Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1887 |
718 |
1856 | (93) | 9 |
| 1888 |
728 |
1855 | (94) | 0 |
| 1889 |
707 |
1853 | (94) | 0 |
| 1890 |
749 |
1852 | (92) | 0 |
| 1891 |
747 |
1851 | (90) | 0 |
| 1892 |
804 |
1850 | (86) | 1 |
| 1893 |
823 |
1857 | (83) | 1 |
| 1894 |
832 |
1869 | (79) | 7 |
| 1895 |
808 |
1889 | (84) | 0 |
| 1896 |
783 |
1908 | (87) | 0 |
| 1897 |
752 |
1928 | (88) | 0 |
| 1898 |
739 |
1947 | (89) | 0 |
| 1899 |
730 |
1967 | (88) | 0 |
| 1900 |
709 |
1986 | (85) | 0 |
| 1901 |
682 |
2006 | (81) | 7 |
| 1902 |
722 |
1989 | (84) | 0 |
| 1903 |
742 |
1972 | (86) | 0 |
| 1904 |
803 |
1956 | (86) | 0 |
| 1905 |
842 |
1939 | (84) | 6 |
| 1906 |
842 |
1948 | (90) | 0 |
| 1907 |
862 |
1957 | (95) | 0 |
| 1908 |
843 |
1966 | (99) | 0 |
| 1909 |
907 |
1975 | (102) | 0 |
| 1910 |
886 |
1984 | (104) | 0 |
| 1911 |
901 |
1993 | (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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