Edo Ratings, Birch, J. (1)

Birch, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1870	387	1921	(102)	3
1871	422	1910	(98)	3
1872	448	1899	(94)	3
1873	475	1884	(95)	0
1874	521	1869	(94)	0
1875	568	1855	(93)	5
1876	565	1839	(100)	3
1877	542	1821	(107)	0
1878	554	1803	(112)	0
1879	559	1785	(117)	0
1880	608	1768	(121)	2

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Birch, James

Also known as: James Birch, Sr.

Born: 30 Oct. 1841

Died: 29 June 1911

Notes:

Apparently not the James A. Birch who played in Manchester at least from 1853 to 1863. This James Birch of Glasgow was born in Manchester, but in 1841, so too young to have been active in Manchester chess in 1853. Also not to be confused with James Birch Jr. (1872-1943), also of Glasgow.

References

Periodicals

[CLCM], vol. 2, no. 10, Nov. 1875, page 312

[ILN], vol. 62, no. 1759, 17 May 1873, page 475

[TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7

[WP], vol. 7, no. 2, 1 June 1874, page 19

Web

McGowan, Alan. [James Birch (snr and jnr)]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match

  Birch, J. (1) - Ross, A. (1)     2.5 - 0.5

Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J. (1) - Bostock     2 - 1

Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J. (1) - McArthur, G.     1 - 2

Glasgow 1875 (4)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     2 / 7

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J. (1) - Boase, C.M.     1.5 - 1.5

Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J. (1) - Boase, C.M.     0 - 2