Owen, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1855 |
56 |
2346 | (48) | 73 |
| 1856 |
48 |
2369 | (49) | 8 |
| 1857 |
30 |
2428 | (48) | 9 |
| 1858 |
31 |
2451 | (43) | 40 |
| 1859 |
21 |
2469 | (51) | 0 |
| 1860 |
16 |
2488 | (50) | 8 |
| 1861 |
22 |
2477 | (51) | 9 |
| 1862 |
22 |
2479 | (48) | 16 |
| 1863 |
21 |
2463 | (55) | 0 |
| 1864 |
26 |
2447 | (56) | 4 |
| 1865 |
28 |
2436 | (57) | 0 |
| 1866 |
37 |
2424 | (51) | 13 |
| 1867 |
42 |
2413 | (54) | 0 |
| 1868 |
47 |
2401 | (51) | 6 |
| 1869 |
36 |
2419 | (47) | 10 |
| 1870 |
36 |
2413 | (45) | 21 |
| 1871 |
40 |
2408 | (47) | 6 |
| 1872 |
48 |
2396 | (45) | 13 |
| 1873 |
36 |
2410 | (46) | 7 |
| 1874 |
34 |
2433 | (41) | 30 |
| 1875 |
39 |
2426 | (46) | 5 |
| 1876 |
45 |
2416 | (44) | 26 |
| 1877 |
52 |
2395 | (52) | 0 |
| 1878 |
61 |
2374 | (53) | 11 |
| 1879 |
65 |
2365 | (57) | 0 |
| 1880 |
80 |
2356 | (55) | 0 |
| 1881 |
89 |
2347 | (46) | 17 |
| 1882 |
97 |
2336 | (45) | 10 |
| 1883 |
98 |
2353 | (44) | 9 |
| 1884 |
92 |
2368 | (39) | 33 |
| 1885 |
117 |
2331 | (43) | 11 |
| 1886 |
107 |
2341 | (46) | 6 |
| 1887 |
117 |
2332 | (47) | 2 |
| 1888 |
112 |
2342 | (39) | 29 |
| 1889 |
113 |
2334 | (44) | 2 |
| 1890 |
114 |
2335 | (38) | 29 |
| 1891 |
143 |
2303 | (44) | 10 |
| 1892 |
177 |
2282 | (50) | 0 |
| 1893 |
194 |
2262 | (48) | 8 |
| 1894 |
186 |
2271 | (48) | 2 |
| 1895 |
176 |
2281 | (42) | 21 |
| 1896 |
200 |
2258 | (47) | 3 |
| 1897 |
212 |
2250 | (45) | 16 |
| 1898 |
232 |
2249 | (49) | 14 |
| 1899 |
256 |
2235 | (62) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Owen, John |
| Also known as: Alter; Rev. John Owen |
| Born: 8 Apr. 1827 |
| Died: 24 Nov. 1901 |
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| Notes: |
| Feenstra Kuiper and Golombek say born 1 July; Gaige says born 8 Apr. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 9, 39, 41 |
| Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 63, 77, 79 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 277 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 129, 966 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 315 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 231 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 65, 143 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 35, 224, 579 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 40 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 236 |
| Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 147 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 95, 239 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 81 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 4, Aug. 1870, page 121 |
| [ILN], vol. 22, no. 623, 21 May 1853, page 403 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204 |
| [WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 122 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Rev. John Owen] |
| Sarah. [Paul Goes to England] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Owen, J. - Kipping, J.S. 1855 (1) |
(f) |
11 | - | 6 |
|
| Owen, J. - Ralli, D. 1855 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
| Owen, J. - Kipping, J.S. 1855 (2) |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 11.5 |
|
| Owen, J. - Kipping, J.S. 1855 (3) |
(f) |
11 | - | 7 |
|
| Owen, J. - Kipping, J.S. 1855 (4) |
(f) |
3 | - | 6 |
|
| Buckle, H.T. - Owen, J. 1857 |
(s) |
3 | - | 3 |
|
| Boden, S.S. - Owen, J. 1858 (1) |
(f) |
8 | - | 3 |
|
| Boden, S.S. - Owen, J. 1858 (2) |
(f) |
1 | - | 3 |
|
| Boden, S.S. - Owen, J. 1858 (3) |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
|
| Morphy, P.C. - Owen, J. 1858 (1) |
(c) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Morphy, P.C. - Owen, J. 1858 (2) |
(f) |
6 | - | 1 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Kolisch, I. - Owen, J. 1860 |
(f) |
4 | - | 4 |
|
| Kolisch, I. - Owen, J. 1861 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Kolisch, I. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Owen, J. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1864 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
|
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Owen, J. 1866 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Owen, J. - Skipworth, A.B. 1868 |
(c) |
3 | - | 3 |
|
| Owen, J. - Skipworth, A.B. 1871 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Zukertort, J.H. - Owen, J. 1872 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Wisker, J. - Owen, J. 1872 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Owen, J. - Skipworth, A.B. 1873 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Owen, J. - Skipworth, A.B. 1874 (1) |
(f) |
4 | - | 0 |
|
| Owen, J. - Skipworth, A.B. 1874 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
|
| Owen, J. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1874 |
(f) |
3 | - | 2 |
|
| Owen, J. - Burn, A. 1874 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 9.5 |
|
| Burn, A. - Owen, J. 1875 |
(f) |
3 | - | 2 |
|
| Burn, A. - Owen, J. 1876 |
(f) |
10 | - | 4 |
|
| Zukertort, J.H. - Owen, J. 1878 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Owen, J. 1881 |
(c) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Burn, A. - Owen, J. 1884 |
(c) |
5 | - | 3 |
|
| Burn, A. - Owen, J. 1888 |
(f) |
3 | - | 5 |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1856 (2) |
Ries' Divan Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Rickards |
2.5 - 5.5 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1857 (2) |
1st British Chess Association Congress Minor Section |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Hague, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Medley, G.W. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Kling, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Francis, A.M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Birmingham and London, England 1858 |
