Morgan, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  53  2357 (100) 4
1858  51  2380 (99) 0
1859  46  2404 (97) 3
1860  48  2414 (99) 0
1861  41  2423 (101) 0
1862  37  2433 (102) 0
1863  29  2442 (103) 0
1864  23  2452 (103) 0
1865  22  2462 (102) 0
1866  19  2471 (101) 0
1867  18  2481 (99) 0
1868  17  2490 (96) 0
1869  19  2500 (92) 0
1870  18  2510 (87) 0
1871  17  2519 (81) 7
1872  17  2515 (88) 0
1873  18  2512 (93) 0
1874  16  2508 (98) 0
1875  17  2504 (101) 0
1876  20  2500 (104) 0
1877  19  2497 (106) 0
1878  20  2493 (108) 0
1879  19  2489 (109) 0
1880  21  2485 (110) 0
1881  24  2481 (110) 0
1882  27  2478 (109) 0
1883  34  2474 (108) 0
1884  36  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