Cairns, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  140  2229 (70) 14
1881  170  2216 (75) 0
1882  192  2203 (77) 0
1883  228  2191 (78) 0
1884  256  2178 (77) 0
1885  273  2165 (74) 2
1886  279  2165 (73) 2
1887  312  2147 (71) 5
1888  314  2137 (73) 2
1889  308  2143 (76) 0
1890  324  2148 (77) 2
1891  329  2142 (79) 0
1892  355  2136 (79) 1
1893  356  2131 (80) 1
1894  348  2139 (82) 0
1895  350  2147 (82) 2
1896  319  2161 (82) 0
1897  309  2175 (80) 2
1898  319  2173 (80) 1
1899  346  2161 (81) 1
1900  354  2159 (82) 2
1901  355  2167 (84) 4
1902  398  2152 (92) 0
1903  426  2137 (98) 0
1904  483  2122 (104) 0
1905  520  2107 (109) 0
1906  557  2092 (114) 0
1907  605  2077 (118) 0
1908  655  2062 (121) 0
1909  727  2047 (124) 0
1910  764  2033 (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