Gordon, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  175  2049 (129) 6
1860  183  2055 (127) 0
1861  186  2060 (124) 0
1862  179  2066 (121) 11
1863  183  2055 (121) 0
1864  197  2044 (121) 0
1865  210  2032 (119) 0
1866  239  2021 (118) 0
1867  236  2010 (116) 0
1868  242  1999 (113) 0
1869  258  1988 (109) 0
1870  290  1976 (104) 0
1871  301  1965 (99) 14
1872  295  1977 (99) 1
1873  303  1978 (100) 4
1874  304  1967 (105) 0
1875  325  1955 (109) 0
1876  350  1944 (112) 0
1877  346  1932 (115) 0
1878  365  1921 (118) 0
1879  377  1909 (120) 0
1880  406  1898 (122) 0
1881  468  1886 (123) 0
1882  528  1875 (124) 0
1883  596  1863 (125) 0
1884  674  1852 (126) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gordon, John H.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Full name from correspondence from David Cohen.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 27, 338
Periodicals
   [CIN], vol. 7, 1 Mar. 1873, page 143
   [CIN], vol. 7, 15 Mar. 1873, page 175
   [ILN], vol. 62, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379
   [NYC], 11 Jan. 1862
   [TG], vol. 16, 3 May 1859, page 3
   [TG], vol. 27, 24 Dec. 1870, page 1
   [TG], vol. 29, 26 Jan. 1872, page 3
   [TG], vol. 30, 19 May 1873, page 4
   [WP], vol. 5, 1 Apr. 1873, page 189
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Ontario]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: John Gordon]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Zukertort, J.H. - Gordon, J.H. 1884         (c)     4   -   0      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of a knight

Tournament data

Toronto 1859     Toronto Chess Club Tournament    
  Gordon, J.H. - Fletcher, E.T.     2 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Gaitskell, W.     1 - 3    
Toronto 1862     Toronto Mechanics Institute Club Tournament    
  Gordon, J.H. - Northcote, H.     3 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Levey, S.G.     3 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Menet, F.J.     3 - 1    
  Gordon, J.H. - Armstrong, J.R.     3 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Forbes, H.R.     1 - 3    
Toronto 1871     Toronto Chess Club Tournament     14.5  /  24
Hamilton and Toronto 1872     Hamilton - Toronto Telegraph Match    
  Gordon, J.H. - Ryall, I.     1 - 0    
Toronto and Seaforth 1873     Toronto - Seaforth Telegaph Match    
  Gordon, J.H. - Jackson, G.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Gordon, J.H. - Young, Jo. (1)     0 - 1    
  Gordon, J.H. - Hurlburt, J.B.     1 - 0    
  Gordon, J.H. - Jackson, G.E.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019