Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  220  2216 (101) 5
1885  205  2229 (94) 16
1886  207  2236 (87) 0
1887  201  2242 (78) 0
1888  202  2249 (66) 7
1889  191  2256 (61) 9
1890  206  2250 (61) 0
1891  209  2245 (55) 14
1892  216  2246 (55) 11
1893  209  2251 (55) 6
1894  210  2250 (51) 24
1895  185  2273 (56) 11
1896  162  2287 (62) 0
1897  137  2302 (63) 8
1898  151  2296 (67) 10
1899  164  2287 (77) 0
1900  183  2277 (85) 0
1901  202  2268 (91) 0
1902  225  2259 (96) 0
1903  247  2250 (101) 0
1904  279  2240 (104) 0
1905  298  2231 (107) 0
1906  322  2222 (110) 0
1907  350  2212 (112) 0
1908  379  2203 (113) 0
1909  419  2194 (114) 0
1910  432  2185 (115) 0
1911  495  2175 (115) 0
1912  499  2166 (114) 0
1913  523  2157 (114) 0
1914  518  2148 (112) 0
1915  510  2138 (111) 0
1916  535  2129 (109) 0
1917  555  2120 (106) 0
1918  590  2110 (103) 0
1919  617  2101 (99) 0
1920  679  2092 (94) 0
1921  750  2083 (88) 0
1922  804  2073 (81) 0
1923  903  2064 (72) 0
1924  964  2055 (60) 15
1925  1069  2033 (60) 0
1926  1198  2010 (54) 12
1927  1309  1981 (54) 14
1928  1341  1968 (59) 0
1929  1365  1955 (58) 11
1930  1383  1963 (63) 0
1931  1450  1970 (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