Morphy, John

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1885 |
468 |
2043 | (72) | 10 |
1886 |
463 |
2046 | (70) | 0 |
1887 |
458 |
2048 | (65) | 1 |
1888 |
473 |
2039 | (59) | 11 |
1889 |
457 |
2044 | (57) | 15 |
1890 |
447 |
2061 | (62) | 0 |
1891 |
419 |
2078 | (64) | 0 |
1892 |
424 |
2095 | (61) | 10 |
1893 |
376 |
2128 | (66) | 0 |
1894 |
337 |
2160 | (68) | 0 |
1895 |
296 |
2192 | (67) | 0 |
1896 |
240 |
2224 | (62) | 13 |
1897 |
264 |
2210 | (74) | 0 |
1898 |
299 |
2197 | (83) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Morphy, John |
Also known as: Murphy |
Born: |
Died: |
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Notes: |
La Grande Storia degli Scacchi and Di Felice have 'J. Murphy'. Gaige has 'J. Morphy'. Winter has 'John Morphy'. |
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References |
Books |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 229 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 965 |
Harding, Steinitz in London, page 274, 276, 277 |
Rowland, Pollock Memories, page 88 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 198 |
Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 182 |
Urcan, Julius Finn, page 18 |
Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 460 |
Periodicals |
[ACMa], vol. 1, no. 1, June 1897, page 48 |
[ACMa], vol. 1, no. 2, July 1897, page 103 |
[CML], vol. 9, no. 11, July 1888, page 330 |
Web |
Sericano, C. [Dublino 1885] |
Winter, Edward. [A Chess Idealist] |
[Irish Championship, Dublin, 1892] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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