Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  255  2176 (105) 5
1885  231  2193 (98) 16
1886  213  2207 (90) 0
1887  210  2222 (79) 0
1888  201  2237 (67) 7
1889  188  2250 (61) 9
1890  206  2247 (61) 0
1891  212  2244 (55) 14
1892  217  2247 (56) 11
1893  208  2253 (55) 6
1894  209  2252 (52) 24
1895  183  2270 (58) 9
1896  165  2286 (63) 0
1897  138  2302 (64) 8
1898  148  2297 (68) 10
1899  167  2288 (77) 0
1900  177  2279 (85) 0
1901  198  2270 (92) 0
1902  219  2261 (97) 0
1903  245  2252 (101) 0
1904  277  2243 (105) 0
1905  289  2234 (108) 0
1906  313  2225 (110) 0
1907  347  2216 (112) 0
1908  373  2207 (113) 0
1909  408  2198 (114) 0
1910  421  2189 (115) 0
1911  465  2180 (115) 0
1912  476  2171 (115) 0
1913  488  2162 (114) 0
1914  475  2153 (113) 0
1915  470  2144 (111) 0
1916  485  2135 (109) 0
1917  507  2126 (107) 0
1918  542  2117 (103) 0
1919  567  2108 (99) 0
1920  630  2099 (95) 0
1921  692  2090 (89) 0
1922  728  2081 (82) 0
1923  818  2072 (74) 0
1924  882  2063 (63) 15
1925  963  2039 (62) 0
1926  1057  2016 (57) 12
1927  1164  1987 (57) 14
1928  1154  1974 (62) 0
1929  1182  1960 (61) 11
1930  1179  1967 (66) 0
1931  1135  1974 (67) 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 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
Orillia 1897 (1)     22nd Canadian Championship Tournament     7  /  8
Toronto 1898     23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class     8  /  10
Hamilton 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 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022