Brown, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  724  1971 (98) 3
1899  735  1972 (95) 4
1900  772  1959 (96) 1
1901  786  1952 (98) 0
1902  798  1946 (100) 0
1903  807  1940 (101) 0
1904  841  1934 (101) 0
1905  882  1927 (101) 1
1906  889  1925 (101) 3
1907  931  1914 (107) 0
1908  943  1903 (112) 0
1909  1037  1892 (117) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Brown, John H.  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 127
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1905, page 184
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 1, July 1898, page 21
   [ChTr], 31 May 1900, page 9
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wilcox, F.F. - Brown, J.H. 1898         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Brown, J.H. - Bliss, C.F. 1898         (f)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1898     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Brown, J.H. - George, L.F.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1899     Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Brown, J.H. - Phillips, C.W.     0 - 1    
  Brown, J.H. - Stuchfield, W.     1 - 0    
  Brown, J.H. - Walker (3)     1 - 0    
  Brown, J.H. - Edwards (4)     0 - 1    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Brown, J.H. - Elwell, J.D.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Brown, J.H. - Robinson, A.K.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1906 (1)     Illinois State Championship    
  Brown, J.H. - Wilcox, F.F.     0 - 1    
  Brown, J.H. - May, J.V.     1 - 0    
  Brown, J.H. - Erdcky, K.     1 - 0    
  Brown, J.H. - Winter, Jo.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and London, England (?) 1909     9th Anglo-American Universities Cable Match    
  Brown, J.H. - Stephens, L.W.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026