Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  221  2215 (101) 5
1885  206  2229 (94) 16
1886  209  2235 (87) 0
1887  205  2242 (78) 0
1888  204  2248 (66) 7
1889  192  2256 (61) 9
1890  207  2250 (61) 0
1891  208  2244 (55) 14
1892  214  2246 (55) 11
1893  207  2251 (55) 6
1894  211  2249 (51) 24
1895  185  2272 (56) 11
1896  162  2287 (62) 0
1897  138  2301 (63) 8
1898  151  2295 (67) 10
1899  166  2286 (77) 0
1900  185  2277 (85) 0
1901  202  2268 (91) 0
1902  225  2258 (96) 0
1903  249  2249 (101) 0
1904  280  2240 (104) 0
1905  298  2231 (107) 0
1906  324  2221 (110) 0
1907  353  2212 (112) 0
1908  381  2203 (113) 0
1909  422  2194 (114) 0
1910  434  2185 (115) 0
1911  491  2175 (115) 0
1912  498  2166 (114) 0
1913  523  2157 (114) 0
1914  517  2148 (112) 0
1915  509  2138 (111) 0
1916  535  2129 (109) 0
1917  556  2120 (106) 0
1918  590  2111 (103) 0
1919  616  2102 (99) 0
1920  678  2092 (94) 0
1921  752  2083 (88) 0
1922  807  2074 (81) 0
1923  907  2065 (72) 0
1924  965  2055 (60) 15
1925  1067  2033 (60) 0
1926  1202  2011 (54) 12
1927  1315  1982 (54) 14
1928  1348  1969 (59) 0
1929  1375  1956 (58) 11
1930  1388  1964 (63) 0
1931  1461  1971 (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