Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  224  2215 (101) 5
1885  213  2229 (94) 16
1886  217  2235 (87) 0
1887  219  2241 (78) 0
1888  217  2248 (66) 7
1889  196  2255 (61) 9
1890  216  2249 (61) 0
1891  215  2243 (55) 14
1892  219  2245 (55) 11
1893  218  2249 (55) 6
1894  222  2248 (51) 24
1895  195  2270 (56) 11
1896  170  2285 (62) 0
1897  144  2299 (63) 8
1898  154  2293 (67) 10
1899  172  2284 (77) 0
1900  192  2275 (85) 0
1901  215  2265 (91) 0
1902  230  2256 (96) 0
1903  263  2247 (101) 0
1904  287  2237 (104) 0
1905  311  2228 (107) 0
1906  335  2219 (110) 0
1907  371  2209 (112) 0
1908  399  2200 (113) 0
1909  440  2190 (114) 0
1910  463  2181 (115) 0
1911  522  2172 (115) 0
1912  522  2162 (114) 0
1913  547  2153 (114) 0
1914  543  2144 (112) 0
1915  537  2134 (111) 0
1916  560  2125 (109) 0
1917  592  2115 (106) 0
1918  624  2106 (103) 0
1919  652  2097 (99) 0
1920  716  2087 (94) 0
1921  786  2078 (88) 0
1922  849  2069 (81) 0
1923  972  2059 (72) 0
1924  1029  2050 (60) 15
1925  1140  2027 (60) 0
1926  1269  2004 (54) 12
1927  1396  1975 (54) 14
1928  1444  1962 (59) 0
1929  1490  1949 (58) 11
1930  1478  1957 (63) 0
1931  1539  1965 (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 and Toronto 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024