Jellett, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  100  2257 (68) 20
1865  105  2250 (71) 0
1866  118  2242 (71) 10
1867  115  2237 (81) 0
1868  125  2231 (89) 0
1869  124  2226 (96) 0
1870  132  2220 (102) 0
1871  139  2215 (107) 0
1872  145  2209 (111) 0
1873  152  2204 (115) 0
1874  156  2199 (118) 0
1875  164  2193 (121) 0
1876  165  2188 (124) 0
1877  160  2182 (126) 0
1878  170  2177 (128) 0
1879  178  2172 (130) 0
1880  199  2166 (131) 0
1881  232  2161 (133) 0
1882  237  2155 (134) 0
1883  273  2150 (134) 0
1884  300  2145 (135) 0
1885  311  2139 (135) 0
1886  309  2134 (135) 0
1887  329  2128 (135) 0
1888  331  2123 (135) 0
1889  333  2117 (135) 0
1890  361  2112 (134) 0
1891  373  2107 (133) 0
1892  402  2101 (132) 0
1893  417  2096 (130) 0
1894  432  2090 (129) 0
1895  457  2085 (127) 0
1896  452  2080 (125) 0
1897  468  2074 (122) 0
1898  485  2069 (119) 0
1899  515  2063 (116) 0
1900  533  2058 (112) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Jellett, James I.  
Born: 5 Nov. 1842
Died: 22 Apr. 1914
 
Notes:
Brennen gives death date as 12-04-1914. Gaige gives death date as 22-04-1914. Hilbert gives 'J.J. Jellett', as does Reichhelm on p.56, but not in the index, p.155. The Philadelphia Daily Evening Bulletin of 5 Mar. 1864 also has 'J.J. Jellett'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 194
   Hilbert, Napier, page 4, 104
   Moran, World Chess Championship I, page 112
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10, 59
Periodicals
   [NYC], 10 Dec. 1864
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [Sph], vol. 2, no. 15, 15 Dec. 1866, page 232
Web
   Brennen, Neil.  [The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Jellett, J.I. - Montgomery, H.C. 1864         (f)     6.5   -   3.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Jellett, J.I. 1866         (f)     5   -   5      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     9  /  11      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Excelsior 1900     1st Western Chess Association Tournament (1st USA Open)     3  /  5


Player information updated: 15 Jan. 2020