2nd British Chess Association Congress |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Hampton, T.I. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Salmon, G. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Lowenthal, J.J. |
0.5 - 2.5 |
| | | |
| London, England 1861 (1) |
Saint George's Chess Club Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Hay, A. |
2 - 1 |
| | |
Owen, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
|
Owen, J. - Hampton, T.I. |
2 - 1 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Dawson, R. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Stewart, H.C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1862 (3) |
British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
10 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Redcar 1866 (1) |
North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London, England 1869 (3) |
2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1870 |
Liverpool Club Tournament |
11 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| London, England 1870 (3) |
3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
4 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| London, England 1872 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
3 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Cheltenham 1876 (3) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
9 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 2 |
| | | |
| Leamington 1881 |
11th Counties Chess Association Meeting |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1881 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1882 (1) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
4 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1882 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Mills, D.Y. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Birmingham 1883 (2) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section B |
4 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1883 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1884 (1) |
Liverpool Club Tournament |
12 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1884 (2) |
1st Rutherford Silver Cup Competition |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Barling, J.R. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Auerbach, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1884 (3) |
2nd Rutherford Silver Cup Competition |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Burn, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Imlach, G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1884 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Bennett, C.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Hereford 1885 (7) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
1.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1885 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Nottingham 1886 (2) |
Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division I |
5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1887 (2) |
Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Barnett, R.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1887 (3) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1888 (1) |
Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jacobs, H.L. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| London, England 1888 (2) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Donisthorpe, W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Crum, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
5.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Marshall, J. (1) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1889 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Cambridge 1890 (1) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1 |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
7.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1890 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Jones, H. (1) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Oxford 1891 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division I |
4.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Barbier, G.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1892 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Haslam, E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Wayte, W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Woodhall Spa 1893 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - Class I, Section A |
2.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Hoffer, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| London, England 1894 (2) |
Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Locock, C.D. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1895 (1) |
3rd Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition |
4 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1895 (4) |
4th Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition |
2 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1895 (3) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Section III |
6 | / | 7 |
| | | |
|
Owen, J. - Maroczy, G.J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1895 (6) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Consolation Tourney |
0 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1896 (2) |
6th Craigside Tournament |
1 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1897 (1) |
7th Craigside Tournament |
3 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1897 (3) |
Llandudno Handicap Tournament - Section B |
2.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1897 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Owen, J. - Wahltuch, V.L. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1898 (1) |
8th Craigside Tournament |
4.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1898 (2) |
Llandudno Handicap Tournament - Section A |
2 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1899 |
9th Craigside Tournament |
1 | / | 3 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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