Murphy, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1855  86  2256 (81) 10
1856  92  2255 (87) 0
1857  100  2255 (92) 0
1858  105  2254 (95) 0
1859  112  2253 (98) 0
1860  118  2253 (100) 0
1861  122  2252 (101) 0
1862  120  2251 (101) 0
1863  116  2251 (101) 0
1864  121  2250 (100) 0
1865  122  2249 (99) 0
1866  124  2249 (96) 0
1867  120  2248 (93) 0
1868  125  2247 (89) 0
1869  126  2247 (83) 7
1870  138  2225 (89) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Murphy, Joseph B.  
   Also known as: Dr. Murphy
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Is the 'S.B. Murphy' at the Yorkshire meeting of 1852 (Chess Player's Chronicle, 1852, p.343) an error for 'J.B. Murphy'? The Schachzeitung of Jan. 1870 (p.23) has 'Dr. B. Murphy'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 965
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 148
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4
   Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 288, 325
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2390, 8 Feb. 1868, page 9
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1854, page 171
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1867, page 52
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1867, page 120
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 254
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 2, May 1868, page 37, 52
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 83
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 100
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 144, 153
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344
   [Era], vol. 16, no. 834, 17 Sep. 1854, page 7
   [Era], vol. 17, no. 837, 8 Oct. 1854, page 6
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1169, 17 Feb. 1861, page 5
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1349, 31 July 1864, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 53, no. 1513, 28 Nov. 1868, page 531
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1607, 6 Aug. 1870, page 155
   [NBSZ], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1869, page 20
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 11, Nov. 1869, page 347
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 1870, page 23
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 28, 1 Aug. 1870, page 54, 57

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

Lowenthal, J.J. - Murphy, J.B. 1855         (f)     5.5   -   4.5      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Murphy, J.B. - Green, V.     1 - 0    
  Murphy, J.B. - Chinnery, W.M.     1 - 0    
  Murphy, J.B. - Wisker, J.     0 - 1          Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  Murphy, J.B. - Wisker, J.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1869 (4)     Mongredien Prize Tournament    
  Murphy, J.B. - Franklin, W.L.     1 - 0    
  Murphy, J.B. - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Murphy, J.B. - Frankenstein, E.N.     0.5 - 1.5    


Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024