Rayner, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  181  2213 (82) 6
1883  214  2204 (75) 2
1884  236  2194 (69) 3
1885  250  2181 (66) 2
1886  256  2183 (63) 11
1887  271  2177 (69) 1
1888  272  2174 (75) 1
1889  265  2175 (80) 0
1890  280  2177 (84) 0
1891  282  2178 (86) 1
1892  300  2178 (88) 0
1893  293  2177 (89) 1
1894  309  2166 (91) 1
1895  329  2160 (95) 0
1896  332  2154 (98) 1
1897  344  2150 (101) 1
1898  369  2141 (106) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rayner, James  
Born: 16 July 1859
Died: 4 June 1898
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 430, 458, 967
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 348
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 120
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 206, 233
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 439
   [LeM], no. 14685, 2 May 1885, page 7
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [NCCU History: Yorkshire Chess Association]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1882 (Nov): Halifax v Leeds]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Isaac McIntyre Brown]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - James Rayner]
   [West Yorkshire v. Tyne and Tees-Side]

Tournament data

Leeds 1882 (4)     Leeds - Hull Church Institute Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Smith (8)     2 - 0    
Ilkley 1882 (2)     Leeds - Ilkley Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - McKean, J.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1882 (6)     Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - West, J.S.     2 - 0    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1882     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Spenser, N.B.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Leather, R.K.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1884 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Class I    
  Rayner, Ja. - Young, J.W. (2)     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Macmaster, R.M.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Wellington, S.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1885     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Spencer, T.     0 - 1    
Wakefield 1885 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class A    
  Rayner, Ja. - Hussey, E.B.     1 - 0    
Leeds 1886     Wakefield - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Hunter, W.W.     1 - 1    
Bradford 1886 (2)     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Onions, G.F.     2 - 0    
Sheffield 1886 (1)     Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Huntsman, E.J.     1 - 1    
Huddersfield and Leeds 1886 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class A, Section 2    
  Rayner, Ja. - Schott, G.A.     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Jackson, H. (2)     1 - 0    
Bradford 1886 (7)     1st Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class A    
  Rayner, Ja. - Stokoe, T.Y.     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Scholefield, W.R.     1 - 0    
  Rayner, Ja. - Wright, F.H.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1887 (2)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Leather, R.K.     0.5 - 0.5    
Harrogate 1888     Tyneside and Tees-Side - West Yorkshire Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Downey, F.T.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1891     Sheffield - Leeds Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Huntsman, E.J.     1 - 0    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Evans, W.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Locock, C.D.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1896     Cheshire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London, England and Leeds 1897     City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Smith, S.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Manchester 1898     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rayner, Ja. - Jones, H. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2017