Craven, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  563  1859 (95) 2
1876  553  1849 (90) 5
1877  524  1842 (89) 0
1878  527  1834 (86) 0
1879  523  1827 (82) 4
1880  569  1817 (80) 0
1881  653  1806 (77) 2
1882  726  1798 (75) 2
1883  771  1806 (73) 2
1884  857  1809 (71) 7
1885  820  1795 (75) 3
1886  832  1791 (81) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Craven, John  
Born: 15 Apr. 1837
Died: 19 June 1900
 
Notes:
John Craven of Leeds, active in the 1870s and 1880s, is not to be confused with Alderman John Craven of Halifax, who was president of the Halifax Chess Club in the 1850s, or an older John Craven, also of Halifax, and also a chess player. See Steve Mann's web page on the Leeds player for clarification.
 
References
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1883, page 69
   [HCM], vol. 3, no. 8, May 1875, page 162
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2028, 11 May 1878, page 446
   [LeM], vol. 113, no. 11857, 11 Apr. 1876, page 5
   [LeM], vol. 116, no. 12783, 31 Mar. 1879, page 3
   [LeM], vol. 121, no. 14369, 28 Apr. 1884, page 7
   [LeM], no. 14685, 2 May 1885, page 7
   [LW], 27 Jan. 1883
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - John Craven (of Leeds)]
   [West Yorkshire v. Tyne and Tees-Side]

Tournament data

Sheffield 1875 (3)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 3rd Class    
  Craven, J. - Field, T.W.     1 - 0    
  Craven, J. - Walton, T.     1 - 0    
Bradford 1876     Leeds - Bradford Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Himings     2 - 1    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 3rd Tournament    
  Craven, J. - Wall, C.E.F.     1 - 0    
  Craven, J. - Plate, W.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1879     Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Cooper, R.O.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1879     Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Evans, E.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1881 (1)     Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Cooper, R.O.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1882 (4)     Leeds - Hull Church Institute Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Rust     0 - 2    
Leeds 1882 (5)     Leeds - Bradford Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Glaser, H.     0 - 2    
Leeds 1882 (7)     Leeds - Frizinghall Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Whitley, J.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Craven, J. - Horrocks, W.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1883 (2)     Leeds - Ilkley Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Petty, J.     1 - 0    
Leeds 1884 (1)     Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Harris, W.J.     1 - 0    
Bradford 1884 (2)     Leeds - Bradford Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Glaser, H.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1884 (2)     Leeds - Scarborough Club Match    
  Craven, J. - Amos, R.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1884 (3)     Leeds - Bradford Exchange Match    
  Craven, J. - Dyson, E.C.     1 - 0    
Leeds 1884 (5)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Class II    
  Craven, J. - Wright, M.     1 - 0    
  Craven, J. - Rea, W.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Craven, J. - Greenwood, T.     0 - 2    
Bradford 1885     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Craven, J. - Ferrand, W.C.     1 - 1    
Wakefield 1885 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class C    
  Craven, J. - Rhodes, M.     1 - 0    
  Craven, J. - Stringer, J.W.     0 - 1    
Sheffield 1886 (1)     Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Craven, J. - Camm, W.H.     1 - 1    
Huddersfield 1886 (6)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class B, Section 1    
  Craven, J. - Woollard, J.A.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1886 (3)     1st Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class B    
  Craven, J. - Hawke, A.H.     0 - 1    
Harrogate 1888     Tyneside and Tees-Side - West Yorkshire Match    
  Craven, J. - Bell, C.W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023