Adams, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1912  899  1993 (85) 9
1913  931  1989 (78) 12
1914  869  2003 (75) 7
1915  838  1989 (74) 0
1916  847  1975 (70) 20
1917  844  1972 (73) 0
1918  863  1969 (73) 0
1919  883  1965 (69) 22
1920  941  1988 (72) 0
1921  953  2010 (72) 0
1922  934  2033 (71) 0
1923  977  2056 (66) 1
1924  863  2101 (60) 8
1925  840  2122 (58) 1
1926  820  2131 (52) 7
1927  837  2135 (47) 16
1928  886  2131 (50) 6
1929  977  2113 (52) 8
1930  1077  2093 (54) 1
1931  1203  2082 (51) 11
1932  1234  2077 (52) 7
1933  1185  2096 (54) 8
1934  1157  2108 (54) 12
1935  1249  2096 (61) 0
1936  1277  2084 (65) 0
1937  1256  2072 (65) 9
1938  1350  2042 (74) 1
1939  1290  2024 (82) 0
1940  1164  2005 (89) 1
1941  1144  1994 (97) 0
1942  1068  1984 (103) 0
1943  1029  1973 (109) 0
1944  1033  1963 (114) 0
1945  1061  1952 (119) 0
1946  1057  1942 (123) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Adams, Edward Bradford  
   Also known as: Rev. Edward Bradford Adams
Born: 28 July 1878
Died: 12 Jan. 1972
 
Notes:
Not to be confused with Edward Beckley Adams. According to Gaige, Edward Bradford Adams was born in Westport, Connecticut, attended Yale, and died in Pasadena, California. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 1 Nov. 1930 (p.10) mentions a 'Rev. Edward Bradford Adams' giving a sermon at a Brooklyn church. There are also mentions of 'Rev. Edward Bradford Adams' in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1935. His page at chessgames.com associates him with the Marshall Club in New York in the 1920s and 1930s, and with Brooklyn in the 1930s. It was he who played in the New York State Chess Association events. The American Chess Bulletin of Sep.-Oct. 1917 (p.197) says that the captains of the Washington D.C. team and the San Diego team in a correspondence match were both named Edward B. Adams. It points out that the San Diego Edward B. Adams was a minister, and thus the Rev. Edward Bradford Adams.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 373
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 345
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 2
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 8
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 347
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 9, no. 8, Aug. 1912, page 180
   [ACB], vol. 14, no. 7, Sep. 1917, page 197
   [BDE], vol. 90, no. 303, 1 Nov. 1930, page 10
   [SFCa], vol. 113, no. 148, 27 Apr. 1913, page 63
Web
   [Edward Bradford Adams]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Piper, T.H.J.D. - Adams, E.B. (2) 1914         (f)     4   -   2

Tournament data

San Diego 1912     Cabrillo Club Championship    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Pearsall, A.G.     5.5 - 3.5    
San Diego 1913     Cabrillo Club Championship     14.5  /  22
New York and Washington 1914     Brooklyn Club - Capital City Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Wolff, L.J.     1 - 0    
Los Angeles and San Diego 1916     Los Angeles - San Diego Telegraphic Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Perry, E.R.     0 - 1    
San Diego 1916     Cabrillo Club Championship     13  /  18
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Fersberg, B.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Diego 1919     Cabrillo Club Championship     16  /  22
New York 1923 (26)     Manhattan Club - Chess Club International Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Schwarz, L.W.     0 - 1    
Rochester, New York 1924     46th New York State Chess Association Congress     5  /  8
New York 1925 (4)     Brooklyn Club - International Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Le Count, F.J.     1 - 0    
Rome, New York 1926     New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     3.5  /  7
New York 1927 (5)     Brooklyn Club Championship     3.5  /  8
Rome, New York 1927     New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     4  /  8
Buffalo 1928     New York State Chess Association Championship     3.5  /  6
Buffalo 1929     51st New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  8
New York 1930 (2)     Marshall Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Smirka, R.     0 - 1    
Rome, New York 1931     New York State Chess Association Championship     3  /  11
Rome, New York 1932     54th New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     1.5  /  7
New York 1933 (10)     Marshall Club - Hungarian Workers Club    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
Syracuse 1933 (3)     55th New York State Chess Association Tournament - Class A, Section 2     6  /  7
Syracuse 1934 (2)     56th New York State Chess Association Championship     8.5  /  11
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Levenstein, R.     0 - 1    
Cazenovia 1937     New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  9
New York 1938 (2)     Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Kreymborg, A.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Halpern, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1946 (2)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Shainswit, G.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026