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

Biographical data
Name: Walker, James  
   Also known as: James Walker, sen.
Born: 12 Jan. 1811
Died: 6 Aug. 1877
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth between 7-08-1810 and 6-08-1811. Steve Mann (personal communication) gives 12-01-1811.
 
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]

Tournament data

Hull and London, England 1872     Crystal Palace Meeting: Hull-London Telegraph Match    
  Walker, Ja. (1) - Beardsell, T.J.     0 - 1    
Hull 1876 (4)     Hull Club - Hull Church Institute Match    
  Walker, Ja. (1) - Trumble, W.E.     2 - 0    
Hull 1876 (5)     Hull Church Institute - Hull Catholic Institute Match    
  Walker, Ja. (1) - Crake, J.A.     2 - 0    
Hull 1876 (6)     Hull Club - Hull Church Institute Match    
  Walker, Ja. (1) - Crake, J.A.     1 - 1    
Grimsby 1877     Grimsby and District - Hull Club Match    
  Walker, Ja. (1) - Skipworth, A.B.     0 - 2    


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