Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  214  2215 (101) 5
1885  198  2229 (94) 16
1886  199  2235 (87) 0
1887  195  2242 (78) 0
1888  193  2248 (66) 7
1889  185  2256 (61) 9
1890  201  2250 (61) 0
1891  208  2244 (55) 14
1892  211  2246 (55) 11
1893  205  2250 (55) 6
1894  206  2249 (51) 24
1895  184  2271 (56) 11
1896  163  2285 (62) 0
1897  138  2299 (63) 8
1898  148  2293 (67) 10
1899  166  2284 (77) 0
1900  178  2274 (85) 0
1901  201  2265 (91) 0
1902  218  2256 (97) 0
1903  247  2247 (101) 0
1904  276  2237 (105) 0
1905  293  2228 (108) 0
1906  318  2219 (110) 0
1907  351  2209 (112) 0
1908  379  2200 (113) 0
1909  418  2191 (114) 0
1910  427  2182 (115) 0
1911  481  2172 (115) 0
1912  486  2163 (115) 0
1913  500  2154 (114) 0
1914  489  2144 (113) 0
1915  483  2135 (111) 0
1916  503  2126 (109) 0
1917  526  2117 (106) 0
1918  556  2107 (103) 0
1919  586  2098 (99) 0
1920  651  2089 (94) 0
1921  707  2079 (89) 0
1922  755  2070 (82) 0
1923  843  2061 (73) 0
1924  911  2052 (62) 15
1925  1002  2028 (62) 0
1926  1115  2005 (56) 12
1927  1221  1976 (56) 14
1928  1231  1963 (61) 0
1929  1274  1950 (60) 11
1930  1291  1958 (65) 0
1931  1341  1966 (65) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Narraway, James Ephraim  
Born: 11 June 1857
Died: 16 June 1947
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 304
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 332
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 298
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 270
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 87
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 11, 12, 127
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 187
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 10
Periodicals
   [TG], vol. 53, no. 14778, 1 July 1897, page 8
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: James Narraway]
   Hilbert, John S.  [A Century Ago in Correspondence Chess]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Narraway, J.E. - Fisher, G.F. 1884         (f)     3   -   2
Narraway, J.E. - Stubbs, C.F. 1885         (f)     7   -   4      Narraway, J.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Narraway, J.E. - Fisher, G.F. 1885         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Narraway, J.E. - Fish, J. 1894         (f)     5   -   5
Narraway, J.E. - Fish, J. 1895         (f)     6   -   3

Tournament data

Quebec and Montreal 1888     15th Canadian Championship     4  /  5
  Narraway, J.E. - Pope, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Narraway, J.E. - MacLeod, N.M.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1889     16th Canadian Championship     6  /  8
  Narraway, J.E. - Fleming, R.P.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1891     18th Canadian Championship     8.5  /  14
Toronto 1892     19th Canadian Championship Tournament     10.5  /  13
Quebec 1893 (1)     20th Canadian Championship     10  /  12
Montreal 1894     21st Canadian Championship     8.5  /  14
Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (1)     Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match    
  Narraway, J.E. - Short, R.     1 - 0    
Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (2)     Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match    
  Narraway, J.E. - Short, R.     1 - 0    
Orillia 1897 (1)     22nd Canadian Championship Tournament     7  /  8
Toronto 1898     23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class     8  /  10
Hamilton, Ontario 1924     32nd Canadian Championship     9  /  15
Montreal 1926 (2)     33rd Canadian Championship     5.5  /  12
Toronto 1927     34th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  14
Montreal 1929 (2)     35th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  11
Hamilton, Ontario 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024