Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  217  2215 (101) 5
1885  202  2229 (94) 16
1886  205  2235 (87) 0
1887  200  2242 (78) 0
1888  197  2248 (66) 7
1889  190  2256 (61) 9
1890  205  2250 (61) 0
1891  210  2244 (55) 14
1892  213  2246 (55) 11
1893  208  2250 (55) 6
1894  209  2249 (51) 24
1895  187  2272 (56) 11
1896  164  2285 (62) 0
1897  139  2299 (63) 8
1898  149  2293 (67) 10
1899  167  2284 (77) 0
1900  179  2274 (85) 0
1901  202  2265 (91) 0
1902  220  2256 (97) 0
1903  249  2246 (101) 0
1904  275  2237 (105) 0
1905  295  2227 (108) 0
1906  320  2218 (110) 0
1907  355  2209 (112) 0
1908  378  2199 (113) 0
1909  418  2190 (114) 0
1910  432  2181 (115) 0
1911  485  2171 (115) 0
1912  489  2162 (115) 0
1913  507  2152 (114) 0
1914  500  2143 (113) 0
1915  494  2134 (111) 0
1916  514  2124 (109) 0
1917  536  2115 (106) 0
1918  564  2106 (103) 0
1919  594  2096 (99) 0
1920  660  2087 (94) 0
1921  725  2077 (89) 0
1922  774  2068 (82) 0
1923  856  2059 (73) 0
1924  925  2049 (62) 15
1925  1026  2026 (61) 0
1926  1146  2003 (56) 12
1927  1250  1975 (55) 14
1928  1252  1962 (60) 0
1929  1294  1949 (60) 11
1930  1312  1956 (65) 0
1931  1364  1964 (65) 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