Blackburne, Joseph
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1861 |
47 |
2408 | (51) | 15 |
1862 |
43 |
2413 | (40) | 46 |
1863 |
40 |
2418 | (47) | 15 |
1864 |
29 |
2437 | (56) | 0 |
1865 |
23 |
2456 | (59) | 0 |
1866 |
17 |
2476 | (58) | 1 |
1867 |
17 |
2501 | (53) | 9 |
1868 |
15 |
2532 | (51) | 0 |
1869 |
11 |
2563 | (42) | 25 |
1870 |
9 |
2573 | (39) | 27 |
1871 |
8 |
2574 | (42) | 15 |
1872 |
8 |
2572 | (42) | 15 |
1873 |
4 |
2616 | (40) | 32 |
1874 |
3 |
2618 | (49) | 2 |
1875 |
3 |
2623 | (49) | 3 |
1876 |
3 |
2618 | (45) | 19 |
1877 |
4 |
2606 | (44) | 9 |
1878 |
5 |
2611 | (40) | 22 |
1879 |
4 |
2598 | (40) | 15 |
1880 |
3 |
2599 | (38) | 17 |
1881 |
3 |
2610 | (33) | 49 |
1882 |
5 |
2602 | (32) | 41 |
1883 |
3 |
2623 | (30) | 57 |
1884 |
2 |
2619 | (39) | 8 |
1885 |
2 |
2633 | (35) | 36 |
1886 |
2 |
2626 | (35) | 31 |
1887 |
6 |
2591 | (29) | 60 |
1888 |
8 |
2570 | (32) | 36 |
1889 |
14 |
2538 | (27) | 70 |
1890 |
17 |
2527 | (33) | 33 |
1891 |
12 |
2527 | (37) | 16 |
1892 |
12 |
2531 | (33) | 43 |
1893 |
10 |
2532 | (41) | 5 |
1894 |
9 |
2540 | (38) | 16 |
1895 |
11 |
2533 | (34) | 30 |
1896 |
12 |
2543 | (36) | 19 |
1897 |
13 |
2542 | (34) | 25 |
1898 |
15 |
2527 | (32) | 38 |
1899 |
11 |
2532 | (34) | 28 |
1900 |
17 |
2491 | (40) | 13 |
1901 |
26 |
2466 | (42) | 15 |
1902 |
34 |
2452 | (48) | 0 |
1903 |
42 |
2438 | (46) | 2 |
1904 |
34 |
2460 | (36) | 28 |
1905 |
33 |
2460 | (31) | 37 |
1906 |
32 |
2460 | (30) | 40 |
1907 |
42 |
2440 | (31) | 40 |
1908 |
60 |
2406 | (38) | 12 |
1909 |
68 |
2395 | (38) | 21 |
1910 |
84 |
2379 | (42) | 12 |
1911 |
114 |
2358 | (44) | 11 |
1912 |
99 |
2370 | (49) | 0 |
1913 |
87 |
2383 | (46) | 11 |
1914 |
73 |
2393 | (46) | 22 |
1915 |
89 |
2359 | (58) | 0 |
1916 |
132 |
2324 | (66) | 0 |
1917 |
186 |
2290 | (70) | 0 |
1918 |
244 |
2256 | (71) | 0 |
1919 |
310 |
2221 | (70) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Blackburne, Joseph Henry |
Also known as: P.S.; R.S. |
Born: 10 Dec. 1841 |
Died: 1 Sep. 1924 |
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Notes: |
Gaige gives 'P.S.' as pseudonym. Winter cites a letter by Keeble claiming that his pseudonym was initially 'R.S.'. Reichhelm gives birth year 1842. Gaige gives birth date 10-12-1841. |
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References |
Books |
Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 22 |
Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 249, 300 |
Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 75 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 46, 955 |
Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 114 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 40 |
Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 30 |
Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 204, 316, 373 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne |
Hilbert, Napier, page 219 |
Hindle, Blackburne, Final Years |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 34 |
Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 118, 194 |
Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 210 |
Periodicals |
[CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1864, page 274 |
[ILN], vol. 40, no. 1128, 25 Jan. 1862, page 101 |
[ILN], vol. 40, no. 1131, 15 Feb. 1862, page 180 |
[WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 123 |
[WP], vol. 8, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1876, page 233 |
Web |
Giffen, Glen. [Blackburne, Joseph Henry] |
Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon. [Bourzutschky Cruises to Clear First in Holiday Quiz], page 12 |
Sarah. [der Schwarze Tod] |
Sarah. [Joseph Henry Blackburne] |
Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
Winter, Edward. [Chess in 1924] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 4756. Census information] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 5109. Blackburne's year of birth] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Pindar, E.D. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
|
Pindar, E.D. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (2) |
(f) |
2 | - | 6 |
|
Paulsen, L. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pindar, E.D. 1862 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
Anderssen (offhand) - Blackburne, J.H. 1862 |
(c) |
1 | - | 2 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Burden, F. 1862 |
(c) |
6 | - | 6 |
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Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1863 |
(f) |
8 | - | 2 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Horwitz, B. 1863 |
(f) |
3 | - | 2 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Beard, W.D. 1866 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1869 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Mortimer, J. 1869 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1870 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Hendrik, W. 1874 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Gifford, H.W.B. 1874 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1876 |
(f) |
7 | - | 0 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Beardsell, T.J. 1877 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 2.5 |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
Blackburne, J.H. - Zukertort, J.H. 1877 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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Mason, Ja. - Blackburne, J.H. 1879 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
Bird, H.E. - Blackburne, J.H. 1879 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
Bird, H.E. - Blackburne, J.H. 1880 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Owen, J. 1881 |
(c) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1881 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
Zukertort, J.H. - Blackburne, J.H. 1881 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
Mackenzie, G.H. - Blackburne, J.H. 1882 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Fisher, C.M. 1885 |
(c) |
