Turner, J. Spencer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  238  2067 (94) 2
1871  241  2086 (89) 0
1872  230  2104 (82) 0
1873  209  2123 (73) 17
1874  217  2119 (82) 0
1875  237  2116 (89) 0
1876  235  2112 (95) 0
1877  228  2109 (100) 0
1878  238  2106 (104) 0
1879  240  2102 (108) 0
1880  263  2099 (111) 0
1881  298  2096 (113) 0
1882  304  2092 (115) 0
1883  344  2089 (117) 0
1884  373  2086 (118) 0
1885  383  2082 (119) 0
1886  378  2079 (119) 0
1887  393  2075 (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
   [BACA], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1858, page 4
   [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
   [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