Court, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  196  2152 (96) 3
1877  175  2166 (91) 0
1878  169  2180 (85) 0
1879  156  2194 (77) 0
1880  153  2208 (66) 15
1881  185  2196 (71) 2
1882  213  2180 (77) 2
1883  253  2166 (83) 0
1884  281  2153 (88) 0
1885  306  2139 (92) 0
1886  318  2125 (95) 0
1887  342  2111 (97) 0
1888  356  2097 (98) 2
1889  366  2085 (102) 1
1890  410  2074 (108) 0
1891  432  2063 (113) 0
1892  480  2052 (117) 0
1893  505  2041 (122) 0
1894  542  2030 (125) 0
1895  555  2019 (129) 0
1896  564  2008 (132) 0
1897  602  1997 (134) 0
1898  634  1987 (137) 0
1899  664  1976 (139) 0
1900  684  1965 (141) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Court, John  
Born: 31 Mar. 1841
Died: 20 Jan. 1922
 
Notes:
Birth and death dates from original records sent by Alan McGowan.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 958
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 114, 146, 209, 362
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 41
   [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228
   [TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [John Court]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1899]

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Court, J. - Nimmo, J.     2 - 1    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Court, J. - Meikle, C.     1 - 1    
Glasgow 1880     West of Scotland Challenge Cup Tournament     13  /  20
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Court, J. - Baxter, C.R.     1.5 - 0.5    
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Court, J. - Fraser, Jo.     1 - 1    
Glasgow 1888 (4)     5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Court, J. - Phillips, J.     1 - 0          Court, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Court, J. - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Court, J. - Kaizer, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1900     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Court, J. - England, P.R.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 6 Apr. 2023