Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
228 |
2051 | (96) | 2 |
| 1871 |
213 |
2068 | (90) | 0 |
| 1872 |
216 |
2084 | (83) | 0 |
| 1873 |
209 |
2101 | (74) | 17 |
| 1874 |
209 |
2099 | (83) | 0 |
| 1875 |
222 |
2097 | (90) | 0 |
| 1876 |
237 |
2095 | (96) | 0 |
| 1877 |
229 |
2094 | (101) | 0 |
| 1878 |
241 |
2092 | (105) | 0 |
| 1879 |
242 |
2090 | (108) | 0 |
| 1880 |
255 |
2088 | (111) | 0 |
| 1881 |
291 |
2086 | (114) | 0 |
| 1882 |
307 |
2084 | (116) | 0 |
| 1883 |
339 |
2082 | (117) | 0 |
| 1884 |
351 |
2081 | (118) | 0 |
| 1885 |
370 |
2079 | (119) | 0 |
| 1886 |
364 |
2077 | (120) | 0 |
| 1887 |
373 |
2075 | (120) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Turner, John Spencer |
| Born: 1830 |
| Died: 18 Sep. 1905 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives date of birth between 19-09-1829 and 18-09-1830. Harper's of 19 Feb. 1859 has 'S. Turner'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| 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 |
| Periodicals |
| [BACA], vol. 1, Jan. 1858, page 4 |
| [BDE], vol. 31, 16 Dec. 1871, page 3 |
| [BDE], vol. 31, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2 |
| [BDE], vol. 33, 13 May 1872, page 3 |
| [BDE], vol. 34, 6 Feb. 1873, page 4 |
| [CMNY], vol. 1, Dec. 1857, page 378 |
| [CMNY], vol. 3, Feb. 1859, page 72 |
| [CMNY], vol. 3, Mar. 1859, page 101 |
| [DDG], 21 Jan. 1859 |
| [Era], vol. 34, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14 |
| [Harp], 19 Feb. 1859 |
| [HWT], 18 May 1872 |
| [ILN], vol. 60, 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] |
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