Adams, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1912  894  1987 (85) 9
1913  914  1983 (78) 12
1914  858  1997 (75) 7
1915  827  1983 (74) 0
1916  836  1969 (70) 20
1917  839  1965 (73) 0
1918  857  1961 (73) 0
1919  875  1957 (69) 22
1920  931  1979 (72) 0
1921  951  2000 (73) 0
1922  932  2022 (71) 0
1923  976  2044 (67) 1
1924  864  2087 (61) 8
1925  845  2106 (59) 1
1926  825  2117 (55) 7
1927  835  2122 (53) 8
1928  869  2120 (53) 6
1929  959  2103 (54) 8
1930  1070  2081 (56) 1
1931  1205  2068 (53) 11
1932  1250  2059 (54) 7
1933  1224  2073 (57) 1
1934  1170  2092 (56) 12
1935  1255  2083 (63) 0
1936  1260  2073 (66) 0
1937  1223  2064 (66) 9
1938  1312  2036 (76) 1
1939  1225  2020 (85) 0
1940  1104  2004 (93) 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
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 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    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025