Magee, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  570  1978 (59) 8
1887  529  2002 (49) 18
1888  452  2051 (44) 22
1889  420  2067 (45) 18
1890  451  2061 (53) 0
1891  460  2055 (54) 0
1892  506  2049 (47) 14
1893  534  2037 (45) 14
1894  583  2024 (45) 17
1895  605  2005 (45) 14
1896  550  2036 (46) 11
1897  445  2094 (47) 8
1898  402  2134 (45) 11
1899  415  2129 (44) 11
1900  405  2143 (42) 19
1901  410  2148 (45) 18
1902  421  2145 (55) 0
1903  432  2141 (60) 0
1904  471  2138 (60) 0
1905  485  2135 (56) 9
1906  519  2120 (58) 1
1907  557  2104 (57) 13
1908  634  2077 (68) 1
1909  721  2059 (78) 0
1910  760  2042 (85) 0
1911  816  2025 (92) 0
1912  839  2007 (97) 0
1913  884  1990 (101) 0
1914  858  1973 (104) 0
1915  829  1955 (107) 1
1916  834  1944 (111) 1
1917  843  1936 (116) 0
1918  862  1928 (120) 0
1919  879  1920 (124) 0
1920  972  1912 (128) 0
1921  1070  1905 (132) 0
1922  1093  1897 (135) 0
1923  1224  1889 (138) 0
1924  1287  1881 (140) 0
1925  1369  1873 (143) 0
1926  1435  1865 (145) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Magee, James Francis  
   Also known as: James Francis Magee Jr.
Born: 7 Jan. 1867
Died: 13 Apr. 1955
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 262
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 59, 60
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 243
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 216
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 176, 392
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 130
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 40
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 163
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 170
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [More Recovered Chess Games: Steinitz, Pillsbury, Lasker and Capablanca]

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1886 (1)     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Magee, J.F. - Bell (1)     1 - 0    
Wilmington 1886     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Magee, J.F. - Kurtz, W.F.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1886 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     3  /  10
Philadelphia 1887 (1)     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Magee, J.F. - Kerr, H.     1 - 0    
Wilmington 1887     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Magee, J.F. - Betts, E.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1887 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     5.5  /  18
New York 1888 (1)     Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (1)    
  Magee, J.F. - Sternberg, L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1888 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     11  /  23
Philadelphia 1889 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     10.5  /  21
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Loyd, S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1892 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6  /  15
Philadelphia 1893 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4  /  14
Philadelphia 1894 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Bampton, S.W.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Perry-Smith, O.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Voigt, H.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1894 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6.5  /  15
Philadelphia 1895 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Morgan, J.P.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Blakemore, J.P.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1895 (6)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1896 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Newman, C.J.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Perry-Smith, O.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1896 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     2.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1897 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Barrett, S.R.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Blakemore, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Rhoads, J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1897 (6)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     2.5  /  5
Philadelphia 1898 (1)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     5  /  8
Philadelphia 1898 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Roeske, J.F.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Schultz, W.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (1)     14th Junior Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Magee, J.F. - Wyeth, D.R.     0 - 1    
  Magee, J.F. - Hoopes, W.     1 - 0    
  Magee, J.F. - Young, J.W. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Isaacson, C.B.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  18
Philadelphia 1901 (2)     Junior Chess Club Championship     8  /  11
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     16th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Siegheim, B.E.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1905 (2)     20th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Delmar, E. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  13
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Kreymborg, A.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Cohen, S.S.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024