Cairns, James
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
145 |
2240 | (70) | 14 |
| 1881 |
168 |
2226 | (75) | 0 |
| 1882 |
196 |
2212 | (77) | 0 |
| 1883 |
228 |
2199 | (78) | 0 |
| 1884 |
264 |
2185 | (77) | 0 |
| 1885 |
277 |
2171 | (74) | 2 |
| 1886 |
285 |
2170 | (72) | 2 |
| 1887 |
315 |
2151 | (70) | 5 |
| 1888 |
330 |
2140 | (72) | 2 |
| 1889 |
321 |
2144 | (75) | 0 |
| 1890 |
335 |
2147 | (75) | 2 |
| 1891 |
350 |
2139 | (77) | 0 |
| 1892 |
380 |
2130 | (77) | 1 |
| 1893 |
398 |
2123 | (77) | 2 |
| 1894 |
391 |
2132 | (79) | 0 |
| 1895 |
378 |
2141 | (80) | 2 |
| 1896 |
345 |
2157 | (80) | 0 |
| 1897 |
328 |
2173 | (79) | 2 |
| 1898 |
336 |
2171 | (79) | 1 |
| 1899 |
362 |
2160 | (80) | 1 |
| 1900 |
386 |
2159 | (81) | 2 |
| 1901 |
380 |
2168 | (83) | 4 |
| 1902 |
422 |
2154 | (91) | 0 |
| 1903 |
467 |
2139 | (98) | 0 |
| 1904 |
516 |
2125 | (104) | 0 |
| 1905 |
563 |
2111 | (109) | 0 |
| 1906 |
585 |
2097 | (114) | 0 |
| 1907 |
630 |
2083 | (118) | 0 |
| 1908 |
698 |
2069 | (122) | 0 |
| 1909 |
775 |
2055 | (125) | 0 |
| 1910 |
805 |
2040 | (128) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Cairns, James C. |
| Also known as: Cairnes |
| Born: 1843 |
| Died: 1915 |
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| Notes: |
| Steve Mann gives year of birth as 1842 or 1843. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 34, 35, 44 |
| England and Liverpool Club Committee, 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Liverpool 1885 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Cohen, S. (1) |
1 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1886 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Kipping, J.S. |
2 - 0 |
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| Bradford 1887 (2) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Philip, R.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1887 (2) |
Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Harvey, E.L. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1887 (3) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Riddell, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1887 |
Manchester St. Ann's - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Parker, J. (2) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1888 (1) |
Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Lewis, J.J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1888 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Mills, D.Y. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1890 (1) |
Bradford - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Schott, G.A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1890 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Wright, G.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1892 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Jones, H. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Dublin 1893 |
Dublin - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Harvey, E.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1893 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Miniati, N.T. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1895 (1) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Kenrick, J.P. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1895 (2) |
Liverpool Club - Liverpool North End Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Swift, E. |
0 - 1 |
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Cairns, J.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Liverpool 1897 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Lea, J.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1897 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Palmer, Wilf.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1898 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Turnbull, W.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1899 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Jones, H. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1900 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Wildman, F.P. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1900 (2) |
Lancashire - Warwickshire County Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Hyde, A.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leeds 1901 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Shields, J.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1901 (2) |
Liverpool - Dublin Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Sigerson, G.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Lancashire 1901 |
2nd Lancashire County Championship |
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Cairns, J.C. - Dod, A. |
1 - 0 |
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Cairns, J.C. - Spedding, F.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1901 (3) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Spencer, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1910 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Cairns, J.C. - Lowenthal, F. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026 |
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