Janssens, Franciscus




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1854  54  2353 (52) 20
1855  45  2372 (44) 23
1856  39  2392 (39) 87
1857  62  2340 (55) 11
1858  67  2326 (67) 0
1859  78  2313 (76) 0
1860  88  2299 (83) 0
1861  100  2286 (88) 0
1862  104  2272 (92) 0
1863  103  2259 (95) 0
1864  117  2245 (97) 0
1865  123  2232 (99) 0
1866  136  2219 (99) 0
1867  142  2205 (99) 0
1868  159  2192 (98) 0
1869  163  2178 (97) 0
1870  172  2165 (94) 0
1871  188  2151 (91) 1
1872  184  2155 (88) 0
1873  186  2158 (85) 0
1874  188  2162 (80) 0
1875  193  2165 (73) 0
1876  181  2169 (64) 20
1877  181  2156 (74) 0
1878  194  2144 (82) 0
1879  208  2132 (88) 0
1880  242  2120 (93) 0
1881  279  2108 (97) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Janssens, Franciscus Godfrey  
   Also known as: Francis Godfrey Janssens; Franciscus Gottfried Janssens; Jansens
Born: 1822
Died: 28 Dec. 1881
 
Notes:
Sarah's Morphy site gives death date 12-12-1881. Gaige gives death date 28-12-1881. Biographical information from Tim Harding: Born Stratocek, Belgium; arrived in England 28 July 1845, and again in London 12 July 1858; middle name Godfrey. Name given as 'Jansens' sometimes in the Illustrated London News (15 Jul. 1876, p.71). Name given as 'Jansen' in the Chess Player's Chronicle of July 1854 (pp.198-200), but the Errata at the beginning of the volume correct it to 'Janssens'.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 530
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 193
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 29, 282
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 121, 125
   Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 193
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 373
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 91, 181
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1854, page 198
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1854, page 373
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 1856, page 30
   [Fld], 14 Feb. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 25, no. 718, 16 Dec. 1854, page 623
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1258, 7 May 1864, page 459
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1929, 15 July 1876, page 71
   [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1969, 7 Apr. 1877, page 335
   [ST], no. 1791, 16 Aug. 1857, page supp.4
   [SZ], vol. 10, no. 2, Feb. 1855, page 72
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 48
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Family Life of Grandmaster Gunsberg], page 2
   Sarah.  [Paul Meets Anderssen]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Janssens, F.G. - Kenny, C. 1854         (f)     5.5   -   4.5
Zytogorski, A. - Janssens, F.G. 1854         (f)     6   -   4
Brien, R.B. - Janssens, F.G. 1855         (f)     14   -   9
Janssens, F.G. - Green, V. 1856 (1)         (f)     8.5   -   4.5
Janssens, F.G. - Kenny, C. 1856 (1)         (f)     17.5   -   11.5
Janssens, F.G. - de Szabo, E. 1856 (1)         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Janssens, F.G. - de Szabo, E. 1856 (2)         (f)     5.5   -   0.5
Janssens, F.G. - Green, V. 1856 (2)         (f)     5.5   -   1.5
Janssens, F.G. - Green, V. 1856 (3)         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Janssens, F.G. - Kenny, C. 1856 (2)         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Oldham, T.C. - Janssens, F.G. 1857         (f)     7.5   -   3.5
Janssens, F.G. - Martin, Wi. 1876         (f)     5.5   -   3.5

Tournament data

London, England 1856 (1)     McDonnell Chess Club Tournament    
  Janssens, F.G. - Falkbeer, E.K.     0 - 4    
London, England 1871 (7)     Westminster - City of London Club Match    
  Janssens, F.G. - Mocatta, A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1876 (9)     Simpson's Divan Tournament     2.5  /  10
London, England 1876 (15)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Janssens, F.G. - Huttley, E.J.     0 - 1          Janssens, F.G. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Janssens, F.G. - Minchin, J.I.     0.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023