| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1861 |
24 |
2401 | (59) | 14 |
| 1862 |
24 |
2400 | (51) | 19 |
| 1863 |
19 |
2414 | (54) | 10 |
| 1864 |
18 |
2441 | (61) | 0 |
| 1865 |
16 |
2469 | (63) | 0 |
| 1866 |
11 |
2497 | (61) | 0 |
| 1867 |
11 |
2525 | (56) | 10 |
| 1868 |
7 |
2556 | (55) | 0 |
| 1869 |
6 |
2588 | (48) | 10 |
| 1870 |
5 |
2581 | (43) | 27 |
| 1871 |
5 |
2581 | (49) | 0 |
| 1872 |
6 |
2581 | (45) | 14 |
| 1873 |
2 |
2621 | (42) | 32 |
| 1874 |
2 |
2624 | (51) | 0 |
| 1875 |
2 |
2627 | (53) | 0 |
| 1876 |
2 |
2630 | (47) | 21 |
| 1877 |
3 |
2628 | (49) | 0 |
| 1878 |
3 |
2626 | (41) | 22 |
| 1879 |
3 |
2618 | (40) | 20 |
| 1880 |
3 |
2614 | (40) | 15 |
| 1881 |
3 |
2617 | (35) | 44 |
| 1882 |
4 |
2610 | (35) | 32 |
| 1883 |
3 |
2612 | (32) | 60 |
| 1884 |
2 |
2616 | (43) | 0 |
| 1885 |
2 |
2619 | (38) | 27 |
| 1886 |
2 |
2618 | (37) | 29 |
| 1887 |
2 |
2587 | (32) | 60 |
| 1888 |
6 |
2567 | (36) | 24 |
| 1889 |
10 |
2551 | (31) | 60 |
| 1890 |
15 |
2524 | (36) | 33 |
| 1891 |
14 |
2516 | (40) | 16 |
| 1892 |
12 |
2524 | (36) | 43 |
| 1893 |
9 |
2526 | (43) | 5 |
| 1894 |
11 |
2534 | (40) | 16 |
| 1895 |
12 |
2527 | (37) | 30 |
| 1896 |
12 |
2536 | (38) | 19 |
| 1897 |
14 |
2534 | (37) | 25 |
| 1898 |
15 |
2517 | (35) | 38 |
| 1899 |
13 |
2522 | (38) | 28 |
| 1900 |
18 |
2478 | (44) | 13 |
| 1901 |
23 |
2447 | (50) | 16 |
|
Brief explanation of ratings.
Match data:
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Paulsen, L. |
1861 |
0 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Pindar, E. |
1861 |
0 | - | 5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Pindar, E. |
1861 |
6 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Anderssen (offhand) |
1862 |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Steinitz, W. |
1863 |
2 | - | 8 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Steinitz, W. |
1870 |
0.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Steinitz, W. |
1876 |
0 | - | 7 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Zukertort, J.H. |
1876 |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Burn, A. |
1879 |
5 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Mason, J. |
1879 |
1 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Bird, H.E. |
1879 |
5 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Zukertort, J.H. |
1881 |
4.5 | - | 9.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Gunsberg, I.A. |
1881 |
8.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Mackenzie, G.H. |
1883 |
1 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Gunsberg, I.A. |
1887 |
5 | - | 8 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Zukertort, J.H. |
1887 |
9 | - | 5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
MacDonnell, G.A. |
1887 |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Bird, H.E. |
1888 |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Mackenzie, G.H. |
1888 |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Lee, F.J. |
1890 |
9 | - | 5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Golmayo Zupide, C.F. |
1891 |
6 | - | 4 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Vasquez, A.C. |
1891 |
5 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
Lasker, Em. |
1892 |
2 | - | 8 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. |
- |
von Bardeleben, C. |
1895 |
4.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
Tournament data:
| London |
1862 |
5 / 14 |
| | | | |
| London handicap |
1862 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Solomons, M. |
1 | - | 2 |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Dundee |
1867 |
5 / 8 |
| | | | |
| Dundee handicap |
1867 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- de Vere, C.V. |
1 | - | 0 |
|
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Neumann, G.R.L. |
0 | - | 1 |
|
| London |
1869 |
8.5 / 10 |
| | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- de Vere, C.V. |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| London |
1870 |
3 / 6 |
| | | | |
| Baden-Baden |
1870 |
10 / 16 |
| | | | |
| London |
1872 |
5 / 7 |
| | | | |
| London Challenge Cup |
1872 |
3 / 7 |
| | | | |
| Vienna |
1873 |
21.5 / 30 |
| | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Steinitz, W. |
0 | - | 2 |
|
| London |
1876 |
10 / 11 |
| | | | |
| Paris |
1878 |
14.5 / 22 |
| | | | |
| London first class Lowenthal tourney |
1879 |
1.5 / 3 |
| | | | |
| Wiesbaden |
1880 |
11 / 15 |
| | | | |
| Berlin |
1881 |
14 / 16 |
| | | | |
| Vienna |
1882 |
19.5 / 32 |
| | | | |
| London |
1883 |
23.5 / 39 |
| | | | |
| Nuremberg |
1883 |
13.5 / 18 |
| | | | |
| Hamburg |
1885 |
11.5 / 17 |
| | | | |
| Hereford |
1885 |
8 / 10 |
| | | | |
| Belfast |
1886 |
7 / 8 |
| | | | |
| London (1) |
1886 |
8.5 / 12 |
| | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Burn, A. |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| London (2) |
1886 |
6.5 / 7 |
| | | | |
| Frankfurt |
1887 |
13.5 / 20 |
| | | | |
| London |
1887 |
6.5 / 9 |
| | | | |
| Bradford |
1888 |
10 / 16 |
| | | | |
| Breslau |
1889 |
9 / 17 |
| | | | |
| New York |
1889 |
29.5 / 43 |
| | | | |
| Manchester |
1890 |
12.5 / 19 |
| | | | |
| Belfast (1) |
1892 |
5.5 / 9 |
| | | | |
| Dresden |
1892 |
8 / 16 |
| | | | |
| London (1) |
1892 |
6 / 8 |
| | | | |
| London |
1893 |
3.5 / 5 |
| | | | |
| Leipzig |
1894 |
10.5 / 16 |
| | | | |
| Hastings |
1895 |
10.5 / 21 |
| | | | |
| Nuremberg |
1896 |
9 / 18 |
| | | | |
| Britain-USA cable match |
1896 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Pillsbury, H.N. |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Berlin (2) |
1897 |
11 / 17 |
| | | | |
| London |
1897 |
5 / 7 |
| | | | |
| Britain-USA cable match |
1897 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Vienna (2) |
1898 |
17.5 / 37 |
| | | | |
| Britain-USA cable match |
1898 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| London (1) |
1899 |
15.5 / 27 |
| | | | |
| Britain-USA cable match |
1899 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Pillsbury, H.N. |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| London (1) |
1900 |
7.5 / 12 |
| | | | |
| Britain-USA cable match |
1900 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Monte Carlo |
1901 |
7 / 15 |
| | | | |
| Britain-USA cable match |
1901 |
| | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. |
- Pillsbury, H.N. |
0 | - | 1 |
|
