Morgan, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  52  2355 (100) 4
1858  50  2378 (99) 0
1859  45  2402 (97) 3
1860  46  2412 (99) 0
1861  40  2421 (101) 0
1862  39  2431 (102) 0
1863  32  2441 (103) 0
1864  25  2450 (103) 0
1865  24  2460 (102) 0
1866  23  2470 (101) 0
1867  20  2480 (99) 0
1868  19  2489 (96) 0
1869  19  2499 (92) 0
1870  17  2509 (87) 0
1871  16  2518 (81) 7
1872  16  2515 (88) 0
1873  17  2511 (93) 0
1874  16  2507 (98) 0
1875  17  2504 (101) 0
1876  19  2500 (104) 0
1877  19  2496 (106) 0
1878  21  2492 (108) 0
1879  18  2489 (109) 0
1880  20  2485 (110) 0
1881  23  2481 (110) 0
1882  28  2478 (109) 0
1883  34  2474 (108) 0
1884  39  2470 (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