Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  256  2174 (105) 5
1885  232  2192 (98) 16
1886  214  2206 (90) 0
1887  211  2221 (79) 0
1888  202  2236 (67) 7
1889  188  2249 (61) 9
1890  206  2246 (61) 0
1891  213  2243 (55) 14
1892  215  2246 (56) 11
1893  212  2251 (55) 6
1894  212  2251 (52) 24
1895  184  2268 (58) 9
1896  168  2284 (63) 0
1897  139  2300 (64) 8
1898  152  2295 (68) 10
1899  169  2286 (77) 0
1900  180  2277 (85) 0
1901  201  2268 (92) 0
1902  222  2259 (97) 0
1903  246  2250 (101) 0
1904  276  2241 (105) 0
1905  293  2232 (108) 0
1906  315  2224 (110) 0
1907  347  2215 (112) 0
1908  376  2206 (113) 0
1909  405  2197 (114) 0
1910  419  2188 (115) 0
1911  464  2179 (115) 0
1912  476  2170 (115) 0
1913  484  2161 (114) 0
1914  473  2152 (113) 0
1915  471  2143 (111) 0
1916  484  2134 (109) 0
1917  500  2126 (107) 0
1918  535  2117 (103) 0
1919  557  2108 (99) 0
1920  620  2099 (95) 0
1921  681  2090 (89) 0
1922  708  2081 (82) 0
1923  790  2072 (74) 0
1924  858  2063 (63) 15
1925  918  2040 (62) 0
1926  1007  2017 (57) 12
1927  1093  1988 (57) 14
1928  1080  1975 (62) 0
1929  1116  1961 (61) 11
1930  1124  1968 (66) 0
1931  1076  1975 (67) 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 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
Montreal 1926 (2)     33rd Canadian Championship     5.5  /  12
Toronto 1927     34th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  14
Montreal 1929 (2)     35th Canadian Championship     4.5  /  11
Hamilton 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022