Crum, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  373  2006 (70) 6
1876  349  2023 (62) 13
1877  313  2050 (66) 0
1878  291  2077 (67) 0
1879  247  2103 (64) 0
1880  238  2130 (57) 15
1881  262  2137 (62) 2
1882  268  2141 (64) 2
1883  274  2152 (66) 0
1884  277  2164 (64) 9
1885  307  2147 (72) 0
1886  326  2129 (78) 0
1887  360  2112 (82) 0
1888  381  2095 (85) 2
1889  382  2093 (90) 0
1890  404  2092 (93) 0
1891  402  2090 (96) 0
1892  435  2088 (98) 0
1893  453  2086 (100) 0
1894  459  2085 (100) 0
1895  466  2083 (100) 0
1896  464  2081 (99) 0
1897  477  2080 (98) 0
1898  505  2078 (95) 0
1899  515  2076 (92) 0
1900  547  2074 (88) 0
1901  564  2073 (82) 0
1902  579  2071 (75) 0
1903  582  2069 (65) 0
1904  613  2068 (52) 10
1905  657  2052 (45) 11
1906  646  2062 (41) 17
1907  630  2073 (39) 18
1908  694  2053 (40) 18
1909  779  2038 (41) 20
1910  837  2016 (50) 9
1911  888  1999 (60) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Crum, John  
Born: 19 June 1841
Died: 27 Apr. 1922
 
Notes:
Gaige gives year of birth as 1842. McGowan gives date of birth as 19-06-1841.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 958
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 79
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 146, 189, 574
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 169, 192
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 52
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 311
   [TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Chess Book Heaven at the Royal Dutch Library], page 4
   Hilbert, John S.  [Irregular Regularity, Or, The Fifth Series], page 2
   McGowan, Alan.  [John Crum]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Crum, J. - Murray, W.F. 1876         (f)     4   -   2
Spens, W.C. - Crum, J. 1876         (f)     4   -   1

Tournament data

Glasgow 1875 (5)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class III     3.5  /  6
Edinburgh 1876     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Crum, J. - Greenhill, J.     2 - 0    
Glasgow 1880     West of Scotland Challenge Cup Tournament     14  /  19
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Crum, J. - Fraser, Jo.     1 - 1    
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Crum, J. - Meikle, C.     1 - 1    
Glasgow 1884 (1)     1st Scottish Championship     7  /  9
Glasgow 1888 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Crum, J. - Owen, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1888 (4)     5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Crum, J. - Johnston, John     1 - 0          Crum, J. gave odds of a knight
  Crum, J. - Mackenzie, J.     0 - 1          Crum, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Hastings 1904 (1)     London League - Three Unions Match    
  Crum, J. - Nicholls, C.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1904 (4)     1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section A     4.5  /  9
Southport 1905 (4)     2nd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B     3.5  /  11
Ostend 1906 (13)     Ostend Amateur Tournament B     8  /  17
Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     5  /  7
London, England 1907 (2)     4th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class     4.5  /  11
Dundee 1908     25th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  7
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (2)     5th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A     4.5  /  11
Glasgow 1909     26th Scottish Championship     6  /  11
Scarborough 1909 (2)     6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A     3.5  /  9
Edinburgh 1910     27th Scottish Championship     3.5  /  9
Glasgow 1911 (1)     28th Scottish Championship     2  /  7

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025