Finlayson, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1888 |
656 |
1906 | (86) | 2 |
| 1889 |
642 |
1908 | (79) | 1 |
| 1890 |
664 |
1920 | (72) | 8 |
| 1891 |
659 |
1930 | (73) | 0 |
| 1892 |
686 |
1939 | (72) | 0 |
| 1893 |
682 |
1949 | (68) | 0 |
| 1894 |
670 |
1959 | (61) | 8 |
| 1895 |
712 |
1939 | (60) | 7 |
| 1896 |
681 |
1945 | (62) | 0 |
| 1897 |
678 |
1951 | (60) | 10 |
| 1898 |
702 |
1942 | (65) | 0 |
| 1899 |
728 |
1932 | (67) | 7 |
| 1900 |
760 |
1924 | (74) | 0 |
| 1901 |
789 |
1916 | (79) | 0 |
| 1902 |
797 |
1909 | (82) | 5 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Finlayson, John McLean |
| Also known as: John M'Lean Finlayson |
| Born: 30 Mar. 1849 |
| Died: 1 June 1915 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives name as 'Finlayson, John M'Lean' but the second name is just an abbreviation for 'McLean'. Gaige gives birth between 2-06-1847 and 1-06-1848. Alan McGowan has sent me copies of official records showing his birth date as 30-03-1849. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 959 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 119 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 484 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 185 |
| Web |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1890] |
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Tournament data
| Glasgow 1888 (4) |
5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament |
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Finlayson, J.M. - Chambers, J.D. |
1 - 0 |
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Chambers, J.D. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Finlayson, J.M. - McCombie, W. |
0 - 1 |
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Finlayson, J.M. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Finlayson, J.M. - Lucovich, O. |
0 - 1 |
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| Dundee 1890 (1) |
7th Scottish Championship |
3.5 | / | 7 |
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| Dundee 1890 (3) |
Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament |
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Finlayson, J.M. - Fraser, G.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1894 |
11th Scottish Championship |
5 | / | 8 |
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| Edinburgh 1895 (1) |
12th Scottish Championship |
1.5 | / | 7 |
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| Glasgow 1897 |
14th Scottish Championship |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Liverpool 1897 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Finlayson, J.M. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Stirling 1899 |
16th Scottish Championship |
2.5 | / | 7 |
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| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Finlayson, J.M. - Phillips, E.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| Perth, Scotland 1902 |
19th Scottish Championship |
1.5 | / | 5 |
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| Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023 |
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