Collins, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1935 |
1074 |
2141 | (76) | 1 |
| 1936 |
955 |
2155 | (65) | 0 |
| 1937 |
848 |
2170 | (51) | 9 |
| 1938 |
650 |
2212 | (39) | 35 |
| 1939 |
679 |
2194 | (42) | 13 |
| 1940 |
597 |
2200 | (45) | 17 |
| 1941 |
587 |
2196 | (53) | 0 |
| 1942 |
562 |
2191 | (54) | 14 |
| 1943 |
580 |
2182 | (68) | 0 |
| 1944 |
601 |
2173 | (78) | 0 |
| 1945 |
667 |
2164 | (86) | 0 |
| 1946 |
701 |
2155 | (93) | 0 |
| 1947 |
631 |
2146 | (99) | 0 |
| 1948 |
496 |
2137 | (104) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Collins, John William |
| Also known as: Jack Collins |
| Born: 23 Sep. 1912 |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige, in Chess Tournament Crosstables has 'J.F. Collins' at Chicago 1930; Di Felice has 'Collins, John William', who according to Gaige's Chess Personalia was born in 1912. I am not sure which is correct. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 269 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 350 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 455 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 74 |
| Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 887 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349 |
| Periodicals |
| [NYTi], vol. 98, no. 33203, 20 Dec. 1948, page 36 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1935 (2) |
Marshall Club - Brooklyn Chess League Match |
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Collins, J.W. - Hoffman, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Cazenovia 1937 |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
3 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1938 (7) |
2nd USA Championship - Preliminary Section C |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (3) |
39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3 |
4.5 | / | 6 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7) |
39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final |
4 | / | 11 |
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| Cazenovia 1938 |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
6 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1939 (2) |
Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
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|
Collins, J.W. - Heller, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1939 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
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|
Collins, J.W. - Beckhardt, N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Ventnor City 1939 |
Ventnor City Tournament |
4 | / | 11 |
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| New York 1940 (3) |
23rd Marshall Club Championship |
7.5 | / | 16 |
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| New York 1940 (4) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Collins, J.W. - Soudakoff, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1942 (1) |
Marshall Club Championship |
6 | / | 12 |
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Collins, J.W. - Lasker, Ed. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1942 (3) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Collins, J.W. - Blumin, B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Paris and New York 1948 |
France - U.S.A. Cable Match |
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Collins, J.W. - Boutteville, C.D.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
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