Chambers, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  629  1940 (52) 13
1885  563  1983 (42) 30
1886  578  1975 (39) 39
1887  558  1987 (46) 9
1888  577  1982 (49) 7
1889  552  1989 (50) 11
1890  537  2011 (51) 11
1891  495  2036 (54) 5
1892  556  2020 (55) 11
1893  615  2003 (61) 0
1894  655  1986 (63) 0
1895  676  1969 (60) 7
1896  686  1964 (61) 0
1897  697  1960 (58) 11
1898  722  1959 (63) 0
1899  740  1958 (65) 0
1900  757  1958 (63) 0
1901  761  1957 (58) 8
1902  737  1980 (56) 5
1903  722  1983 (54) 4
1904  738  1996 (50) 5
1905  769  1994 (43) 18
1906  769  1997 (42) 18
1907  792  1993 (46) 7
1908  800  1991 (47) 7
1909  902  1976 (46) 21
1910  921  1963 (56) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Chambers, John Dibbin  
Born: 1842
Died: 15 June 1930
 
Notes:
Forster, Harding, and Di Felice have 'Chambers, John Dillon'. McGowan has 'John Dibbin Chambers'. Possibly the 'G.D. Chambers' who played in the circulating chess game reported in the Chess Monthly of Sept. 1883 (see Chess Note 4652), but the first initial 'G' would then have to be an error. Gaige has date of birth as 1842. McGowan has date of birth as 'c1845'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 223
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 261, 956
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 67
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 209, 235, 573
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 192
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 45
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Blackburne in Sheffield]
   McGowan, Alan.  [John Dibbin Chambers]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1895]
   Sericano, C.  [Belfast 1886]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4652. Chess by circulation]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Spens, W.C. - Chambers, J.D. 1884         (f)     3   -   0
Chambers, J.D. - Fyfe, P. 1885         (f)     4.5   -   1.5
Chambers, J.D. - Spens, W.C. 1885         (f)     4   -   3
Gilchrist, Jo. - Chambers, J.D. 1885         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Glasgow 1884 (1)     1st Scottish Championship     2.5  /  9
Glasgow 1884 (3)     1st Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Chambers, J.D. - Favre (2)     1 - 0          Chambers, J.D. gave odds of pawn and move
  Chambers, J.D. - Fraser, G.B.     0 - 1          Fraser, G.B. gave odds of pawn and move
Edinburgh 1885     2nd Scottish Championship     6  /  11
Glasgow 1886     3rd Scottish Championship     4  /  11
Nottingham 1886 (2)     Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division I     1.5  /  6
Nottingham 1886 (6)     Counties Chess Association - Handicap Tournament    
  Chambers, J.D. - Job, J.     0 - 1          Chambers, J.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Belfast 1886 (1)     2nd Irish Chess Association Congress     3  /  8
Belfast 1886 (2)     Handicap Tournament     7.5  /  13      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Edinburgh 1887     4th Scottish Championship     4.5  /  8
Stamford 1887 (3)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Chambers, J.D. - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1          Mills, D.Y. gave odds of the move
Glasgow 1888 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Chambers, J.D. - Howard, F.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1888 (2)     5th Scottish Championship     1  /  5
Glasgow 1888 (4)     5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Chambers, J.D. - Finlayson, J.M.     0 - 1          Chambers, J.D. gave odds of pawn and move
Edinburgh 1889     6th Scottish Championship     6  /  10
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Chambers, J.D. - Sugden, E.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Dundee 1890 (1)     7th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  9
Dundee 1890 (3)     Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Chambers, J.D. - Sandeman, P.     1 - 0    
  Chambers, J.D. - Connor, J.     0 - 1          Chambers, J.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Glasgow 1891 (1)     8th Scottish Championship     5  /  5
Edinburgh 1892     9th Scottish Championship     6  /  11
Edinburgh 1895 (1)     12th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  7
Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     4.5  /  10
Liverpool 1897 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Chambers, J.D. - Rutherford, W.W.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1901 (1)     Lancashire - Cheshire County Match    
  Chambers, J.D. - Wellington, S.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1901 (2)     18th Scottish Championship     2  /  7
Perth, Scotland 1902     19th Scottish Championship     3  /  5
Edinburgh 1903     20th Scottish Championship     1  /  4
Dundee 1904     21st Scottish Championship     3  /  5
Stirling 1905     22nd Scottish Championship     3  /  8
Southport 1905 (3)     2nd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A     4  /  10
Glasgow 1906     23rd Scottish Championship     3.5  /  7
Shrewsbury 1906 (3)     3rd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class Amateur Tournament     4  /  11
Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  7
Dundee 1908     25th Scottish Championship     3.5  /  7
Glasgow 1909     26th Scottish Championship     4  /  11
Scarborough 1909 (3)     6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B     2.5  /  10
Edinburgh 1910     27th Scottish Championship     3  /  9

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023