Borthwick, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  819  1898 (76) 9
1898  796  1915 (78) 0
1899  794  1932 (79) 0
1900  784  1949 (78) 0
1901  758  1966 (75) 0
1902  747  1983 (70) 0
1903  709  2000 (62) 4
1904  762  1988 (57) 5
1905  800  1981 (51) 8
1906  823  1970 (48) 18
1907  875  1956 (55) 7
1908  877  1951 (66) 0
1909  969  1946 (73) 0
1910  973  1941 (77) 0
1911  993  1936 (80) 0
1912  978  1931 (81) 0
1913  1002  1926 (81) 0
1914  974  1921 (79) 0
1915  915  1916 (75) 7
1916  923  1907 (80) 0
1917  933  1898 (83) 0
1918  957  1889 (85) 0
1919  977  1880 (86) 0
1920  1086  1871 (85) 0
1921  1199  1862 (83) 0
1922  1236  1853 (79) 0
1923  1391  1844 (74) 7
1924  1422  1832 (75) 6
1925  1487  1845 (82) 0
1926  1558  1858 (87) 0
1927  1543  1871 (91) 0
1928  1529  1884 (94) 0
1929  1527  1897 (96) 0
1930  1542  1910 (97) 0
1931  1599  1923 (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