Edo Ratings, Birch, J.A.

Birch, James

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1855	122	1961	(117)	2
1856	147	1960	(115)	0
1857	154	1960	(112)	0
1858	160	1960	(109)	0
1859	181	1960	(105)	1
1860	198	1962	(102)	0
1861	198	1965	(98)	3
1862	196	1971	(95)	6
1863	187	1973	(95)	2
1864	191	1975	(98)	0
1865	201	1976	(100)	1
1866	231	1973	(103)	0
1867	230	1970	(106)	0
1868	230	1967	(108)	0
1869	231	1964	(109)	1
1870	257	1965	(112)	3
1871	264	1957	(118)	3
1872	274	1949	(124)	0
1873	303	1941	(130)	0
1874	309	1933	(134)	0
1875	328	1925	(139)	0
1876	349	1917	(143)	3

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Birch, James A.

Born:

Died:

Notes:

Staunton gives his name as 'I.A. Birch' in the Illustrated London News of 4 Apr. 1863 (p.395), but it is given elsewhere as 'J. Birch' or 'James Birch'. I believe these are the same person, as 'I' was often used interchangably for 'J' as an initial in the 19th century. In the Jun. 1853 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle, he has 'James Bird' in error. There was also a 'Lee Birch' in Manchester, who was active at least until 1853.

References

Books

Whyld, English Tournaments, page 11

Periodicals

[CP], vol. 3, June 1853, page 322

[CPC], vol. 1, June 1853, page 180

[CPC], vol. 3, May 1855, page 176

[Era], vol. 18, 4 May 1856, page 14

[Era], vol. 24, 13 Oct. 1861, page 13

[Era], vol. 24, 29 Dec. 1861, page 4

[ILN], vol. 22, 21 May 1853, page 403

[ILN], vol. 28, 3 May 1856, page 483

[ILN], vol. 30, 7 Feb. 1857, page 124

[ILN], vol. 42, 4 Apr. 1863, page 395

[ILN], vol. 62, 17 May 1873, page 475

[MWET], 26 Apr. 1856, page 6

[TG], vol. 33, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7

Web

Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863]

Tournament data

Liverpool 1855     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Sparke, M.     1.5 - 0.5

Manchester and Liverpool 1859     Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match

  Birch, J.A. - de Szabo, E.     0 - 1

Manchester 1861 (1)     Manchester Chess Club Tournament - 1st Class

  Birch, J.A. - Pindar, E.D.     0 - 3

Manchester 1862 (1)     Manchester Club Tournament

  Birch, J.A. - Perkins, G.     3 - 1

Manchester 1862 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Soul, J.     0.5 - 1.5

Liverpool 1863     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Schull, L.     0.5 - 1.5

Manchester 1865     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Soul, C.     0.5 - 0.5

Manchester 1869     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Soul, C.     0 - 1

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match

  Birch, J.A. - Ross, A.     2.5 - 0.5

Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J.A. - Bostock     2 - 1

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match

  Birch, J.A. - Boase     1.5 - 1.5