Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1887 |
715 |
1857 | (93) | 9 |
| 1888 |
721 |
1855 | (94) | 0 |
| 1889 |
703 |
1854 | (94) | 0 |
| 1890 |
744 |
1853 | (92) | 0 |
| 1891 |
743 |
1852 | (90) | 0 |
| 1892 |
789 |
1851 | (86) | 1 |
| 1893 |
801 |
1858 | (83) | 1 |
| 1894 |
814 |
1870 | (79) | 7 |
| 1895 |
798 |
1889 | (84) | 0 |
| 1896 |
771 |
1909 | (87) | 0 |
| 1897 |
743 |
1928 | (88) | 0 |
| 1898 |
732 |
1948 | (89) | 0 |
| 1899 |
720 |
1967 | (88) | 0 |
| 1900 |
702 |
1987 | (85) | 0 |
| 1901 |
673 |
2007 | (81) | 7 |
| 1902 |
710 |
1990 | (84) | 0 |
| 1903 |
730 |
1973 | (86) | 0 |
| 1904 |
795 |
1957 | (86) | 0 |
| 1905 |
833 |
1940 | (84) | 6 |
| 1906 |
833 |
1949 | (90) | 0 |
| 1907 |
847 |
1958 | (95) | 0 |
| 1908 |
830 |
1967 | (99) | 0 |
| 1909 |
892 |
1976 | (102) | 0 |
| 1910 |
875 |
1985 | (104) | 0 |
| 1911 |
889 |
1994 | (106) | 6 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Belcher, Joseph Matthew |
| Born: 30 Jan. 1854 |
| Died: 22 Sep. 1926 |
| |
| 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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