Narraway, James




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  225  2219 (101) 5
1885  212  2233 (94) 16
1886  218  2239 (87) 0
1887  214  2246 (78) 0
1888  217  2252 (66) 7
1889  196  2260 (61) 9
1890  216  2254 (61) 0
1891  217  2248 (55) 14
1892  219  2250 (55) 11
1893  218  2254 (55) 6
1894  223  2253 (51) 24
1895  196  2275 (56) 11
1896  168  2290 (62) 0
1897  144  2304 (63) 8
1898  156  2298 (67) 10
1899  173  2289 (77) 0
1900  193  2280 (85) 0
1901  216  2270 (91) 0
1902  233  2261 (96) 0
1903  262  2251 (101) 0
1904  287  2242 (104) 0
1905  311  2233 (107) 0
1906  332  2223 (110) 0
1907  371  2214 (112) 0
1908  396  2205 (113) 0
1909  438  2195 (114) 0
1910  459  2186 (115) 0
1911  516  2177 (115) 0
1912  521  2167 (114) 0
1913  546  2158 (114) 0
1914  542  2148 (112) 0
1915  536  2139 (111) 0
1916  555  2130 (109) 0
1917  586  2120 (106) 0
1918  617  2111 (103) 0
1919  650  2102 (99) 0
1920  714  2092 (94) 0
1921  782  2083 (88) 0
1922  846  2074 (81) 0
1923  968  2064 (72) 0
1924  1024  2055 (60) 15
1925  1136  2032 (60) 0
1926  1266  2009 (54) 12
1927  1386  1980 (54) 14
1928  1428  1967 (59) 0
1929  1478  1954 (58) 11
1930  1473  1962 (63) 0
1931  1530  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] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: James Narraway] (broken)
   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 and Toronto 1931     36th Canadian Championship     5  /  13

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024