Rayner, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  165  2216 (82) 6
1883  197  2206 (75) 2
1884  226  2196 (69) 3
1885  242  2183 (66) 2
1886  239  2186 (62) 11
1887  258  2180 (69) 1
1888  261  2176 (75) 1
1889  245  2178 (80) 0
1890  270  2179 (83) 0
1891  272  2181 (85) 1
1892  286  2180 (88) 0
1893  288  2180 (89) 1
1894  300  2168 (91) 1
1895  321  2162 (95) 0
1896  322  2156 (98) 1
1897  335  2153 (101) 1
1898  354  2143 (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 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