Turner, J. Spencer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  281  2049 (94) 2
1871  277  2066 (88) 0
1872  272  2084 (81) 0
1873  256  2101 (72) 17
1874  265  2094 (80) 0
1875  280  2088 (87) 0
1876  291  2081 (92) 0
1877  288  2074 (96) 0
1878  310  2067 (99) 0
1879  307  2060 (101) 0
1880  332  2053 (103) 0
1881  381  2046 (104) 0
1882  405  2039 (105) 0
1883  456  2032 (104) 0
1884  497  2025 (104) 0
1885  508  2018 (102) 0
1886  511  2011 (100) 0
1887  523  2005 (97) 2
1888  547  1997 (99) 0
1889  556  1989 (100) 0
1890  597  1981 (100) 0
1891  622  1973 (99) 0
1892  673  1965 (97) 0
1893  710  1957 (95) 0
1894  730  1950 (92) 0
1895  741  1942 (88) 0
1896  757  1934 (83) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Turner, John Spencer  
Born: 1830
Died: 18 Sep. 1905
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth between 19-09-1829 and 18-09-1830. Harper's of 19 Feb. 1859 has 'S. Turner'.
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 14
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 56, 146, 540
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 433
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 89, 175
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 15, 372
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. III, page 81, 99
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 14
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 23
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 13, 29
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 295, 16 Dec. 1871, page 3
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 299, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 114, 13 May 1872, page 3
   [BDE], vol. 34, no. 31, 6 Feb. 1873, page 4
   [BrR], 8 Feb. 1874
   [BuACA], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1858, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1857, page 378
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 72
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1859, page 101
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 63, May 1875, page 254
   [DDG], 21 Jan. 1859
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 1872, page 67
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1739, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14
   [Harp], 19 Feb. 1859
   [HWT], 18 May 1872
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1688, 13 Jan. 1872, page 51
   [NYC], 4 Apr. 1857
   [NYC], 29 Jan. 1859
   [NYC], 28 Mar. 1863
   [NYC], 8 June 1867
   [SoT], 23 Dec. 1871
   [SoT], 1 June 1872
   [TFF], 22 Dec. 1871
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Tournament data

New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     0  /  2
New York 1873     Brooklyn Club Tournament     10  /  17
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Turner, J.S. - Vorrath, A.     1 - 1    
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     2  /  11


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025