Warner, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  83  2331 (85) 6
1862  86  2321 (86) 0
1863  86  2311 (86) 0
1864  96  2302 (85) 1
1865  105  2284 (85) 0
1866  112  2266 (83) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Warner, James Cooper  
Born: 1844
Died: 15 Apr. 1868
 
Notes:
Gaige says born between 16-04-1844 and 15-04-1845, as does Hilbert. Brennen says died in 1869. Gaige gives death date 15-04-1868. Turf, Field and Farm of 24 Feb. 1866 has 'G.C. Warner'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 456
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 78
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 98
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 123
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 9, 77
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 119, 129
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 11
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. II, page 42
Periodicals
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1860, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1864, page 370
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 9, 1 Sep. 1867, page 282
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 2, May 1868, page 53
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 88
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 1867, page 50
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 3, June 1868, page 105
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1547, 17 May 1868, page 5
   [NYC], 11 June 1859
   [NYC], 10 Sep. 1859
   [NYC], 6 Aug. 1864
   [NYC], 11 May 1867
   [NYC], 30 May 1868
   [NYC], 22 Oct. 1870
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [PDEB], 16 Aug. 1867
   [PDEB], 1 May 1868
   [Sph], vol. 2, no. 15, 15 Dec. 1866, page 232
   [Str], vol. 2, no. 6, 15 June 1868, page 117
   [TFF], 24 Feb. 1866
   [TFF], 11 May 1867
Web
   Brennen, Neil.  [The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Leonard, J.A. - Warner, J.C. 1861         (c)     2   -   4      Leonard, J.A. gave odds of pawn and move
Warner, J.C. - Maurian, C.A. 1864         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1866     New York Club Tournament    
  Warner, J.C. - Delmar, E. (1)     1.5 - 0.5    
  Warner, J.C. - Thompson, J. (1)     1.5 - 3.5    

Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023