Fish, James
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1875 |
236 |
2143 | (93) | 2 |
| 1876 |
217 |
2151 | (85) | 2 |
| 1877 |
222 |
2141 | (79) | 1 |
| 1878 |
228 |
2139 | (74) | 4 |
| 1879 |
206 |
2157 | (72) | 2 |
| 1880 |
222 |
2167 | (69) | 2 |
| 1881 |
218 |
2191 | (66) | 2 |
| 1882 |
193 |
2217 | (62) | 11 |
| 1883 |
211 |
2213 | (69) | 0 |
| 1884 |
233 |
2210 | (72) | 2 |
| 1885 |
238 |
2206 | (75) | 1 |
| 1886 |
243 |
2202 | (76) | 2 |
| 1887 |
264 |
2186 | (78) | 1 |
| 1888 |
294 |
2165 | (79) | 1 |
| 1889 |
281 |
2165 | (81) | 0 |
| 1890 |
309 |
2165 | (81) | 0 |
| 1891 |
309 |
2165 | (79) | 0 |
| 1892 |
326 |
2165 | (76) | 0 |
| 1893 |
329 |
2164 | (71) | 0 |
| 1894 |
335 |
2164 | (63) | 10 |
| 1895 |
383 |
2138 | (61) | 11 |
| 1896 |
391 |
2125 | (65) | 0 |
| 1897 |
423 |
2113 | (66) | 0 |
| 1898 |
472 |
2100 | (62) | 10 |
| 1899 |
538 |
2075 | (65) | 12 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Fish, James |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 959 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 234 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 440 |
| [BCM], vol. 15, no. 1, Jan. 1895, page 18 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 12, Jan. 1875, page 293 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 6, July 1875, page 164 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 10, Nov. 1875, page 311 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 42 |
| [CPC], vol. 6, 9 Aug. 1882, page 382 |
| [Fld], 30 Dec. 1876 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2008, 22 Dec. 1877, page 606 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1878: Bradford v Manchester Athenaeum] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
| Wright, Stephen. [Early Canadian Championships] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Liverpool 1875 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fish, J. - Penny, H.F. |
2 - 0 |
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| Manchester or Liverpool (?) 1876 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Ferguson, G. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1877 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Wellington, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bradford 1878 |
Bradford - Manchester Athenaeum Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Petty, J. |
1 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1878 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Sinclair, J. |
1 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1879 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Bennett, C.G. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1880 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Allaire, J.E. |
0 - 2 |
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| Manchester 1881 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Macgregor, A.G. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1882 (2) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Knoth, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1884 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Farrow, G.W. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1885 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Sinclair, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1886 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Whitby, L.E. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1887 (3) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Rutherford, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1888 (1) |
Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Rutherford, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (1) |
Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Robertson, D.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (2) |
Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match |
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|
Fish, J. - Robertson, D.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Toronto 1898 |
23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class |
6 | / | 10 |
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| Montreal 1899 (1) |
24th Canadian Championship |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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