078 (98) 0
1898  511  2077 (95) 0
1899  520  2075 (92) 0
1900  551  2073 (88) 0
1901  570  2072 (82) 0
1902  585  2070 (75) 0
1903  591  2068 (65) 0
1904  617  2066 (52) 10
1905  664  2051 (45) 11
1906  651  2060 (41) 17
1907  637  2072 (39) 18
1908  701  2052 (40) 18
1909  786  2037 (41) 20
1910  842  2014 (50) 9
1911  894  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