Gilchrist, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1875 |
491 |
1932 | (81) | 6 |
| 1876 |
456 |
1943 | (79) | 3 |
| 1877 |
409 |
1964 | (77) | 0 |
| 1878 |
395 |
1985 | (73) | 0 |
| 1879 |
360 |
2007 | (67) | 0 |
| 1880 |
361 |
2028 | (58) | 18 |
| 1881 |
377 |
2049 | (61) | 2 |
| 1882 |
384 |
2054 | (62) | 2 |
| 1883 |
413 |
2058 | (60) | 0 |
| 1884 |
442 |
2063 | (53) | 9 |
| 1885 |
411 |
2076 | (51) | 6 |
| 1886 |
432 |
2064 | (46) | 32 |
| 1887 |
464 |
2047 | (54) | 0 |
| 1888 |
491 |
2031 | (55) | 2 |
| 1889 |
471 |
2031 | (53) | 11 |
| 1890 |
517 |
2022 | (54) | 8 |
| 1891 |
547 |
2008 | (55) | 8 |
| 1892 |
649 |
1978 | (59) | 6 |
| 1893 |
697 |
1962 | (66) | 0 |
| 1894 |
738 |
1945 | (68) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Gilchrist, John |
| Born: 30 May 1836 |
| Died: 12 Apr. 1907 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 960 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 139 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 146, 189, 209, 339 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 186 |
| [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 13 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 311 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1683, 16 Dec. 1871, page 575 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1744, 1 Feb. 1873, page 115 |
| [TG], vol. 33, no. 6, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7 |
| Web |
| McGowan, Alan. [John Gilchrist] |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1890] |
| McGowan, Alan. [West of Scotland Championship] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Glasgow 1875 (5) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class III |
3 | / | 6 |
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| Edinburgh 1876 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Gilchrist, Jo. - Russell, A. |
1 - 2 |
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| Edinburgh 1880 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Gilchrist, Jo. - Metcalfe, J.T. |
2 - 0 |
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| Glasgow 1880 |
West of Scotland Challenge Cup Tournament |
11 | / | 20 |
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| Edinburgh 1881 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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|
Gilchrist, Jo. - Macfie, C. |
2 - 0 |
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| Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Gilchrist, Jo. - Ballingall, G.A. |
2 - 0 |
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| Glasgow 1884 (1) |
1st Scottish Championship |
4 | / | 9 |
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| Glasgow 1886 |
3rd Scottish Championship |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Gilchrist, Jo. - Leather, R.K. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1888 (4) |
5th Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament |
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Gilchrist, Jo. - McCombie, W. |
0 - 1 |
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Gilchrist, Jo. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Edinburgh 1889 |
6th Scottish Championship |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Gilchrist, Jo. - Ferguson, G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Dundee 1890 (1) |
7th Scottish Championship |
5 | / | 8 |
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| Glasgow (?) 1891 |
West of Scotland Challenge Cup |
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|
Gilchrist, Jo. - Barbier, G.E. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Glasgow 1891 (1) |
8th Scottish Championship |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Gilchrist, Jo. - Wellington, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Edinburgh 1892 |
9th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 6 |
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| Glasgow 1894 |
11th Scottish Championship |
3 | / | 8 |
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| Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023 |
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