Collins, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1937  764  2153 (53) 9
1938  595  2194 (40) 35
1939  590  2175 (44) 13
1940  492  2180 (50) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Collins, John William  
   Also known as: Jack Collins
Born: 23 Sep. 1912
Died:
 
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.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 269
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 350
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 74
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 887
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349

Tournament data

Cazenovia 1937     New York State Chess Association Championship     3  /  9
New York 1938 (7)     2nd USA Championship - Preliminary Section C     5.5  /  9
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (3)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3     4.5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final     4  /  11
Cazenovia 1938     New York State Chess Association Championship     6  /  9
New York 1939 (2)     Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Collins, J.W. - Heller, H.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Collins, J.W. - Beckhardt, N.     0.5 - 0.5    
Ventnor City 1939     Ventnor City Tournament     4  /  11
New York 1940 (3)     23rd Marshall Club Championship     7.5  /  16
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Collins, J.W. - Soudakoff, J.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024