Magee, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  594  1972 (59) 8
1887  548  1996 (49) 18
1888  478  2046 (44) 22
1889  454  2062 (45) 18
1890  472  2056 (53) 0
1891  481  2050 (53) 0
1892  524  2044 (47) 14
1893  577  2032 (45) 14
1894  622  2019 (45) 17
1895  649  1999 (45) 14
1896  580  2030 (46) 11
1897  480  2087 (47) 8
1898  431  2126 (45) 11
1899  450  2121 (44) 11
1900  445  2134 (42) 19
1901  443  2137 (45) 18
1902  489  2125 (54) 1
1903  497  2124 (59) 0
1904  520  2124 (59) 0
1905  536  2124 (55) 9
1906  563  2110 (56) 1
1907  604  2094 (53) 13
1908  696  2069 (60) 1
1909  789  2051 (64) 9
1910  819  2034 (74) 0
1911  881  2017 (82) 0
1912  888  2000 (89) 0
1913  944  1983 (94) 0
1914  937  1966 (99) 0
1915  897  1949 (103) 1
1916  912  1937 (107) 1
1917  917  1929 (112) 0
1918  934  1921 (117) 0
1919  953  1913 (121) 0
1920  1060  1905 (125) 0
1921  1180  1896 (129) 0
1922  1215  1888 (132) 0
1923  1383  1880 (135) 0
1924  1404  1872 (138) 0
1925  1495  1864 (140) 0
1926  1596  1855 (142) 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    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Magee, J.F. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
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 1909 (7)     Junior Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  9
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 Apr. 2025