Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  268  2164 (106) 5
1885  246  2181 (98) 16
1886  231  2196 (90) 0
1887  221  2210 (80) 0
1888  208  2225 (67) 7
1889  203  2237 (62) 9
1890  219  2234 (61) 0
1891  226  2230 (55) 14
1892  228  2234 (56) 11
1893  227  2240 (55) 6
1894  220  2239 (52) 24
1895  205  2256 (58) 9
1896  185  2271 (63) 0
1897  171  2286 (64) 8
1898  175  2281 (68) 10
1899  190  2272 (78) 0
1900  199  2263 (85) 0
1901  219  2254 (92) 0
1902  242  2245 (97) 0
1903  267  2236 (101) 0
1904  294  2227 (105) 0
1905  316  2218 (108) 0
1906  338  2209 (110) 0
1907  370  2199 (112) 0
1908  396  2190 (114) 0
1909  437  2181 (114) 0
1910  457  2172 (115) 0
1911  500  2163 (115) 0
1912  505  2154 (115) 0
1913  509  2145 (114) 0
1914  496  2136 (113) 0
1915  493  2127 (111) 0
1916  505  2118 (109) 0
1917  518  2109 (107) 0
1918  549  2100 (103) 0
1919  574  2091 (100) 0
1920  641  2082 (95) 0
1921  708  2072 (89) 0
1922  731  2063 (82) 0
1923  800  2054 (74) 0
1924  877  2045 (63) 15
1925  943  2021 (63) 0
1926  1004  1998 (57) 12
1927  1080  1969 (57) 14
1928  1065  1955 (62) 0
1929  1067  1941 (62) 11
1930  1083  1948 (66) 0
1931  1001  1954 (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