Young, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  233  2197 (70) 1
1885  224  2209 (57) 5
1886  212  2227 (45) 24
1887  189  2254 (43) 17
1888  162  2286 (40) 22
1889  142  2298 (35) 50
1890  163  2286 (38) 19
1891  203  2251 (37) 23
1892  209  2253 (35) 35
1893  188  2264 (38) 17
1894  199  2260 (37) 26
1895  232  2236 (35) 40
1896  210  2248 (37) 25
1897  228  2236 (37) 25
1898  246  2236 (39) 16
1899  258  2230 (38) 29
1900  281  2217 (42) 19
1901  303  2206 (53) 1
1902  329  2197 (59) 0
1903  347  2187 (60) 1
1904  375  2180 (59) 2
1905  425  2163 (56) 2
1906  413  2171 (51) 9
1907  421  2174 (49) 14
1908  400  2192 (54) 4
1909  418  2193 (58) 8
1910  458  2177 (70) 0
1911  522  2161 (78) 1
1912  515  2154 (87) 0
1913  532  2148 (94) 0
1914  517  2141 (99) 0
1915  508  2134 (105) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Young, John Welsh  
Born: 3 Aug. 1866
Died: 23 Oct. 1940
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 79
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 473
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 127
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 26, 215
   Hilbert, Napier, page 3
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 32, 42
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 431
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 57
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 17
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 28, 52
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 303
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [More Recovered Chess Games: Steinitz, Pillsbury, Lasker and Capablanca]
   Hilbert, John S.  [New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 1], page 4

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bird, H.E. - Young, J.W. (1) 1889         (c)     5   -   1
Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1) 1899         (f)     4   -   2

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1884 (2)     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Ferris, W.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wilmington 1885     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Ferris, W.J.     0.5 - 1.5    
Philadelphia 1885 (1)     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1885 (2)     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match (3)    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Bertolette, L.A.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1885 (3)     Junior Club - 26th Ward Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Wells, H.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1886 (2)     1st Franklin Chess Club Championship     13.5  /  23      odds player in pawn and move class
Wilmington 1886     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Ferris, W.J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1887 (2)     2nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     5.5  /  16      odds player in pawn and move class
Wilmington 1887     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Bertolette, L.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1888 (1)     Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (1)    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Isaacson, C.B.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1888 (3)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     17.5  /  23
Philadelphia 1889 (1)     4th Franklin Chess Club Championship     20  /  26
Philadelphia 1889 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     14  /  21
New York 1890 (3)     12th New York State Championship    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Proeshold, F.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Boardman, A.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Clapp, A.C.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1890 (1)     5th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8  /  14
Philadelphia 1890 (2)     Junior Club - Penn Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Finn (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1891 (1)     13th New York State Championship    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Baird, D.G.     0 - 1    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Hopcroft, W.N.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Richards, G.H.     0 - 1    
Skaneateles 1891 (1)     4th New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class     4  /  8
Philadelphia 1891 (1)     6th Franklin Chess Club Championship    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1891 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6.5  /  12
New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Yeaton, F.H.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Stubbs, H.D.     0 - 1    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Voigt, H.G.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
Skaneateles 1892 (2)     New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy, First Class     2  /  7
Philadelphia 1892 (1)     7th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  10
Philadelphia 1892 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     9.5  /  16
New York 1893 (1)     15th New York State Championship    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Ryan, J.S.     0 - 1    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Hymes, E.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1893 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     9.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1894 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Wistar, D.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Morgan, M.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Robinson, D.S.     0 - 1    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Barrett, S.R.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1894 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     4  /  7
Philadelphia 1894 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     11  /  14
  Young, J.W. (1) - Morgan, M.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - de Visser, W.M.     1 - 0    
Skaneateles 1895 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     3.5  /  6
Philadelphia 1895 (2)     10th Franklin Chess Club Championship     10  /  21
Philadelphia 1895 (6)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     8  /  14
New York 1896 (2)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     1  /  3
Philadelphia 1896 (3)     11th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  13
Philadelphia 1896 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6  /  9
Philadelphia 1897 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Sweeney, F.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Lipschutz, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     3  /  7
Philadelphia 1897 (2)     12th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  10
Philadelphia 1897 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Baxter, H.F.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1897 (6)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4  /  5
Philadelphia 1898 (1)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4.5  /  8
Philadelphia 1898 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Ferris, W.J.     0 - 1    
Lake Keuka 1898     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     4  /  7
Philadelphia 1899 (1)     14th Junior Chess Club Championship     5.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Griffith, R.B.     0 - 1    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Blakemore, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Magee, J.F.     1 - 0    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Bampton, S.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Baird, D.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Saratoga Springs 1899     New York State Chess Association - Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament     2  /  7
Philadelphia 1899 (5)     Franklin Club Tournament - Class A    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Griffith, R.B.     0 - 2    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Hymes, E.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  18
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Koehler, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Roething, O.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Madsen, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - de Visser, W.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Madsen, C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - de Visser, W.M.     0 - 1    
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Jones, J.S. (2)     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1906     21st Franklin Chess Club Championship     6  /  10
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Jones, J.S. (2)     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     7  /  13
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Simonson, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1908 (3)     Junior Chess Club Championship     5.5  /  7
Philadelphia 1909 (5)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8  /  12
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Simonson, G.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025