Lord, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  82  2323 (71) 1
1869  81  2330 (58) 17
1870  77  2331 (62) 2
1871  82  2326 (65) 0
1872  91  2321 (64) 1
1873  87  2328 (61) 0
1874  81  2335 (54) 21
1875  90  2323 (64) 0
1876  97  2310 (69) 0
1877  95  2297 (73) 0
1878  101  2284 (73) 0
1879  109  2271 (72) 0
1880  133  2258 (68) 0
1881  158  2245 (62) 0
1882  175  2232 (51) 10
1883  196  2231 (48) 25
1884  226  2219 (64) 0
1885  242  2207 (75) 0
1886  256  2195 (84) 0
1887  279  2183 (92) 0
1888  295  2170 (98) 0
1889  306  2158 (104) 0
1890  342  2146 (109) 0
1891  356  2134 (113) 0
1892  395  2122 (117) 0
1893  429  2110 (120) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lord, John  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 964
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 256
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 63, 66, 259, 338, 550, 577
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 147, 156, 175
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 193
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 124
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 4, May 1875, page 120
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 4, Oct. 1863, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1864, page 50
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 153
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 345
   [Era], vol. 25, no. 1276, 8 Mar. 1863, page 5
   [Fld], 20 Sep. 1873
   [SoT], 11 Oct. 1873
   [WP], vol. 1, no. 6, Sep. 1868, page 66
   [WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 123
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 28, 1 Aug. 1870, page 53
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Sericano, C.  [London BCA Challenge Cup 1868-1869]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bird, H.E. - Lord, J. 1874         (f)     7.5   -   2.5

Tournament data

London, England and Bristol 1868     Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match    
  Lord, J. - Fenton, R.H.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Lord, J. - MacDonell, A.W.     1 - 0          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
  Lord, J. - Mongredien, A. (2)     0 - 1          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  Lord, J. - Newham, W.L.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - Blackburne, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
  Lord, J. - Wisker, J.     0 - 1    
London, England 1869 (3)     2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     3  /  9
London, England 1869 (4)     Mongredien Prize Tournament    
  Lord, J. - Baxter, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - Skipworth, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Lord, J. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
  Lord, J. - Blackburne, J.H.     0 - 1    
London, England 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Lord, J. - Wisker, J.     1 - 1    
London, England 1872 (1)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Lord, J. - Knight, W.J.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Lord, J. - Mayow     2.5 - 0.5          Lord, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Lord, J. - Mainland, J.F.     2 - 1          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
  Lord, J. - Cox (1)     2.5 - 1.5          Lord, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Lord, J. - Sothers     0 - 1          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1874 (9)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Lord, J. - Hutchinson (2)     1 - 0          Lord, J. gave odds of a knight
Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     4.5  /  9
Liverpool 1882     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Lord, J. - Ferguson, G.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Lord, J. - Whitaker, J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     14.5  /  25
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Lord, J. - Lowe, H.F.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026