Russell, John

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1880 |
346 |
2034 | (101) | 2 |
1881 |
380 |
2044 | (95) | 2 |
1882 |
379 |
2057 | (91) | 2 |
1883 |
383 |
2073 | (88) | 0 |
1884 |
382 |
2090 | (83) | 0 |
1885 |
358 |
2107 | (77) | 0 |
1886 |
336 |
2124 | (69) | 11 |
1887 |
376 |
2102 | (74) | 0 |
1888 |
408 |
2079 | (78) | 1 |
1889 |
429 |
2064 | (82) | 1 |
1890 |
459 |
2057 | (85) | 0 |
1891 |
473 |
2049 | (88) | 1 |
1892 |
537 |
2032 | (92) | 0 |
1893 |
584 |
2015 | (94) | 0 |
1894 |
631 |
1999 | (96) | 0 |
1895 |
657 |
1982 | (97) | 0 |
1896 |
682 |
1965 | (97) | 0 |
1897 |
711 |
1948 | (96) | 1 |
1898 |
742 |
1937 | (96) | 0 |
1899 |
787 |
1926 | (95) | 0 |
1900 |
828 |
1915 | (93) | 1 |
1901 |
845 |
1906 | (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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