Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  221  2215 (101) 5
1885  208  2229 (94) 16
1886  210  2235 (87) 0
1887  206  2241 (78) 0
1888  205  2248 (66) 7
1889  193  2256 (61) 9
1890  207  2250 (61) 0
1891  210  2244 (55) 14
1892  215  2246 (55) 11
1893  207  2250 (55) 6
1894  211  2249 (51) 24
1895  185  2272 (56) 11
1896  163  2286 (62) 0
1897  137  2301 (63) 8
1898  151  2295 (67) 10
1899  167  2286 (77) 0
1900  184  2276 (85) 0
1901  202  2267 (91) 0
1902  221  2258 (96) 0
1903  243  2249 (101) 0
1904  279  2239 (104) 0
1905  296  2230 (107) 0
1906  320  2221 (110) 0
1907  352  2212 (112) 0
1908  382  2202 (113) 0
1909  422  2193 (114) 0
1910  433  2184 (115) 0
1911  490  2175 (115) 0
1912  496  2165 (114) 0
1913  523  2156 (114) 0
1914  518  2147 (112) 0
1915  509  2138 (111) 0
1916  534  2129 (109) 0
1917  556  2119 (106) 0
1918  592  2110 (103) 0
1919  616  2101 (99) 0
1920  679  2092 (94) 0
1921  750  2082 (88) 0
1922  808  2073 (81) 0
1923  915  2064 (72) 0
1924  969  2055 (60) 15
1925  1074  2032 (60) 0
1926  1203  2010 (54) 12
1927  1317  1981 (54) 14
1928  1350  1968 (59) 0
1929  1385  1955 (58) 11
1930  1396  1963 (63) 0
1931  1474  1970 (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