Henderson, John (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  346  1789 (134) 2
1865  393  1797 (130) 0
1866  427  1804 (125) 0
1867  414  1811 (121) 0
1868  426  1818 (116) 0
1869  432  1825 (110) 0
1870  466  1832 (104) 0
1871  501  1839 (96) 0
1872  513  1846 (88) 1
1873  525  1861 (80) 3
1874  547  1873 (72) 7
1875  520  1910 (68) 7
1876  424  1973 (64) 13
1877  389  1988 (63) 9
1878  397  1991 (65) 0
1879  389  1993 (61) 16
1880  408  2002 (65) 0
1881  444  2010 (63) 8
1882  448  2022 (63) 12
1883  508  2002 (72) 0
1884  586  1982 (78) 4
1885  578  1983 (86) 0
1886  578  1984 (93) 0
1887  580  1985 (98) 0
1888  592  1986 (103) 0
1889  584  1987 (106) 0
1890  604  1988 (110) 0
1891  604  1989 (112) 0
1892  635  1990 (114) 0
1893  666  1991 (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