Smith, Bernardo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  981  1937 (89) 6
1914  915  1958 (88) 0
1915  832  1980 (86) 1
1916  800  1997 (84) 1
1917  780  2006 (82) 0
1918  769  2016 (78) 0
1919  751  2025 (73) 5
1920  798  2037 (71) 0
1921  822  2049 (67) 0
1922  833  2061 (59) 21
1923  980  2043 (71) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smith, Bernardo  
   Also known as: Capt. B. Smith
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1913 (p.155) has 'Bernard Smith'; The Mechanics Institute web page has 'Bernardo Smith'.
 
References
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 7, July 1913, page 154, 155
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1913, page 252
   [ACB], vol. 20, no. 3, Mar. 1923, page 62
Web
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]
   [California Chess Tournaments]

Tournament data

San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Smith, B. (1) - Whipple, C.H.     0 - 1    
San Francisco, California 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     0.5  /  5
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Smith, B. (1) - l'Hommede, G.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Smith, B. (1) - Whipple, C.H.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1919     Mechanics Institute Championship     12  /  16
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smith, B. (1) - Short, E.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smith, B. (1) - Fleming, W.S.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1922     1st California Championship     2  /  10
Los Angeles 1922     2nd California Championship     6.5  /  11
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923     Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match    
  Smith, B. (1) - Perry, E.R.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025