Magee, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  574  1976 (59) 8
1887  531  2000 (49) 18
1888  459  2049 (44) 22
1889  428  2065 (45) 18
1890  455  2059 (53) 0
1891  463  2053 (54) 0
1892  509  2047 (47) 14
1893  541  2035 (45) 14
1894  590  2022 (45) 17
1895  615  2002 (45) 14
1896  558  2033 (46) 11
1897  456  2091 (47) 8
1898  412  2130 (45) 11
1899  428  2125 (44) 11
1900  423  2137 (42) 19
1901  427  2141 (45) 18
1902  463  2129 (55) 1
1903  469  2129 (60) 0
1904  495  2129 (60) 0
1905  503  2130 (56) 9
1906  533  2116 (58) 1
1907  568  2101 (57) 13
1908  652  2074 (68) 1
1909  733  2057 (78) 0
1910  777  2040 (86) 0
1911  833  2023 (92) 0
1912  849  2006 (97) 0
1913  899  1989 (101) 0
1914  893  1972 (104) 0
1915  844  1955 (107) 1
1916  848  1943 (111) 1
1917  858  1936 (116) 0
1918  875  1928 (121) 0
1919  893  1920 (125) 0
1920  992  1912 (128) 0
1921  1101  1904 (132) 0
1922  1123  1896 (135) 0
1923  1255  1888 (138) 0
1924  1308  1881 (140) 0
1925  1398  1873 (143) 0
1926  1497  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    
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 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