Adams, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1912  885  1991 (85) 9
1913  907  1987 (79) 12
1914  853  2001 (75) 7
1915  824  1987 (74) 0
1916  830  1973 (70) 20
1917  826  1969 (73) 0
1918  845  1965 (73) 0
1919  868  1961 (69) 22
1920  921  1982 (72) 0
1921  942  2003 (73) 0
1922  929  2024 (71) 0
1923  967  2044 (67) 1
1924  861  2087 (61) 8
1925  847  2106 (60) 1
1926  827  2117 (55) 7
1927  838  2121 (53) 8
1928  873  2120 (53) 6
1929  952  2102 (54) 8
1930  1063  2081 (56) 1
1931  1189  2068 (53) 11
1932  1227  2060 (54) 7
1933  1190  2073 (57) 1
1934  1138  2093 (56) 12
1935  1222  2083 (63) 0
1936  1220  2074 (66) 0
1937  1184  2065 (66) 9
1938  1252  2036 (76) 1
1939  1142  2019 (86) 0
1940  993  2002 (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 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 (25)     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