Russell, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
364 |
2038 | (101) | 2 |
| 1881 |
388 |
2048 | (95) | 2 |
| 1882 |
384 |
2061 | (91) | 2 |
| 1883 |
384 |
2078 | (88) | 0 |
| 1884 |
392 |
2095 | (83) | 0 |
| 1885 |
362 |
2112 | (77) | 0 |
| 1886 |
330 |
2129 | (69) | 11 |
| 1887 |
375 |
2106 | (74) | 0 |
| 1888 |
417 |
2083 | (78) | 1 |
| 1889 |
426 |
2068 | (81) | 1 |
| 1890 |
459 |
2061 | (85) | 0 |
| 1891 |
473 |
2053 | (88) | 1 |
| 1892 |
539 |
2036 | (92) | 0 |
| 1893 |
596 |
2019 | (94) | 0 |
| 1894 |
636 |
2002 | (96) | 0 |
| 1895 |
664 |
1985 | (97) | 0 |
| 1896 |
692 |
1968 | (97) | 0 |
| 1897 |
723 |
1951 | (96) | 1 |
| 1898 |
754 |
1940 | (96) | 0 |
| 1899 |
797 |
1929 | (95) | 0 |
| 1900 |
840 |
1918 | (93) | 1 |
| 1901 |
859 |
1909 | (90) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Russell, John |
| Born: 1853 |
| Died: 14 July 1919 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige says died 'age 66?', so born about 1853. Di Felice gives John Russell at Glasgow 1886, but Gaige also has a James Russell who died 1898 in Glasgow, and a Joseph Walter Russell of England. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 231 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 968 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 366 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 412, 579 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 202 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 186 |
| [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228 |
| Web |
| McGowan, Alan. [John Russell] |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1890] |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1899] |
| McGowan, Alan. [West of Scotland Championship] |
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Tournament data
| Edinburgh 1880 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Robertson, A. (2) |
1 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh 1881 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Rattray, J.C. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Davis, F.W. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Glasgow 1886 |
3rd Scottish Championship |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Kaizer, M. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1897 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Dod, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Russell, J. (1) - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1901 (2) |
18th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 7 |
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| Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023 |
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