Sawyer, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  590  2068 (59) 10
1903  561  2087 (51) 9
1904  459  2146 (42) 41
1905  387  2179 (45) 28
1906  392  2182 (45) 36
1907  431  2169 (51) 10
1908  423  2180 (57) 0
1909  423  2192 (57) 7
1910  460  2178 (59) 9
1911  492  2176 (67) 0
1912  486  2174 (72) 1
1913  513  2161 (76) 1
1914  536  2138 (81) 0
1915  564  2115 (83) 0
1916  617  2093 (85) 0
1917  647  2070 (85) 0
1918  711  2047 (83) 1
1919  720  2041 (83) 0
1920  801  2034 (80) 0
1921  885  2028 (76) 0
1922  937  2021 (70) 0
1923  1041  2015 (61) 11
1924  1030  2031 (61) 9
1925  1071  2032 (65) 0
1926  1131  2032 (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