Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  225  2217 (101) 5
1885  211  2230 (94) 16
1886  213  2237 (87) 0
1887  210  2243 (78) 0
1888  211  2250 (66) 7
1889  194  2257 (61) 9
1890  214  2251 (61) 0
1891  213  2245 (55) 14
1892  216  2247 (55) 11
1893  213  2252 (55) 6
1894  220  2250 (51) 24
1895  194  2273 (56) 11
1896  166  2287 (62) 0
1897  145  2302 (63) 8
1898  153  2296 (67) 10
1899  169  2287 (77) 0
1900  188  2278 (85) 0
1901  208  2269 (91) 0
1902  230  2260 (96) 0
1903  253  2251 (101) 0
1904  282  2242 (104) 0
1905  302  2233 (107) 0
1906  326  2224 (110) 0
1907  359  2215 (112) 0
1908  389  2206 (113) 0
1909  431  2196 (114) 0
1910  444  2187 (115) 0
1911  500  2178 (115) 0
1912  506  2169 (114) 0
1913  533  2160 (114) 0
1914  525  2151 (112) 0
1915  517  2142 (111) 0
1916  541  2133 (109) 0
1917  567  2124 (106) 0
1918  601  2115 (103) 0
1919  626  2106 (99) 0
1920  692  2097 (94) 0
1921  762  2088 (88) 0
1922  823  2079 (81) 0
1923  930  2070 (72) 0
1924  991  2060 (60) 15
1925  1096  2038 (60) 0
1926  1226  2016 (54) 12
1927  1357  1987 (54) 14
1928  1403  1974 (59) 0
1929  1433  1962 (58) 11
1930  1433  1969 (63) 0
1931  1501  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