Jellett, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  131  2243 (68) 20
1865  134  2237 (71) 0
1866  137  2231 (71) 10
1867  139  2226 (81) 0
1868  149  2220 (89) 0
1869  153  2215 (96) 0
1870  155  2210 (102) 0
1871  165  2204 (107) 0
1872  169  2199 (111) 0
1873  175  2194 (115) 0
1874  173  2188 (118) 0
1875  187  2183 (121) 0
1876  186  2178 (124) 0
1877  187  2172 (126) 0
1878  191  2167 (128) 0
1879  199  2161 (130) 0
1880  224  2156 (131) 0
1881  256  2151 (133) 0
1882  262  2145 (134) 0
1883  292  2140 (134) 0
1884  321  2135 (135) 0
1885  328  2129 (135) 0
1886  334  2124 (135) 0
1887  349  2119 (135) 0
1888  359  2113 (135) 0
1889  355  2108 (134) 0
1890  382  2103 (134) 0
1891  391  2097 (133) 0
1892  428  2092 (132) 0
1893  455  2087 (130) 0
1894  469  2081 (129) 0
1895  490  2076 (127) 0
1896  496  2071 (124) 0
1897  511  2065 (122) 0
1898  542  2060 (119) 0
1899  574  2054 (116) 0
1900  599  2049 (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'. The Schachzeitung of Apr. 1869 (p.108) has 'J.J. Jellette'.
 
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
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
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 (1)     1st Western Chess Association Tournament (1st USA Open)     3  /  5


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024