Morgan, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  54  2351 (100) 4
1858  50  2375 (99) 0
1859  46  2398 (97) 3
1860  48  2408 (99) 0
1861  41  2417 (101) 0
1862  35  2427 (102) 0
1863  29  2437 (103) 0
1864  24  2446 (103) 0
1865  21  2456 (102) 0
1866  20  2465 (101) 0
1867  18  2475 (99) 0
1868  17  2485 (96) 0
1869  19  2494 (92) 0
1870  19  2504 (87) 0
1871  18  2514 (81) 7
1872  18  2510 (88) 0
1873  18  2506 (93) 0
1874  17  2502 (98) 0
1875  18  2498 (101) 0
1876  21  2494 (104) 0
1877  21  2491 (106) 0
1878  24  2487 (108) 0
1879  20  2483 (109) 0
1880  23  2479 (110) 0
1881  25  2475 (110) 0
1882  29  2471 (109) 0
1883  35  2468 (108) 0
1884  39  2464 (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