Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  230  2172 (107) 5
1885  222  2189 (100) 16
1886  213  2204 (91) 0
1887  205  2219 (81) 0
1888  191  2233 (69) 7
1889  188  2248 (64) 9
1890  203  2246 (63) 0
1891  211  2244 (58) 14
1892  204  2249 (58) 11
1893  199  2257 (58) 6
1894  198  2256 (56) 24
1895  177  2274 (64) 0
1896  160  2291 (67) 0
1897  139  2308 (67) 8
1898  140  2306 (70) 10
1899  155  2298 (80) 0
1900  167  2290 (87) 0
1901  180  2282 (94) 0
1902  191  2274 (99) 0
1903  209  2266 (103) 0
1904  234  2258 (107) 0
1905  256  2250 (110) 0
1906  268  2242 (113) 0
1907  296  2235 (115) 0
1908  312  2227 (116) 0
1909  348  2219 (118) 0
1910  357  2211 (118) 0
1911  399  2203 (119) 0
1912  404  2195 (119) 0
1913  406  2187 (119) 0
1914  392  2179 (118) 0
1915  382  2171 (117) 0
1916  398  2163 (116) 0
1917  402  2155 (114) 0
1918  414  2147 (112) 0
1919  430  2140 (109) 0
1920  477  2132 (105) 0
1921  515  2124 (101) 0
1922  511  2116 (97) 0
1923  550  2108 (91) 0
1924  600  2100 (84) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Narraway, James Ephraim  
Born: 11 June 1857
Died: 16 June 1947
 
References
Books
   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, 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. (2) 1894         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

Quebec 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
Orillia 1897 (1)     22nd Canadian Championship Tournament     7  /  8
Toronto 1898     23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class     8  /  10
Hamilton 1924     32nd Canadian Championship     9  /  15

Player information updated: 5 May 2020