Watts, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
281 |
2030 | (86) | 1 |
| 1871 |
287 |
2042 | (75) | 6 |
| 1872 |
296 |
2047 | (68) | 5 |
| 1873 |
291 |
2053 | (66) | 0 |
| 1874 |
297 |
2058 | (60) | 6 |
| 1875 |
310 |
2061 | (58) | 13 |
| 1876 |
293 |
2071 | (66) | 2 |
| 1877 |
279 |
2074 | (73) | 0 |
| 1878 |
288 |
2077 | (78) | 0 |
| 1879 |
278 |
2080 | (81) | 0 |
| 1880 |
292 |
2083 | (83) | 0 |
| 1881 |
326 |
2086 | (83) | 0 |
| 1882 |
330 |
2089 | (82) | 1 |
| 1883 |
347 |
2094 | (80) | 1 |
| 1884 |
375 |
2097 | (78) | 3 |
| 1885 |
364 |
2103 | (81) | 3 |
| 1886 |
357 |
2107 | (87) | 0 |
| 1887 |
357 |
2111 | (93) | 0 |
| 1888 |
349 |
2114 | (97) | 1 |
| 1889 |
337 |
2116 | (102) | 0 |
| 1890 |
364 |
2117 | (106) | 0 |
| 1891 |
361 |
2119 | (109) | 1 |
| 1892 |
389 |
2111 | (114) | 0 |
| 1893 |
401 |
2103 | (119) | 0 |
| 1894 |
425 |
2094 | (123) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Watts, John J. |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| The Era of 22 Jan. 1871 (p.4) has 'I.I. Watts'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 971 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 581 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 180, 198, 306 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 121, 122 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 28, Apr. 1861, page 128 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1864, page 50 |
| [CPM], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1867, page 72 |
| [Era], vol. 33, no. 1687, 22 Jan. 1871, page 4 |
| [Fld], 20 Sep. 1873 |
| [Fld], 10 Jan. 1874 |
| [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874 |
| [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1585, 19 Mar. 1870, page 307 |
| [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1607, 6 Aug. 1870, page 155 |
| [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1785, 15 Nov. 1873, page 471 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2000, 10 Nov. 1877, page 462 |
| [SoT], 11 Oct. 1873 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 9, 1 Jan. 1872, page 153 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [der Schwarze Tod] |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1871 (3) |
City of London Club Handicap - Section 3 |
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Watts, J.J. - Parley |
2 - 1 |
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Watts, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Watts, J.J. - de Vere, C.V. |
1 - 2 |
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de Vere, C.V. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Watts, J.J. - Mellor, W. (2) |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Watts, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Watts, J.J. - Cole, A.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Cole, A.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1872 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Watts, J.J. - Lowson, H. |
1 - 0 |
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Watts, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Watts, J.J. - Down, H.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1874 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Watts, J.J. - Bussy, B.F. |
1 - 2 |
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Watts, J.J. - Ballard, W.R. |
0 - 2 |
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Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1874 (9) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Bird, H.E. |
1 - 0 |
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Bird, H.E. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1875 (5) |
City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Rosenbaum, A. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Watts, J.J. - Eschwege, H. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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Watts, J.J. - Sharpe, F. |
1 - 0 |
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Watts, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Watts, J.J. - Garraway, W. |
1 - 2 |
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Watts, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1875 (10) |
Endeavour Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Peyer, V.C. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| London, England 1875 (16) |
Bermondsey Club - International Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Physick, T. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1876 (1) |
Bermondsey Club - International Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Hill (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1876 (15) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Horwitz, B. |
1 - 0 |
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Horwitz, B. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1877 (4) |
Bermondsey - Shaftesbury Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Swyer (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1882 (2) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Horsfall, C.F. |
1 - 0 |
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Watts, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1882 (8) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Watts, J.J. - Cutler, C.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1883 (2) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Raymond, E.L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1884 (3) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Sherrard, H.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Brighton 1884 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Wilson, W.V. |
0 - 2 |
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| London, England 1885 (1) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Lucas, P.J. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Marett, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1885 (3) |
City of London - Universities Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Wainwright, G.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Brighton 1885 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Colborne, J.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1888 (3) |
City of London - Universities Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Topham, R.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| Rochester, Kent 1891 |
Kent - Surrey County Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Taylor, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1894 (2) |
Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Schomberg, R.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Watts, J.J. - Yarnold, C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022 |
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