Blackburne, Joseph
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1861 |
34 |
2418 | (60) | 13 |
| 1862 |
30 |
2419 | (51) | 19 |
| 1863 |
23 |
2432 | (55) | 10 |
| 1864 |
24 |
2456 | (61) | 0 |
| 1865 |
17 |
2480 | (64) | 0 |
| 1866 |
13 |
2503 | (63) | 0 |
| 1867 |
12 |
2527 | (58) | 8 |
| 1868 |
9 |
2559 | (56) | 0 |
| 1869 |
8 |
2591 | (48) | 10 |
| 1870 |
6 |
2581 | (42) | 31 |
| 1871 |
6 |
2582 | (49) | 0 |
| 1872 |
6 |
2583 | (45) | 14 |
| 1873 |
2 |
2626 | (42) | 32 |
| 1874 |
2 |
2627 | (51) | 0 |
| 1875 |
2 |
2629 | (53) | 0 |
| 1876 |
2 |
2630 | (47) | 21 |
| 1877 |
4 |
2627 | (49) | 0 |
| 1878 |
4 |
2623 | (42) | 22 |
| 1879 |
3 |
2610 | (43) | 13 |
| 1880 |
3 |
2613 | (41) | 15 |
| 1881 |
3 |
2618 | (36) | 43 |
| 1882 |
4 |
2613 | (34) | 35 |
| 1883 |
3 |
2624 | (33) | 57 |
| 1884 |
2 |
2628 | (43) | 0 |
| 1885 |
2 |
2631 | (38) | 27 |
| 1886 |
2 |
2627 | (37) | 29 |
| 1887 |
3 |
2594 | (32) | 60 |
| 1888 |
8 |
2571 | (36) | 24 |
| 1889 |
11 |
2545 | (31) | 65 |
| 1890 |
15 |
2528 | (36) | 33 |
| 1891 |
15 |
2523 | (41) | 16 |
| 1892 |
12 |
2536 | (36) | 43 |
| 1893 |
10 |
2539 | (43) | 5 |
| 1894 |
10 |
2547 | (41) | 16 |
| 1895 |
13 |
2541 | (37) | 30 |
| 1896 |
14 |
2549 | (39) | 19 |
| 1897 |
14 |
2547 | (38) | 25 |
| 1898 |
16 |
2529 | (36) | 38 |
| 1899 |
12 |
2534 | (38) | 28 |
| 1900 |
20 |
2489 | (45) | 13 |
| 1901 |
24 |
2458 | (50) | 16 |
Rating table notes
|
| Biographical data |
| Name: Blackburne, Joseph Henry |
| Also known as: P.S.; R.S. |
| Born: 10 Dec. 1841 |
| Died: 1 Sep. 1924 |
| |
| Notes: |
| Gaige gives 'P.S.' as pseudonym. Winter cites a letter by Keeble claiming that his pseudonym was initially 'R.S.'. Reichhelm gives birth year 1842. Gaige gives birth date 10-12-1841. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 249, 300 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikampfe, page 75 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 40 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 30 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 34 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16 |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 210 |
| Web |
| Giffen, Glen. [Blackburne, Joseph Henry] |
| Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon. [Bourzutschky Cruises to Clear First in Holiday Quiz], page 12 |
| Sarah. [der Schwarze Tod] |
| Sarah. [Joseph Henry Blackburne] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Winter, Edward. [Chess in 1924] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4756. Census information] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 5109. Blackburne's year of birth] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Pindar, E. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
|
| Pindar, E. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (2) |
(f) |
2 | - | 6 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Blackburne, J.H. 1862 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1863 |
(f) |
8 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1870 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1876 |
(f) |
7 | - | 0 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Zukertort, J.H. 1876 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Mason, J. - Blackburne, J.H. 1879 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Bird, H.E. - Blackburne, J.H. 1879 |
(f) |
2 | - | 5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1881 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 5.5 |
|
| Zukertort, J.H. - Blackburne, J.H. 1881 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Mackenzie, G.H. - Blackburne, J.H. 1882 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1887 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Zukertort, J.H. 1887 |
(f) |
9 | - | 5 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Blackburne, J.H. 1887 |
(f) |
8 | - | 5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Bird, H.E. 1888 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Mackenzie, G.H. 1888 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Priester, A. 1889 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Voigt, H.G. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Stark, E. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Lee, F.J. 1890 |
(f) |
9 | - | 5 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Golmayo, C.F. 1891 |
(f) |
6 | - | 4 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - Vazquez, A.C. 1891 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
|
| Lasker, Em. - Blackburne, J.H. 1892 |
(f) |
8 | - | 2 |
|
| Blackburne, J.H. - von Bardeleben, C. 1895 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
Tournament data
| London 1862 (1) |
Grand Tournament (5th British Chess Association?) |
5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| London 1862 (2) |
Handicap Tournament (5th British Chess Association?) |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Solomons, M. |
1 - 2 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| London 1869 (2) |
2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
8.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - de Vere, C.V. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Baden-Baden 1870 |
Baden-Baden Tournament |
10 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| London 1870 |
3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
4.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| London 1872 (1) |
British Chess Association Grand Tourney |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London 1872 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
3 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1873 |
Vienna International Tournament |
21.5 | / | 30 |
| | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Steinitz, W. |
0 - 2 |
| | | |
| London 1874 |
City of London vs. Bermondsey Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Dawkins |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
| London 1876 |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
10 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Paris 1878 |
Paris International Chess Congress |
14.5 | / | 22 |
| | | |
| London 1879 (1) |
Lowenthal Tourney, 1st Class |
1.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Wiesbaden 1880 |
Wiesbaden Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1881 (1) |
2nd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
13 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1882 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
19.5 | / | 32 |
| | | |
| London 1883 (1) |
London Tournament |
23.5 | / | 39 |
| | | |
| Nuremberg 1883 (5) |
3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
13.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Hamburg 1885 (6) |
4th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
11.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Hereford 1885 (1) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
8 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| London 1886 (1) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
6.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London 1886 (3) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney |
8.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Burn, A. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Belfast 1886 |
2nd Irish Chess Association Congress |
7 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Frankfurt 1887 (4) |
5th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
13.5 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| London 1887 (1) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
10 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| New York 1889 |
6th American Chess Congress |
29.5 | / | 43 |
| | | |
| Breslau 1889 (4) |
6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
9 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
12.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| London 1892 (6) |
British Chess Club Invitational Tournament |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Dresden 1892 (1) |
7th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
8 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Belfast 1892 (1) |
North of Ireland Congress |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| London 1893 |
Black and White Tourney |
3.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Leipzig 1894 (1) |
9th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
10.5 | / | 21 |
| | | |
| London and New York 1896 |
1st Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Nuremberg 1896 |
Nuremberg Tournament |
9 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| London and New York 1897 |
2nd Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1897 (7) |
11th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| London 1897 (3) |
City of London Summer Tourney |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London and New York 1898 |
3rd Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1898 (3) |
Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier |
17.5 | / | 37 |
| | | |
| London and New York 1899 |
4th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London 1899 (2) |
London Major Tournament |
15.5 | / | 27 |
| | | |
| London and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| London 1900 (1) |
City of London Chess Club Invitation Tournament |
7.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1901 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
7 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| London and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Blackburne, J.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
0 - 1 |
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