Turner, J. Spencer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  263  2062 (94) 2
1871  266  2080 (89) 0
1872  260  2098 (82) 0
1873  232  2116 (73) 17
1874  241  2112 (82) 0
1875  262  2107 (89) 0
1876  264  2102 (95) 0
1877  259  2097 (100) 0
1878  276  2093 (104) 0
1879  273  2088 (108) 0
1880  291  2083 (111) 0
1881  340  2079 (113) 0
1882  353  2074 (115) 0
1883  392  2069 (116) 0
1884  434  2065 (118) 0
1885  449  2060 (118) 0
1886  443  2055 (119) 0
1887  452  2050 (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
   [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    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025