Brown, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  727  1970 (98) 3
1899  743  1970 (95) 4
1900  782  1957 (96) 1
1901  797  1951 (98) 0
1902  808  1944 (100) 0
1903  826  1938 (101) 0
1904  857  1931 (101) 0
1905  905  1925 (101) 1
1906  907  1922 (101) 3
1907  943  1911 (107) 0
1908  962  1901 (112) 0
1909  1050  1890 (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