Morgan, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  53  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 (102) 0
1863  29  2440 (103) 0
1864  24  2449 (103) 0
1865  22  2459 (102) 0
1866  19  2468 (101) 0
1867  17  2478 (99) 0
1868  17  2487 (96) 0
1869  19  2497 (92) 0
1870  19  2506 (87) 0
1871  18  2516 (81) 7
1872  18  2512 (88) 0
1873  18  2508 (93) 0
1874  17  2504 (98) 0
1875  17  2500 (101) 0
1876  20  2497 (104) 0
1877  20  2493 (106) 0
1878  23  2489 (108) 0
1879  19  2485 (109) 0
1880  22  2481 (110) 0
1881  25  2477 (110) 0
1882  29  2474 (109) 0
1883  35  2470 (108) 0
1884  38  2466 (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