6 | - | 1 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Burns, A. 1885 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Stelling, H. 1886 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1887 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Zukertort, J.H. 1887 |
(f) |
9 | - | 5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Blackburne, J.H. 1887 |
(f) |
8 | - | 5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Mackenzie, G.H. 1888 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Bird, H.E. 1888 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
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Bird, H.E. - Blackburne, J.H. 1889 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Priester, A. 1889 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Voigt, H.G. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Stark, E.D. 1889 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Mackenzie, G.H. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Lee, F.J. 1890 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 5.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Golmayo, C.F. 1891 |
(f) |
6 | - | 4 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Vazquez, A.C. 1891 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
|
Lasker, Em. - Blackburne, J.H. 1892 |
(f) |
8 | - | 2 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - von Bardeleben, C.C.A. 1895 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 4.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Cole, H.G. 1909 |
(c) |
6.5 | - | 3.5 |
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Tournament data
Manchester 1862 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Wellington, S. |
3 - 0 |
| | | |
London, England 1862 (3) |
British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
London, England 1862 (4) |
British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Solomons, S. |
1 - 2 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
Dundee 1867 (3) |
Dundee Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Neumann, G.R.L. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Selfe, H.J.S. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - de Vere, C.V. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Ide, E.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Franklin, S. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Green, V. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Smith, T. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Lord, J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
London, England 1869 (3) |
2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
8.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - de Vere, C.V. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
London, England 1869 (4) |
Mongredien Prize Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Wisker, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Green, V. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Lord, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
Baden-Baden 1870 |
Baden-Baden Tournament |
10 | / | 16 |
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London, England 1870 (3) |
3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
4.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
London, England 1871 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap - Section 2 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Johns (1) |
2 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Keates |
2.5 - 1.5 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Manley |
2 - 1 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Potter, W.N. |
2 - 3 |
| | | |
London, England 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Ensor, F.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
London, England 1872 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
3.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
London, England 1872 (3) |
British Chess Association Grand Tourney |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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Vienna 1873 |
Vienna International Tournament |
21.5 | / | 30 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Steinitz, W. |
0 - 2 |
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London, England 1874 (9) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Dawkins |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Bird, H.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Allaire, J.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Ranken, C.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
London, England 1876 (9) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
10 | / | 11 |
| | | |
London, England 1876 (12) |
City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Baxter, A.B. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
Paris 1878 |
Paris International Chess Congress |
14.5 | / | 22 |
| | | |
London, England 1879 (1) |
Lowenthal Tourney, 1st Class |
2 | / | 4 |
| | | |
Wiesbaden 1880 (1) |
Wiesbaden Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 15 |
| | | |
London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Zukertort, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
Berlin 1881 (1) |
2nd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
13 | / | 15 |
| | | |
London, England 1881 (4) |
City of London Club First Class - Fourth Class Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Ridpath, E. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
London, England 1882 (8) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Ridpath, J. |
2 - 1 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Piper, T.H.J.D. |
1.5 - 1.5 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Vienna 1882 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
19.5 | / | 32 |
| | | |
London, England 1883 (5) |
London Tournament |
23.5 | / | 39 |
| | | |
Nuremberg 1883 (5) |
3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
13.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
London, England 1884 (9) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section A |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
Hamburg 1885 (6) |
4th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
