McGrouther, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  685  1948 (81) 6
1894  703  1945 (71) 8
1895  671  1960 (71) 0
1896  635  1975 (69) 0
1897  623  1990 (64) 10
1898  673  1970 (70) 0
1899  702  1949 (72) 0
1900  754  1928 (73) 1
1901  803  1908 (72) 7
1902  801  1907 (77) 0
1903  799  1907 (81) 0
1904  837  1906 (84) 0
1905  868  1905 (85) 0
1906  867  1904 (85) 0
1907  887  1904 (83) 0
1908  886  1903 (80) 0
1909  969  1902 (76) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: McGrouther, James  
Born: 22 July 1868
Died: 18 May 1960
 
Notes:
Chess Tournament Crosstables has both MacGrouther and McGrouther; Di Felice has MacGrouther; McGowan has McGrouther on his Chess Scotland web page, and he also send me a copy of his birth registration, showing the spelling 'McGrouther'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 229
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 965
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 162, 172
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 13, no. 5, May 1893, page 233
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Eliskases in Scotland - 1933]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Thomas McGrouther and James McGrouther]

Tournament data

Dundee 1893 (2)     10th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Minor Tournament     6  /  6
Glasgow 1894     11th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  8
Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     6.5  /  10
Glasgow 1900     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  McGrouther, J. - Kendall, R.R.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1901 (2)     18th Scottish Championship     1.5  /  7
Glasgow 1909     26th Scottish Championship     3.5  /  11


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022