Mackey, James


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1851  148  1913 (173) 6
1852  122  1908 (174) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Mackey, James H.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Mackey' or 'J. Mackey' in the 1851 Chess Player's Chronicle and Illustrated London News, but as 'J. Mackay' in the 1852 Chess Player's Chronicle. I am guessing that the 'J. Mackey' who played in a tournament in Vienna in 1851 was the player who had subscribed 10 pounds to the London tournament fund, named as 'H. Mackay' on p.94 of the 1851 Chess Player's Chronicle, but 'Mackey, J.H.' on p.283. I am also guessing that this was the Mackey, of Manchester, who visited Rome in 1852 and played Dubois. Additional circumstantial evidence comes from the presence of 'J. Mackay' in Venice in 1852, as shown by a game against Forlico in the 1852 Chess Player's Chronicle (p.136).
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 1851, page 94
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 9, Sep. 1851, page 283
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 11, Nov. 1851, page 321, 322
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 5, May 1852, page 136
   [ILN], vol. 19, no. 520, 4 Oct. 1851, page 411
   [QR], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1900, page 218
   [SZ], vol. 6, no. 10, Oct. 1851, page 348

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

Dubois, S. - Mackey, J.H. 1852         (c)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Vienna 1851     Little Vienna Tourney    
  Mackey, J.H. - Guicciardi, F.L.     2 - 1    
  Mackey, J.H. - Stark (1)     0.5 - 2.5    


Player information updated: 3 Jun. 2023