Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  218  2216 (101) 5
1885  205  2230 (94) 16
1886  208  2236 (87) 0
1887  204  2243 (78) 0
1888  203  2249 (66) 7
1889  192  2257 (61) 9
1890  209  2251 (61) 0
1891  211  2245 (55) 14
1892  216  2247 (55) 11
1893  211  2252 (55) 6
1894  211  2250 (51) 24
1895  184  2273 (56) 11
1896  163  2288 (62) 0
1897  139  2302 (63) 8
1898  151  2296 (67) 10
1899  165  2287 (77) 0
1900  182  2278 (85) 0
1901  203  2269 (91) 0
1902  224  2259 (96) 0
1903  244  2250 (101) 0
1904  276  2241 (104) 0
1905  296  2232 (107) 0
1906  322  2222 (110) 0
1907  350  2213 (112) 0
1908  379  2204 (113) 0
1909  419  2195 (114) 0
1910  431  2186 (115) 0
1911  493  2176 (115) 0
1912  497  2167 (114) 0
1913  525  2158 (114) 0
1914  518  2149 (112) 0
1915  508  2140 (111) 0
1916  525  2130 (109) 0
1917  546  2121 (106) 0
1918  576  2112 (103) 0
1919  603  2103 (99) 0
1920  662  2093 (94) 0
1921  735  2084 (88) 0
1922  784  2075 (81) 0
1923  874  2066 (72) 0
1924  944  2057 (60) 15
1925  1053  2034 (60) 0
1926  1180  2012 (54) 12
1927  1287  1983 (54) 14
1928  1323  1970 (59) 0
1929  1349  1957 (58) 11
1930  1368  1965 (63) 0
1931  1430  1972 (64) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Narraway, James Ephraim  
Born: 11 June 1857
Died: 16 June 1947
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 304
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 332
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 298
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 270
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 87
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 11, 12, 127
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 187
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 10
Periodicals
   [TG], vol. 53, no. 14778, 1 July 1897, page 8
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: James Narraway]
   Hilbert, John S.  [A Century Ago in Correspondence Chess]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Narraway, J.E. - Fisher, G.F. 1884         (f)     3   -   2
Narraway, J.E. - Stubbs, C.F. 1885         (f)     7   -   4      Narraway, J.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Narraway, J.E. - Fisher, G.F. 1885         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Narraway, J.E. - Fish, J. 1894         (f)     5   -   5
Narraway, J.E. - Fish, J. 1895         (f)     6   -   3

Tournament data

Quebec and Montreal 1888     15th Canadian Championship     4  /  5
  Narraway, J.E. - Pope, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Narraway, J.E. - MacLeod, N.M.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1889     16th Canadian Championship     6  /  8
  Narraway, J.E. - Fleming, R.P.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1891     18th Canadian Championship     8.5  /  14
Toronto 1892     19th Canadian Championship Tournament     10.5  /  13
Quebec 1893 (1)     20th Canadian Championship     10  /  12
Montreal 1894     21st Canadian Championship     8.5  /  14
Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (1)     Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match    
  Narraway, J.E. - Short, R.     1 - 0    
Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (2)     Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match    
  Narraway, J.E. - Short, R.     1 - 0    
Orillia 1897 (1)     22nd Canadian Championship Tournament     7  /  8
Toronto 1898     23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class     8  /  10
Hamilton, Ontario 1924     32nd Canadian Championship     9  /  15
Montreal 1926 (4)     33rd Canadian Championship     5.5  /  12
Toronto 1927     34th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  14
Montreal 1929 (2)     35th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  11
Hamilton, Ontario 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024