Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  218  2216 (101) 5
1885  205  2230 (94) 16
1886  207  2237 (87) 0
1887  204  2243 (78) 0
1888  203  2249 (66) 7
1889  192  2257 (61) 9
1890  208  2251 (61) 0
1891  210  2245 (55) 14
1892  216  2247 (55) 11
1893  211  2252 (55) 6
1894  211  2251 (51) 24
1895  185  2274 (56) 11
1896  162  2288 (62) 0
1897  139  2302 (63) 8
1898  152  2297 (67) 10
1899  165  2288 (77) 0
1900  183  2278 (85) 0
1901  203  2269 (91) 0
1902  225  2260 (96) 0
1903  246  2251 (101) 0
1904  277  2241 (104) 0
1905  297  2232 (107) 0
1906  322  2223 (110) 0
1907  350  2214 (112) 0
1908  379  2204 (113) 0
1909  419  2195 (114) 0
1910  433  2186 (115) 0
1911  493  2177 (115) 0
1912  499  2167 (114) 0
1913  525  2158 (114) 0
1914  521  2149 (112) 0
1915  513  2140 (111) 0
1916  534  2130 (109) 0
1917  555  2121 (106) 0
1918  589  2112 (103) 0
1919  616  2103 (99) 0
1920  677  2093 (94) 0
1921  748  2084 (88) 0
1922  795  2075 (81) 0
1923  889  2066 (72) 0
1924  952  2056 (60) 15
1925  1061  2034 (60) 0
1926  1189  2012 (54) 12
1927  1300  1983 (54) 14
1928  1331  1970 (59) 0
1929  1357  1957 (58) 11
1930  1379  1965 (63) 0
1931  1444  1972 (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]
   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 (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