Cairns, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  138  2229 (70) 14
1881  165  2216 (75) 0
1882  189  2203 (77) 0
1883  224  2191 (78) 0
1884  251  2178 (77) 0
1885  271  2165 (74) 2
1886  272  2165 (73) 2
1887  306  2147 (71) 5
1888  307  2137 (73) 2
1889  301  2142 (76) 0
1890  317  2147 (77) 2
1891  329  2141 (79) 0
1892  352  2135 (79) 1
1893  356  2131 (80) 1
1894  346  2138 (82) 0
1895  348  2146 (82) 2
1896  317  2160 (82) 0
1897  302  2175 (80) 2
1898  315  2173 (80) 1
1899  343  2161 (81) 1
1900  349  2159 (82) 2
1901  350  2167 (84) 4
1902  395  2152 (92) 0
1903  422  2137 (98) 0
1904  482  2122 (104) 0
1905  519  2107 (109) 0
1906  561  2092 (114) 0
1907  606  2077 (118) 0
1908  655  2062 (121) 0
1909  733  2047 (124) 0
1910  759  2032 (127) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cairns, James C.  
   Also known as: Cairnes
Born: 1843
Died: 1915
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives year of birth as 1842 or 1843.
 
References
Books
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 34, 35, 44
   England, Liverpool Chess Club, Annual Report 1912, page 16
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 956
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 311
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 275, 322, 335, 392
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 132
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 13
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Lancastrians C-D]

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

Cairns, J.C. - Fisher, B.W. 1880         (f)     7.5   -   6.5

Tournament data

Liverpool 1885     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Cohen, S. (1)     1 - 1    
Manchester 1886 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Kipping, J.S.     2 - 0    
Bradford 1887 (2)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Philip, R.H.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1887 (2)     Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Harvey, E.L.     2 - 0    
Liverpool 1887 (3)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Riddell, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Manchester 1887     Manchester St. Ann's - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Parker, J. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1888 (1)     Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Lewis, J.J.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1888     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1890 (1)     Bradford - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Schott, G.A.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1890 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Wright, G.W.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1892     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Jones, H. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Dublin 1893     Dublin - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Harvey, E.L.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1895 (1)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Kenrick, J.P.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1895 (2)     Liverpool Club - Liverpool North End Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Swift, E.     0 - 1          Cairns, J.C. gave odds of a knight
Liverpool 1897 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Lea, J.P.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1897 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Palmer, Wilf.C.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1898     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Turnbull, W.P.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1899     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Jones, H. (1)     0 - 1    
Manchester 1900 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Wildman, F.P.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1900 (2)     Lancashire - Warwickshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Hyde, A.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1901     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Shields, J.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1901 (2)     Liverpool - Dublin Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Sigerson, G.P.     1 - 0    
Lancashire 1901     2nd Lancashire County Championship    
  Cairns, J.C. - Dod, A.     1 - 0    
  Cairns, J.C. - Spedding, F.E.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1901 (3)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Spencer, E.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1910     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Cairns, J.C. - Lowenthal, F.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 13 Jun. 2024