Young, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  239  2195 (70) 1
1885  229  2207 (57) 5
1886  215  2225 (45) 24
1887  191  2252 (43) 17
1888  165  2284 (40) 22
1889  140  2296 (35) 50
1890  164  2284 (38) 19
1891  204  2249 (37) 23
1892  212  2250 (35) 35
1893  193  2261 (38) 17
1894  202  2257 (37) 26
1895  233  2234 (35) 40
1896  214  2245 (37) 25
1897  233  2233 (37) 25
1898  252  2232 (39) 16
1899  267  2224 (38) 29
1900  290  2209 (42) 19
1901  320  2194 (53) 1
1902  358  2179 (58) 1
1903  369  2176 (60) 1
1904  396  2172 (59) 2
1905  437  2158 (56) 2
1906  419  2169 (51) 9
1907  422  2174 (49) 14
1908  404  2191 (54) 4
1909  423  2192 (58) 8
1910  465  2176 (70) 0
1911  532  2160 (78) 1
1912  527  2154 (87) 0
1913  545  2147 (94) 0
1914  534  2140 (99) 0
1915  518  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    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Young, J.W. (1) - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
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.     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.     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: 12 Apr. 2025