Aitken, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1937  460  2250 (49) 17
1938  436  2254 (45) 11
1939  409  2256 (45) 20
1940  380  2252 (57) 0
1941  355  2248 (64) 0
1942  332  2244 (67) 0
1943  316  2240 (67) 0
1944  318  2236 (64) 0
1945  330  2232 (58) 10
1946  265  2258 (58) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Aitken, James Macrae  
Born: 27 Oct. 1908
Died: 3 Dec. 1983
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 345
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 332
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 4
Web
   Bartelski, Wojciech.  [7th Chess Olympiad: Stockholm 1937 - Scotland]

Tournament data

Stockholm 1937 (3)     7th Olympiad     5.5  /  17
Brighton 1938 (1)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  11
Aberdeen 1939     Scottish Championship     5.5  /  9
Bournemouth 1939 (1)     32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament     5  /  11
London, England 1945     London Championship     5.5  /  10
Hastings 1946 (1)     21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     6  /  11
Moscow and London, England 1946     U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match    
  Aitken, J.M. - Bondarevsky, I.Z.     0 - 2    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025