Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  222  2217 (101) 5
1885  208  2230 (94) 16
1886  211  2237 (87) 0
1887  209  2243 (78) 0
1888  210  2250 (66) 7
1889  195  2257 (61) 9
1890  210  2251 (61) 0
1891  213  2245 (55) 14
1892  216  2247 (55) 11
1893  209  2252 (55) 6
1894  214  2250 (51) 24
1895  187  2273 (56) 11
1896  164  2287 (62) 0
1897  140  2302 (63) 8
1898  151  2296 (67) 10
1899  168  2287 (77) 0
1900  186  2278 (85) 0
1901  204  2269 (91) 0
1902  224  2260 (96) 0
1903  248  2251 (101) 0
1904  281  2242 (104) 0
1905  300  2232 (107) 0
1906  325  2223 (110) 0
1907  356  2214 (112) 0
1908  385  2205 (113) 0
1909  424  2196 (114) 0
1910  438  2187 (115) 0
1911  489  2178 (115) 0
1912  500  2169 (114) 0
1913  524  2159 (114) 0
1914  518  2150 (112) 0
1915  510  2141 (111) 0
1916  537  2132 (109) 0
1917  559  2123 (106) 0
1918  595  2114 (103) 0
1919  618  2105 (99) 0
1920  685  2095 (94) 0
1921  755  2086 (88) 0
1922  813  2077 (81) 0
1923  922  2068 (72) 0
1924  978  2059 (60) 15
1925  1085  2037 (60) 0
1926  1209  2015 (54) 12
1927  1327  1986 (54) 14
1928  1365  1973 (59) 0
1929  1405  1960 (58) 11
1930  1412  1968 (63) 0
1931  1483  1975 (64) 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] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: James Narraway] (broken)
   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 (4)     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