Henderson, John (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  346  1786 (134) 2
1865  393  1793 (130) 0
1866  427  1800 (125) 0
1867  414  1807 (121) 0
1868  426  1814 (116) 0
1869  432  1821 (110) 0
1870  468  1829 (104) 0
1871  501  1836 (96) 0
1872  513  1843 (88) 1
1873  525  1858 (80) 3
1874  548  1869 (72) 7
1875  521  1906 (68) 7
1876  427  1969 (64) 13
1877  389  1985 (63) 9
1878  397  1987 (65) 0
1879  390  1989 (61) 16
1880  409  1998 (65) 0
1881  444  2006 (63) 8
1882  450  2018 (63) 12
1883  507  1998 (72) 0
1884  583  1978 (78) 4
1885  578  1979 (86) 0
1886  578  1980 (93) 0
1887  582  1981 (98) 0
1888  589  1982 (103) 0
1889  586  1983 (106) 0
1890  606  1984 (110) 0
1891  606  1985 (112) 0
1892  634  1986 (114) 0
1893  664  1987 (116) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Henderson, John (1)  
Born: 17 Nov. 1836
Died: 25 Apr. 1896
 
Notes:
Corrspondence from David Cohen, citing results collected by Erik Malmsten, gives 'James Henderson' at Toronto 1873, but this is likely to be John Henderson.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 169
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 193
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 285, 550
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 48
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 9
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [CIN], vol. 6, no. 14, 5 Oct. 1872, page 211
   [CIN], vol. 7, no. 3, 18 Jan. 1873, page 43
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 64, June 1875, page 299
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 65, July 1875, page 347
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 67, Oct. 1875, page 464
   [ILN], vol. 61, no. 1734, 30 Nov. 1872, page 527
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1825, 15 Aug. 1874, page 164
   [MDR], 9 July 1875
   [NYC], 26 Nov. 1864
   [NYC], 23 Sep. 1865
   [TG], vol. 29, no. 233, 4 Oct. 1872, page 4
   [TG], vol. 30, no. 124, 23 May 1873, page 4
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Hall of Fame: John Henderson] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: John Henderson] (broken)
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Jackson, G.E. - Henderson, John (1) 1864         (c)     2   -   0
Henderson, John (1) - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (1)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Henderson, John (1) - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (2)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John (1) gave odds of the exchange
Henderson, John (1) - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (3)         (f)     1.5   -   2.5      Henderson, John (1) gave odds of a knight

Tournament data

Hamilton, Ontario 1872 (2)     1st Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Henderson, John (1) - Ryall, I.     0 - 1    
Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Henderson, John (1) - Furby, G.M.     1 - 0    
  Henderson, John (1) - White, John     0 - 1    
  Henderson, John (1) - Northcote, H.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1874     3rd Canadian Chess Association Congress     0  /  7
Ottawa 1875     4th Canadian Chess Association Congress     0.5  /  7
Hamilton, Ontario 1876     5th Canadian Championship    
  Henderson, John (1) - Sanderson, E.     0 - 1    
Quebec 1877     6th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  9
Montreal 1879     7th Canadian Chess Championship Tournament     6  /  12
Ottawa 1879     8th Canadian Championship Tournament     2  /  6
Ottawa 1881     9th Canadian Championship Tournament     4.5  /  8
Quebec 1882     10th Canadian Championship Tournament     7.5  /  12
Ottawa 1884     12th Canadian Championship Tournament     3  /  5
Quebec 1893 (2)     Montreal - Quebec Club Match    
  Henderson, John (1) - Champion, C.P.     1.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024