Anderson, J. Allan




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1929  316  2282 (57) 9
1930  367  2268 (49) 17
1931  367  2274 (57) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Anderson, James Allan  
Born: 28 June 1906
Died: 23 Dec. 1991
 
Notes:
Gaige has 'Anderson, J[ames] Allan', so perhaps he preferred to use his middle name. Skinner and Verhoeven have 'Allen J Anderson'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 317
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 374
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 9
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 867
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 242
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 350
Web
   [James Allan Anderson (chess player)]

Tournament data

Saint Louis 1929     30th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  9
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     6.5  /  17
Tulsa 1931     32nd Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  9


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025