Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  215  2218 (101) 5
1885  202  2232 (94) 16
1886  205  2238 (87) 0
1887  200  2245 (78) 0
1888  197  2251 (66) 7
1889  190  2259 (61) 9
1890  204  2253 (61) 0
1891  209  2247 (55) 14
1892  214  2249 (55) 11
1893  208  2254 (55) 6
1894  210  2253 (51) 24
1895  185  2276 (56) 11
1896  160  2290 (62) 0
1897  136  2304 (63) 8
1898  149  2298 (67) 10
1899  164  2289 (77) 0
1900  180  2279 (85) 0
1901  201  2269 (91) 0
1902  222  2260 (96) 0
1903  247  2250 (101) 0
1904  277  2241 (104) 0
1905  296  2231 (107) 0
1906  320  2221 (110) 0
1907  353  2212 (112) 0
1908  379  2202 (113) 0
1909  421  2193 (114) 0
1910  438  2183 (115) 0
1911  495  2173 (115) 0
1912  495  2164 (114) 0
1913  520  2154 (114) 0
1914  511  2145 (112) 0
1915  506  2135 (111) 0
1916  524  2126 (109) 0
1917  551  2116 (106) 0
1918  579  2106 (103) 0
1919  605  2097 (99) 0
1920  668  2087 (94) 0
1921  733  2078 (88) 0
1922  788  2068 (81) 0
1923  876  2058 (72) 0
1924  945  2049 (61) 15
1925  1063  2025 (60) 0
1926  1169  2002 (55) 12
1927  1275  1974 (54) 14
1928  1294  1961 (59) 0
1929  1340  1948 (59) 11
1930  1355  1956 (64) 0
1931  1422  1964 (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 (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, Ontario 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024