Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  224  2217 (101) 5
1885  210  2231 (94) 16
1886  212  2237 (87) 0
1887  210  2244 (78) 0
1888  211  2250 (66) 7
1889  194  2258 (61) 9
1890  212  2252 (61) 0
1891  212  2246 (55) 14
1892  215  2248 (55) 11
1893  210  2252 (55) 6
1894  217  2251 (51) 24
1895  189  2274 (56) 11
1896  166  2288 (62) 0
1897  142  2303 (63) 8
1898  153  2297 (67) 10
1899  169  2288 (77) 0
1900  187  2279 (85) 0
1901  205  2270 (91) 0
1902  228  2261 (96) 0
1903  251  2252 (101) 0
1904  282  2242 (104) 0
1905  302  2233 (107) 0
1906  327  2224 (110) 0
1907  357  2215 (112) 0
1908  389  2206 (113) 0
1909  429  2197 (114) 0
1910  442  2188 (115) 0
1911  496  2179 (115) 0
1912  505  2170 (114) 0
1913  532  2160 (114) 0
1914  523  2151 (112) 0
1915  514  2142 (111) 0
1916  538  2133 (109) 0
1917  565  2124 (106) 0
1918  598  2115 (103) 0
1919  626  2106 (99) 0
1920  689  2097 (94) 0
1921  762  2088 (88) 0
1922  819  2079 (81) 0
1923  929  2069 (72) 0
1924  991  2060 (60) 15
1925  1093  2038 (60) 0
1926  1223  2016 (54) 12
1927  1345  1987 (54) 14
1928  1392  1974 (59) 0
1929  1427  1961 (58) 11
1930  1428  1969 (63) 0
1931  1495  1977 (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