Pindar, Eduard
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1855 |
60 |
2340 | (62) | 10 |
| 1856 |
45 |
2387 | (52) | 11 |
| 1857 |
37 |
2418 | (42) | 49 |
| 1858 |
37 |
2436 | (51) | 0 |
| 1859 |
32 |
2454 | (50) | 2 |
| 1860 |
29 |
2461 | (42) | 44 |
| 1861 |
32 |
2447 | (45) | 26 |
| 1862 |
47 |
2414 | (52) | 11 |
| 1863 |
52 |
2382 | (63) | 0 |
| 1864 |
70 |
2350 | (70) | 0 |
| 1865 |
89 |
2319 | (75) | 3 |
| 1866 |
93 |
2309 | (78) | 0 |
| 1867 |
101 |
2299 | (79) | 0 |
| 1868 |
108 |
2290 | (79) | 0 |
| 1869 |
112 |
2280 | (77) | 0 |
| 1870 |
113 |
2270 | (73) | 0 |
| 1871 |
121 |
2261 | (66) | 0 |
| 1872 |
136 |
2251 | (57) | 22 |
| 1873 |
130 |
2263 | (63) | 7 |
| 1874 |
136 |
2251 | (74) | 0 |
| 1875 |
148 |
2240 | (83) | 0 |
| 1876 |
148 |
2228 | (91) | 0 |
| 1877 |
147 |
2217 | (97) | 0 |
| 1878 |
167 |
2205 | (102) | 0 |
| 1879 |
179 |
2194 | (107) | 0 |
| 1880 |
212 |
2182 | (110) | 0 |
| 1881 |
246 |
2171 | (114) | 0 |
| 1882 |
260 |
2159 | (117) | 0 |
| 1883 |
290 |
2148 | (119) | 0 |
| 1884 |
331 |
2137 | (121) | 0 |
| 1885 |
342 |
2125 | (123) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Pindar, Eduard Dmitry |
| Also known as: Edward Pindar |
| Born: 1828 |
| Died: 1892 |
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| Notes: |
| Forster gives his name as 'Pindar, Eduard (Dmitry)'. Gaige gives 'Pindar, Edward'. Hindle gives 'Edward Pindar' but mentions (p.7) that Pindar himself also used the name 'Dmitri'. Gaige says born c1830, died 1873+. Forster says he died 'c1895'. Hindle (p.7) gives his date of christening as 30 Aug. 1828 and (p.5) gives his age as 52 in the 1881 British Census. Together, these imply that he was born in 1828 before the 30th of August. Hindle gives suggestive evidence that he had died by 1892, but with no precise date. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 1, 7, 39, 41 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 361, 412 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 21, 967 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 331 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 204 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 12, 579 |
| Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 25 |
| Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 25, 39, 371 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 19, 54 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 98 |
| Periodicals |
| [FLIN], 9 Feb. 1856 |
| [IJ], no. 7161, 8 Nov. 1873, page 8 |
| [ILN], vol. 29, no. 829, 8 Nov. 1856, page 480 |
| [NYC], 22 Sep. 1860 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 9, 1 Jan. 1872, page 152 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 3655. A bombshell] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1856 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Harrwitz, D. - Pindar, E.D. 1857 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
Harrwitz, D. gave odds of the exchange |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (1) |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (2) |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of pawn and move |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (3) |
(c) |
1 | - | 6 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of the exchange |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (4) |
(c) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Lowenthal, J.J. - Pindar, E.D. 1857 |
(c) |
6 | - | 0 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1857 (1) |
(f) |
11.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1857 (2) |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Pindar, E.D. 1859 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Kolisch, I. - Pindar, E.D. 1860 |
(c) |
1 | - | 2 |
Kolisch, I. gave odds of the exchange |
| Pindar, E.D. - Smith, G. (1) 1860 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1860 |
(f) |
11.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Stanley, C.H. 1860 |
(c) |
13.5 | - | 8.5 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (2) |
(f) |
2 | - | 6 |
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| Blackburne, J.H. - Pindar, E.D. 1862 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Mackenzie, G.H. - Pindar, E.D. 1872 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of a knight |
| Pindar, E.D. - Perrin, F. 1872 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Sanger, J. 1872 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Delmar, E. (1) - Pindar, E.D. 1872 |
(f) |
6 | - | 0 |
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| Amelung, F.L. - Pindar, E.D. 1885 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1855 |
New York Chess Club Championship |
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Pindar, E.D. - Perrin, A. |
3 - 1 |
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Pindar, E.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Pindar, E.D. - Mohle, A. |
2.5 - 3.5 |
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Pindar, E.D. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Liverpool 1856 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Pindar, E.D. - Smith, G. (1) |
3.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1857 (1) |
1st British Chess Association Congress |
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Pindar, E.D. - Brien, R.B. |
1 - 0 |
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Pindar, E.D. - Boden, S.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester and Liverpool 1860 |
Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match |
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Pindar, E.D. - Sinclair, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1861 (1) |
Manchester Chess Club Tournament - 1st Class |
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Pindar, E.D. - Birch, J.A. |
3 - 0 |
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Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. |
3.5 - 1.5 |
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Pindar, E.D. - Horwitz, B. |
3.5 - 1.5 |
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| Edinburgh 1865 |
Dundee - Glasgow Club Match |
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Pindar, E.D. - Mitchell, W.W. |
2.5 - 0.5 |
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| Ipswich, Suffolk 1873 (1) |
East Anglian Chess Tournament - Class I |
5.5 | / | 7 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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