11.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
Hereford 1885 (7) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
8 | / | 10 |
| | | |
London, England 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
6.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
London, England 1886 (5) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney |
8.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Burn, A. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
Belfast 1886 (1) |
2nd Irish Chess Association Congress |
7 | / | 8 |
| | | |
Frankfurt 1887 (4) |
5th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
13.5 | / | 20 |
| | | |
London, England 1887 (4) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
London, England 1888 (8) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
10.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
10 | / | 16 |
| | | |
New York 1889 (2) |
6th American Chess Congress |
29.5 | / | 43 |
| | | |
Breslau 1889 (3) |
6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
9 | / | 17 |
| | | |
Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
12.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
London, England 1892 (5) |
British Chess Club Invitational Tournament |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
Dresden 1892 (1) |
7th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
8 | / | 16 |
| | | |
Belfast 1892 (1) |
North of Ireland Congress |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
London, England 1893 (1) |
Black and White Tourney |
3.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
Leipzig 1894 (1) |
9th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10.5 | / | 16 |
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Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
10.5 | / | 21 |
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London, England and New York 1896 |
1st Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
1 - 0 |
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Nuremberg 1896 |
Nuremberg Tournament |
9 | / | 18 |
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London, England and New York 1897 |
2nd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Berlin 1897 (7) |
Berliner Schachgesellschaft 70th Anniversary Congress - Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 17 |
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London, England 1897 (4) |
City of London Club Summer Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
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London, England and New York 1898 |
3rd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
Vienna 1898 (3) |
Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier |
17.5 | / | 37 |
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London, England and New York 1899 (1) |
4th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
London, England 1899 (3) |
London Major Tournament |
15.5 | / | 27 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
London, England 1900 (1) |
City of London Club Invitational Tournament |
7.5 | / | 12 |
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Monte Carlo 1901 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
7 | / | 14 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1903 |
8th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Barry, J.F. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
London, England 1903 (2) |
Singles versus Marrieds Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Lawrence, T.F. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
London, England 1904 (4) |
City of London Club Tournament |
11 | / | 16 |
| | | |
Hastings 1904 (1) |
London League - Three Unions Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Michell, R.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
Hastings 1904 (3) |
1st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
Ostend 1905 (1) |
Ostend Tournament |
10.5 | / | 26 |
| | | |
Southport 1905 (1) |
2nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
Ostend 1906 (1) |
Ostend Tournament - First Stage, Section A - Section B |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
Ostend 1906 (3) |
Ostend Tournament - Second Stage, Section A - Section C |
3.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
Ostend 1906 (14) |
Rice Gambit Tournament |
7 | / | 14 |
| | | |
Shrewsbury 1906 (1) |
3rd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1907 (1) |
9th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Voigt, H.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
Ostend 1907 (3) |
Ostend Master Tournament |
14.5 | / | 28 |
| | | |
London, England 1907 (5) |
4th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1908 |
10th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Hodges, A.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (1) |
5th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Marshall, F.J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
Scarborough 1909 (5) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
London, England and New York 1910 |
12th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Marshall, F.J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
Oxford 1910 (2) |
7th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
Glasgow 1911 (2) |
8th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
Cheltenham 1913 (1) |
10th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7 | / | 11 |
| | | |
The Hague 1914 |
England - Netherlands Team Match |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Gans, L. |
1 - 1 |
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Saint Petersburg 1914 (2) |
Saint Petersburg Tournament - Preliminary |
3.5 | / | 10 |
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Chester 1914 (1) |
11th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
8.5 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1919 (1) |
29th City of London Club Championship |
3 | / | 8 |
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Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023 |
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