Sawyer, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  611  2070 (59) 10
1903  583  2089 (51) 9
1904  484  2148 (42) 41
1905  416  2181 (44) 28
1906  418  2184 (45) 36
1907  455  2170 (51) 10
1908  444  2182 (57) 0
1909  442  2194 (57) 7
1910  483  2180 (59) 9
1911  515  2178 (67) 0
1912  507  2176 (72) 1
1913  539  2163 (76) 1
1914  565  2139 (81) 0
1915  589  2116 (83) 0
1916  648  2093 (85) 0
1917  683  2070 (85) 0
1918  733  2047 (83) 1
1919  748  2041 (83) 0
1920  834  2034 (80) 0
1921  931  2027 (76) 0
1922  986  2020 (70) 0
1923  1098  2014 (61) 11
1924  1084  2030 (61) 9
1925  1141  2030 (66) 0
1926  1202  2030 (66) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sawyer, Joseph  
Born: 1 Dec. 1874
Died: 1 Mar. 1965
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 44
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 374
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 283
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 203
Periodicals
   [MDW], vol. 43, no. 98, 26 Apr. 1902, page 19
   [MoG], 9 Sep. 1961, page 15
   [MWW], vol. 58, 23 June 1903, page 16
Web
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Sawyer, J. - Jacobs, C.S. 1905         (f)     7.5   -   7.5

Tournament data

Montreal 1902     Montreal Club Championship     4.5  /  10
Montreal 1903     Quebec Provincial Championship     3.5  /  9
Montreal 1904 (1)     Montreal Club Championship     9  /  16
Saint Louis 1904 (1)     7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  13
Montreal 1904 (2)     Montreal Club Quadrangular Tournament     8  /  12
Montreal 1905     Montreal Club Championship     9.5  /  13
Montreal 1906 (1)     26th Canadian Championship     8  /  12
Montreal 1906 (2)     Montreal Championship Tournament     6  /  12
Montreal 1906 (3)     Montreal Club Quadrangular Tournament     9.5  /  12
Montreal 1907     Montreal Club Championship     5.5  /  10
Toronto 1909     27th Canadian Championship     10  /  12
Montreal 1910     28th Canadian Championship     5  /  9
Montreal and Toronto 1912     Montreal - Toronto Telegraphic Match    
  Sawyer, J. - Morrison, J.S.     1 - 0    
Montreal and Toronto 1913     Montreal - Toronto Telegraphic Match    
  Sawyer, J. - Morrison, J.S.     1 - 0    
Montreal 1918     Chevalier du Colomb Club - Westmount Club Match    
  Sawyer, J. - Cartier, A.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1923     Montreal Championship     5.5  /  11
Montreal 1924     Montreal Championship     6.5  /  9
Montreal 1926 (1)     Montreal Club Championship     8  /  11
Montreal 1926 (3)     Montreal Club Championship - Play-off     2  /  4

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025