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Birkbeck, John 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1859 | 232 | 1934 | (106) | 6 |  
  | 1860 | 251 | 1931 | (105) | 3 |  
  | 1861 | 262 | 1927 | (108) | 0 |  
  | 1862 | 284 | 1923 | (111) | 0 |  
  | 1863 | 284 | 1920 | (113) | 3 |  
 
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Birkbeck, John |  
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   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | The Illustrated London News of 2 Jul. 1859 (p.19) has 'John Britsberly' while the Manchester Times of 18 Jun. 1859 (p.8) has 'John Birbeck'. Steve Mann has 'John Birkbeck'. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Periodicals |  
   | [BLL], 17 May 1846, page 3 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 35, no. 981, 2 July 1859, page 19 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 35, no. 1006, 10 Dec. 1859, page 561 |  
   | [Pal], vol. 6, no. 5, 15 May 1846, page 199 |  | Web |  
   | Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1859: Burnley v Settle Match] |  
   | Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1859: Settle v Bradford Match] |  |  | 
 
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| Player information updated: 27 Aug. 2014 |  
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