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Cappie, J. 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1872 | 589 | 1730 | (80) | 3 |  
  | 1873 | 607 | 1739 | (69) | 27 |  
  | 1874 | 655 | 1740 | (78) | 0 |  
  | 1875 | 700 | 1740 | (84) | 0 |  
  | 1876 | 695 | 1740 | (89) | 3 |  
  | 1877 | 624 | 1743 | (94) | 0 |  
  | 1878 | 622 | 1746 | (98) | 0 |  
  | 1879 | 619 | 1750 | (101) | 0 |  
  | 1880 | 643 | 1753 | (104) | 2 |  
  | 1881 | 710 | 1757 | (106) | 2 |  
  | 1882 | 772 | 1764 | (109) | 2 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Cappie, J. |  | Also known as: Dr. J. Cappie |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | The Chess Monthly of June 1881 (p.293) has 'Dr. Chappie'. The Chess Player's Chronicle of 10 May 1881 (p.224) has 'Dr. J. Cappie' in the same event. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Periodicals |  
   | [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228 |  
   | [CML], vol. 2, no. 10, June 1881, page 293 |  
   | [CPC], vol. 5, no. 67, 10 May 1881, page 224 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1756, 26 Apr. 1873, page 403 |  
   | [TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7 |  
   | [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19 |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | Edinburgh 1871 | East and West of Scotland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Cappie, J. - Murray, Alan | 0 - 3 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872 | East and West of Scotland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Cappie, J. - Shann, G. | 2 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Edinburgh 1873 (2) | Edinburgh Club Tournament | 7 | / | 27 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Edinburgh 1876 | East and West of Scotland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Cappie, J. - Ambrose, D. | 1.5 - 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Edinburgh 1880 | East and West of Scotland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Cappie, J. - Chapman, G. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Edinburgh 1881 | East and West of Scotland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Cappie, J. - Melliet, L. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Edinburgh 1882 | East and West of Scotland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Cappie, J. - Thomson, G.A. | 1.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022 |  
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