Morgan, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  54  2354 (100) 4
1858  50  2378 (99) 0
1859  46  2401 (97) 3
1860  48  2411 (99) 0
1861  41  2420 (101) 0
1862  36  2430 (103) 0
1863  29  2439 (103) 0
1864  24  2449 (103) 0
1865  22  2458 (102) 0
1866  19  2468 (101) 0
1867  17  2477 (99) 0
1868  18  2487 (96) 0
1869  19  2496 (92) 0
1870  19  2506 (87) 0
1871  18  2515 (81) 7
1872  18  2511 (88) 0
1873  18  2507 (93) 0
1874  17  2503 (98) 0
1875  17  2500 (101) 0
1876  21  2496 (104) 0
1877  20  2492 (106) 0
1878  23  2488 (108) 0
1879  20  2484 (109) 0
1880  22  2480 (110) 0
1881  25  2476 (110) 0
1882  29  2472 (109) 0
1883  35  2469 (108) 0
1884  39  2465 (107) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morgan, James H.  
   Also known as: Dr. Morgan
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Davenport Daily Gazette of 21 Jan. 1859 has 'Jas. Mungar'.
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 15
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 59, 84, 146, 538
Periodicals
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1857, page 377
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 72
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1859, page 101
   [DDG], 21 Jan. 1859
   [Era], vol. 20, no. 1008, 17 Jan. 1858, page 4
   [FLIN], 14 Nov. 1857
   [Harp], 19 Feb. 1859
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 877, 5 Sep. 1857, page 250
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1652, 27 May 1871, page 531
   [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1664, 12 Aug. 1871, page 139
   [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1676, 28 Oct. 1871, page 411
   [NYC], 24 Oct. 1857
   [NYC], 29 Jan. 1859
   [NYC], 28 Mar. 1863
   [NYTr], 7 Oct. 1857
   [RT], vol. 9, no. 231, 26 June 1869, page 411
   [SLGD], 26 Jan. 1884
   [SoT], 18 Feb. 1871
   [ST], no. 1903, 9 Oct. 1859, page supp.2
   [SZ], vol. 14, no. 10, Oct. 1859, page 327
   [TFF], 10 Mar. 1871
   [TFF], 25 Jan. 1884

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Paulsen, L. - Morgan, J.H. 1857 (1)         (c)     1   -   0
Paulsen, L. - Morgan, J.H. 1857 (2)         (c)     3   -   0
Paulsen, L. - Morgan, J.H. 1859         (c)     1.5   -   1.5
Mackenzie, G.H. - Morgan, J.H. 1871         (f)     3.5   -   3.5
Zukertort, J.H. - Morgan, J.H. 1884         (c)     1.5   -   1.5


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023