Walker, James
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1872 |
570 |
1731 | (138) | 1 |
1873 |
589 |
1737 | (135) | 0 |
1874 |
642 |
1743 | (132) | 0 |
1875 |
673 |
1749 | (129) | 0 |
1876 |
653 |
1755 | (125) | 4 |
1877 |
596 |
1749 | (128) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Walker, James |
Also known as: James Walker, sen. |
Born: 12 Jan. 1811 |
Died: 6 Aug. 1877 |
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Notes: |
Gaige gives date of birth between 7-08-1810 and 6-08-1811. Steve Mann (personal communication) gives 12-01-1811. |
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References |
Books |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 455 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 172 |
Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 131 |
Periodicals |
[CPC], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1877, page 116 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 89 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, no. 9, Oct. 1869, page 283 |
[WP], vol. 8, no. 11, 1 Mar. 1876, page 216 |
Web |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1854: Hull v Preston Correspondence Match] |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA Meeting, build-up] |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1869: YCA, 2nd Annual Meeting, York] |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1871: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1877: Grimsby v Hull Chess Club] |
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Tournament data
Hull and London, England 1872 |
Crystal Palace Meeting: Hull-London Telegraph Match |
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Walker, Ja. (1) - Beardsell, T.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Hull 1876 (4) |
Hull Club - Hull Church Institute Match |
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Walker, Ja. (1) - Trumble, W.E. |
2 - 0 |
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Hull 1876 (5) |
Hull Church Institute - Hull Catholic Institute Match |
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Walker, Ja. (1) - Crake, J.A. |
2 - 0 |
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Hull 1876 (6) |
Hull Club - Hull Church Institute Match |
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Walker, Ja. (1) - Crake, J.A. |
1 - 1 |
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Grimsby 1877 |
Grimsby and District - Hull Club Match |
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Walker, Ja. (1) - Skipworth, A.B. |
0 - 2 |
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Player page created: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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