Janssens, Franciscus




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1854  54  2355 (52) 20
1855  45  2374 (44) 23
1856  39  2395 (39) 87
1857  62  2342 (55) 11
1858  68  2329 (68) 0
1859  79  2315 (76) 0
1860  91  2302 (83) 0
1861  102  2288 (88) 0
1862  108  2275 (92) 0
1863  109  2261 (95) 0
1864  126  2248 (97) 0
1865  133  2234 (99) 0
1866  143  2221 (99) 0
1867  152  2207 (99) 0
1868  167  2194 (98) 0
1869  177  2180 (97) 0
1870  179  2167 (94) 0
1871  194  2153 (91) 1
1872  196  2157 (88) 0
1873  193  2160 (85) 0
1874  195  2163 (80) 0
1875  201  2167 (73) 0
1876  190  2170 (64) 20
1877  194  2158 (74) 0
1878  205  2146 (82) 0
1879  220  2133 (88) 0
1880  251  2121 (93) 0
1881  293  2109 (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