Clarke, Joseph

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1871 |
477 |
1867 | (112) | 3 |
1872 |
500 |
1860 | (111) | 4 |
1873 |
527 |
1853 | (117) | 0 |
1874 |
569 |
1846 | (122) | 0 |
1875 |
610 |
1840 | (126) | 0 |
1876 |
597 |
1833 | (131) | 0 |
1877 |
558 |
1826 | (135) | 0 |
1878 |
569 |
1820 | (139) | 0 |
1879 |
564 |
1813 | (142) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Clarke, Joseph E. |
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Notes: |
The Westminster Papers of 1 Jan. 1871 (p.139) has 'J. Clark'. The Era of 22 Jan. 1871 (p.4) has 'I. Clarke' and the issue of 18 Jun. 1871 (p.14) has 'J. Clark'. Land and Water of 2 Nov. 1878 (p.382) has 'Clarke', but the issue of 30 Nov. 1878 (p.469) has 'Clark'. Renette and Zavatarelli in Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle (p.371) identify him as 'Clarke, John E.' but in William N. Potter and John Wisker (p.469), they identify him as 'Clarke, Joseph E.'. Harding also has 'Joseph Clarke' in his biography of Blackburne (p.213). |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 32 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 213 |
Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 371 |
Zavatarelli and Renette, William N. Potter and John Wisker, page 469 |
Periodicals |
[Era], vol. 33, no. 1687, 22 Jan. 1871, page 4 |
[Era], vol. 33, no. 1708, 18 June 1871, page 14 |
[LW], vol. 26, no. 666, 2 Nov. 1878, page 382 |
[LW], vol. 26, no. 670, 30 Nov. 1878, page 469 |
[WP], vol. 3, no. 33, 1 Jan. 1871, page 139 |
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Tournament data
London, England 1871 (3) |
City of London Club Handicap - Section 3 |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) - Swyer, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) - Harper, T. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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Harper, T. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
London, England 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) - Hoon, C.R. |
1 - 0 |
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Hoon, C.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) - Gamman, E. |
1 - 2 |
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Gamman, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
London, England 1879 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) - Bentley, G.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) gave odds of pawn and move |
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Clarke, J.E. (1) - Sandifer |
0 - 1 |
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Sandifer gave odds of the move |
Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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