Turner, J. Spencer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  256  2063 (94) 2
1871  256  2081 (89) 0
1872  251  2099 (82) 0
1873  226  2117 (73) 17
1874  237  2113 (82) 0
1875  257  2108 (89) 0
1876  261  2103 (95) 0
1877  255  2099 (100) 0
1878  273  2094 (104) 0
1879  270  2089 (108) 0
1880  291  2085 (111) 0
1881  338  2080 (113) 0
1882  353  2075 (115) 0
1883  391  2071 (116) 0
1884  435  2066 (118) 0
1885  449  2061 (118) 0
1886  443  2057 (119) 0
1887  453  2052 (119) 2

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
   [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    

Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023