Young, John (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  182  2068 (129) 5
1860  194  2063 (127) 0
1861  210  2059 (124) 0
1862  222  2055 (121) 9
1863  216  2054 (122) 0
1864  225  2053 (123) 0
1865  238  2053 (124) 0
1866  263  2052 (124) 0
1867  252  2051 (124) 0
1868  258  2051 (123) 0
1869  258  2050 (123) 0
1870  267  2049 (121) 0
1871  277  2048 (120) 0
1872  294  2048 (118) 1
1873  300  2042 (117) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Young, John (1)  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Hilbert and correspondence from David Cohen give 'J. Young'; the Toronto Globe of 24 Dec. 1870 (p.1) gives 'John Young'.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 339
Periodicals
   [CIN], vol. 6, no. 14, 5 Oct. 1872, page 211
   [CIN], vol. 7, no. 12, 22 Mar. 1873, page 191
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1755, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379
   [TG], vol. 16, 3 May 1859, page 3
   [TG], vol. 27, no. 307, 24 Dec. 1870, page 1
   [TG], vol. 30, no. 124, 23 May 1873, page 4
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]

Tournament data

Toronto 1859     Toronto Chess Club Tournament    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Gaitskell, E.     2 - 3    
Toronto 1862     Toronto Mechanics Institute Club Tournament    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Stotesbury, W.H.     3 - 2    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Buckland, G.     2 - 0    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Forbes, H.R.     1 - 3    
Hamilton, Ontario 1872 (2)     1st Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Jackson, G.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Gordon, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Ryall, I.     0 - 1    
  Young, Jo. (1) - Coleman, T.T.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019