Taylor, J.O. Howard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  267  1908 (139) 7
1862  284  1919 (141) 0
1863  274  1930 (142) 7
1864  284  1940 (143) 0
1865  301  1951 (144) 10
1866  320  1963 (145) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Taylor, John Odin Howard  
   Also known as: J. Howard Taylor; I.O. Howard Taylor
Born: 2 Mar. 1837
Died: 15 May 1890
 
References
Books
   Bird, Chess History and Reminiscences
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 421
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 53, 70, 581
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 105, 269
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page lxvi, xl
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 14
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 104, 175, 195, 214
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 113, 324
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 133
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 13, Jan. 1860, page 31
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 32, Aug. 1861, page 247
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1862, page 98
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 284
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1866, page 170
   [CW], vol. 1, no. 10, Dec. 1865, page 316
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1241, 6 July 1862, page 15
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1242, 13 July 1862, page 5
   [IJ], no. 7161, 8 Nov. 1873, page 8
   [ILN], vol. 38, no. 1081, 30 Mar. 1861, page 297
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1258, 7 May 1864, page 459
   [ILN], vol. 46, no. 1298, 21 Jan. 1865, page 75
   [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1360, 10 Mar. 1866, page 243
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1582, 26 Feb. 1870, page 235
   [SoT], 28 Feb. 1874
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 34, 1 Feb. 1871, page 160
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1871, page 135
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 5
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [A History of the City of London Chess Magazine (Part 2)]
   Hindle, Owen.  [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.1]
   Hindle, Owen.  [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.2]
   Hindle, Owen.  [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.3]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1866: NYDCA, 2nd Redcar Meeting]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 3467. Leonard and Staunton]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4903. The Balaclava Charge]

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

Rainger, F.G. - Taylor, J.O.H. 1861         (f)     5   -   2
Taylor, J.O.H. - Thurgar, A.H. 1863         (f)     5.5   -   1.5
Taylor, J.O.H. - Knight, G.C.L. 1865         (f)     7.5   -   2.5      Taylor, J.O.H. gave odds of a knight
Lowenthal, J.J. - Taylor, J.O.H. 1866 (1)         (c)     1   -   0
Lowenthal, J.J. - Taylor, J.O.H. 1866 (2)         (c)     0   -   1      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange

Tournament data

Lynn 1865     Norwich - Lynn Club Match    
  Taylor, J.O.H. - Stocking     3 - 0    


Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022