Janssens, Franciscus

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1854 |
46 |
2363 | (52) | 20 |
1855 |
38 |
2382 | (45) | 23 |
1856 |
32 |
2404 | (39) | 87 |
1857 |
52 |
2354 | (56) | 11 |
1858 |
55 |
2341 | (68) | 0 |
1859 |
68 |
2329 | (77) | 0 |
1860 |
77 |
2316 | (84) | 0 |
1861 |
85 |
2304 | (89) | 0 |
1862 |
83 |
2291 | (93) | 0 |
1863 |
84 |
2279 | (96) | 0 |
1864 |
92 |
2267 | (99) | 0 |
1865 |
96 |
2254 | (100) | 0 |
1866 |
109 |
2242 | (101) | 0 |
1867 |
111 |
2229 | (102) | 0 |
1868 |
118 |
2217 | (101) | 0 |
1869 |
125 |
2205 | (100) | 0 |
1870 |
136 |
2192 | (98) | 0 |
1871 |
137 |
2180 | (96) | 1 |
1872 |
139 |
2184 | (94) | 0 |
1873 |
146 |
2188 | (92) | 0 |
1874 |
142 |
2193 | (89) | 0 |
1875 |
147 |
2197 | (85) | 0 |
1876 |
140 |
2201 | (79) | 11 |
1877 |
150 |
2188 | (86) | 0 |
1878 |
163 |
2175 | (92) | 0 |
1879 |
172 |
2163 | (96) | 0 |
1880 |
193 |
2150 | (99) | 0 |
1881 |
230 |
2137 | (102) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Janssens, Franciscus Godfrey |
Also known as: Francis Godfrey Janssens; Franciscus Gottfried Janssens; Jansens |
Born: 1822 |
Died: 28 Dec. 1881 |
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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'. |
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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, July 1854, page 198 |
[CPC], vol. 2, Dec. 1854, page 373 |
[CPC], vol. 4, Jan. 1856, page 30 |
[ILN], vol. 25, 16 Dec. 1854, page 623 |
[ILN], vol. 44, 7 May 1864, page 459 |
[ILN], vol. 69, 15 July 1876, page 71 |
[ILN], vol. 70, 7 Apr. 1877, page 335 |
[ST], 16 Aug. 1857, page supp.4 |
[WP], vol. 4, 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Janssens, F.G. - Kenny, C. 1854 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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Zytogorski, A. - Janssens, F.G. 1854 |
(f) |
6 | - | 4 |
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Brien, R.B. - Janssens, F.G. 1855 |
(f) |
14 | - | 9 |
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Janssens, F.G. - Green, V. 1856 (1) |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 4.5 |
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Janssens, F.G. - Kenny, C. 1856 (1) |
(f) |
17.5 | - | 11.5 |
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Janssens, F.G. - de Szabo, E. 1856 (1) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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Janssens, F.G. - de Szabo, E. 1856 (2) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Janssens, F.G. - Green, V. 1856 (2) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Janssens, F.G. - Green, V. 1856 (3) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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Janssens, F.G. - Kenny, C. 1856 (2) |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Oldham, T.C. - Janssens, F.G. 1857 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 3.5 |
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Tournament data
London, England 1856 (1) |
McDonnell Chess Club Tournament |
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Janssens, F.G. - Falkbeer, E.K. |
0 - 4 |
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London, England 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Janssens, F.G. - Mocatta, A. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1876 (8) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
2.5 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1876 (10) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Janssens, F.G. - Huttley, E.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Janssens, F.G. gave odds of a knight |
London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Janssens, F.G. - Minchin, J.I. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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Player information updated: 5 May 2020 |
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