Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1887 |
704 |
1873 | (91) | 9 |
| 1888 |
718 |
1871 | (92) | 0 |
| 1889 |
701 |
1869 | (92) | 0 |
| 1890 |
738 |
1866 | (91) | 0 |
| 1891 |
738 |
1864 | (89) | 0 |
| 1892 |
794 |
1862 | (85) | 1 |
| 1893 |
815 |
1868 | (82) | 1 |
| 1894 |
828 |
1879 | (78) | 7 |
| 1895 |
807 |
1898 | (83) | 0 |
| 1896 |
782 |
1917 | (86) | 0 |
| 1897 |
746 |
1937 | (88) | 0 |
| 1898 |
734 |
1956 | (88) | 0 |
| 1899 |
719 |
1975 | (87) | 0 |
| 1900 |
700 |
1994 | (85) | 0 |
| 1901 |
669 |
2013 | (81) | 7 |
| 1902 |
714 |
1996 | (84) | 0 |
| 1903 |
734 |
1979 | (85) | 0 |
| 1904 |
801 |
1962 | (85) | 0 |
| 1905 |
840 |
1944 | (84) | 6 |
| 1906 |
845 |
1953 | (90) | 0 |
| 1907 |
859 |
1962 | (95) | 0 |
| 1908 |
835 |
1971 | (99) | 0 |
| 1909 |
898 |
1980 | (102) | 0 |
| 1910 |
877 |
1989 | (104) | 0 |
| 1911 |
893 |
1998 | (105) | 6 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Belcher, Joseph Matthew |
| Born: 30 Jan. 1854 |
| Died: 22 Sep. 1926 |
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| Notes: |
| The Australian Chess Annual of 1896 has 'J.W. Belcher' on p.60, but 'J.M. Belcher' on pp.14 and 59. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 14, 59, 60 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 30 |
| Periodicals |
| [SAR], vol. 59, no. 14777, 24 Mar. 1894, page 7 |
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