Russell, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
339 |
2033 | (101) | 2 |
| 1881 |
362 |
2043 | (95) | 2 |
| 1882 |
359 |
2056 | (91) | 2 |
| 1883 |
371 |
2073 | (88) | 0 |
| 1884 |
368 |
2090 | (83) | 0 |
| 1885 |
344 |
2107 | (77) | 0 |
| 1886 |
320 |
2124 | (69) | 11 |
| 1887 |
358 |
2101 | (74) | 0 |
| 1888 |
388 |
2079 | (78) | 1 |
| 1889 |
407 |
2064 | (82) | 1 |
| 1890 |
440 |
2056 | (85) | 0 |
| 1891 |
460 |
2049 | (88) | 1 |
| 1892 |
518 |
2032 | (92) | 0 |
| 1893 |
558 |
2015 | (94) | 0 |
| 1894 |
600 |
1998 | (96) | 0 |
| 1895 |
625 |
1981 | (97) | 0 |
| 1896 |
636 |
1964 | (97) | 0 |
| 1897 |
676 |
1948 | (96) | 1 |
| 1898 |
701 |
1936 | (96) | 0 |
| 1899 |
736 |
1925 | (95) | 0 |
| 1900 |
778 |
1914 | (93) | 1 |
| 1901 |
800 |
1905 | (90) | 7 |
Rating table notes
|
| Biographical data |
| Name: Russell, John |
| Born: 1853 |
| Died: 14 July 1919 |
| |
| 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. |
|
| |
| 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] |
| |
Tournament data
| Edinburgh 1880 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Robertson, A. (2) |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1881 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Rattray, J.C. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Davis, F.W. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1886 |
3rd Scottish Championship |
9 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Kaizer, M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1897 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Dod, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Russell, J. (1) - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1901 (2) |
18th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023 |
|
