Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  232  2178 (106) 5
1885  221  2195 (99) 16
1886  212  2210 (91) 0
1887  200  2225 (81) 0
1888  192  2239 (69) 7
1889  187  2253 (63) 9
1890  202  2251 (63) 0
1891  206  2249 (57) 14
1892  203  2253 (58) 11
1893  202  2260 (58) 6
1894  196  2260 (56) 24
1895  174  2277 (64) 0
1896  160  2295 (67) 0
1897  137  2312 (67) 8
1898  139  2310 (70) 10
1899  150  2302 (80) 0
1900  167  2294 (87) 0
1901  177  2286 (94) 0
1902  191  2278 (99) 0
1903  209  2270 (103) 0
1904  229  2262 (107) 0
1905  252  2254 (110) 0
1906  266  2246 (113) 0
1907  291  2238 (115) 0
1908  309  2230 (116) 0
1909  346  2222 (118) 0
1910  354  2215 (118) 0
1911  398  2207 (119) 0
1912  411  2199 (119) 0
1913  414  2191 (119) 0
1914  389  2183 (118) 0
1915  387  2175 (117) 0
1916  400  2167 (116) 0
1917  403  2159 (114) 0
1918  422  2151 (112) 0
1919  432  2143 (109) 0
1920  480  2135 (105) 0
1921  520  2127 (101) 0
1922  511  2119 (97) 0
1923  549  2111 (91) 0
1924  605  2103 (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