Aitken, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1937  480  2253 (49) 17
1938  466  2257 (45) 11
1939  440  2260 (45) 20
1940  405  2258 (56) 0
1941  386  2256 (63) 0
1942  359  2254 (65) 0
1943  361  2252 (64) 0
1944  363  2250 (59) 0
1945  382  2248 (50) 10
1946  307  2279 (44) 13
1947  269  2282 (41) 23
1948  296  2246 (49) 12

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
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 450
   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    
Hastings 1947 (1)     22nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3  /  9
Harrogate 1947 (2)     34th British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament     9.5  /  11
London, England 1947 (2)     Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match    
  Aitken, J.M. - Ragozin, V.V.     0 - 2    
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Aitken, J.M. - Mills, B.Y.     1 - 0    
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1948     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Aitken, J.M. - Hanks, J.N.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1948 (1)     35th British Championship     4  /  11

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026