Lord, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  82  2320 (70) 1
1869  78  2327 (58) 17
1870  75  2330 (62) 2
1871  77  2326 (65) 0
1872  82  2322 (64) 1
1873  77  2328 (61) 0
1874  71  2333 (54) 21
1875  79  2322 (64) 0
1876  84  2310 (70) 0
1877  86  2298 (73) 0
1878  94  2287 (74) 0
1879  97  2275 (72) 0
1880  114  2264 (69) 0
1881  143  2252 (62) 0
1882  157  2240 (52) 9
1883  179  2232 (48) 25
1884  209  2220 (64) 0
1885  222  2208 (75) 0
1886  240  2196 (84) 0
1887  260  2184 (92) 0
1888  276  2171 (98) 0
1889  287  2159 (104) 0
1890  326  2147 (109) 0
1891  342  2135 (113) 0
1892  376  2122 (117) 0
1893  388  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
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: 22 Aug. 2023