Borthwick, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  821  1895 (76) 9
1898  797  1912 (78) 0
1899  794  1929 (79) 0
1900  785  1945 (78) 0
1901  757  1962 (75) 0
1902  740  1979 (70) 0
1903  708  1996 (62) 4
1904  758  1985 (57) 5
1905  801  1978 (51) 8
1906  823  1966 (48) 18
1907  873  1953 (55) 7
1908  876  1948 (66) 0
1909  964  1943 (73) 0
1910  966  1938 (77) 0
1911  989  1933 (80) 0
1912  970  1928 (81) 0
1913  997  1923 (81) 0
1914  969  1918 (79) 0
1915  909  1913 (75) 7
1916  913  1904 (80) 0
1917  921  1895 (83) 0
1918  947  1886 (85) 0
1919  969  1877 (86) 0
1920  1075  1868 (85) 0
1921  1182  1859 (83) 0
1922  1212  1850 (79) 0
1923  1364  1841 (74) 7
1924  1400  1830 (75) 6
1925  1458  1843 (82) 0
1926  1538  1856 (87) 0
1927  1520  1869 (91) 0
1928  1506  1882 (94) 0
1929  1484  1895 (96) 0
1930  1507  1907 (97) 0
1931  1571  1920 (97) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Borthwick, James  
Born: 3 Mar. 1866
Died: 4 Aug. 1932
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 301
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 319
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 2
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 955
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 48
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 501
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 35
Periodicals
   [FH], 3 May 1905, page 8
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1903]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1907]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     1.5  /  8
Liverpool 1897 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Borthwick, J. - Shaw, J.H.     1 - 0    
Edinburgh 1903     20th Scottish Championship     3  /  4
Dundee 1904     21st Scottish Championship     2  /  5
Stirling 1905     22nd Scottish Championship     4  /  8
Glasgow 1906     23rd Scottish Championship     2  /  7
Shrewsbury 1906 (3)     3rd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class Amateur Tournament     4.5  /  11
Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     2  /  7
Glasgow 1915     32nd Scottish Championship     2  /  7
Glasgow 1923     36th Scottish Championship     1.5  /  7
Dundee 1924     37th Scottish Championship     1  /  7
Edinburgh 1931     44th Scottish Championship     3  /  5


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025