Crum, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  382  2014 (70) 6
1876  363  2031 (62) 13
1877  321  2058 (66) 0
1878  299  2085 (67) 0
1879  259  2112 (64) 0
1880  250  2138 (57) 15
1881  268  2145 (62) 2
1882  270  2149 (64) 2
1883  276  2160 (66) 0
1884  280  2172 (64) 9
1885  306  2155 (72) 0
1886  332  2137 (78) 0
1887  369  2120 (82) 0
1888  394  2103 (85) 2
1889  390  2101 (90) 0
1890  407  2100 (93) 0
1891  401  2098 (96) 0
1892  440  2096 (98) 0
1893  466  2095 (100) 0
1894  476  2093 (100) 0
1895  483  2091 (100) 0
1896  480  2090 (99) 0
1897  486  2088 (98) 0
1898  516  2086 (95) 0
1899  525  2085 (92) 0
1900  557  2083 (88) 0
1901  574  2081 (82) 0
1902  593  2080 (75) 0
1903  602  2078 (65) 0
1904  632  2076 (52) 10
1905  678  2059 (45) 11
1906  662  2069 (41) 17
1907  647  2081 (39) 18
1908  719  2060 (40) 18
1909  805  2046 (41) 20
1910  855  2023 (50) 9
1911  902  2007 (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
   [GH], 26 Jan. 1852
   [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: 11 Jun. 2026