Ruth, Stephen




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  417  2104 (83) 2
1894  392  2119 (75) 1
1895  382  2131 (66) 1
1896  365  2140 (53) 14
1897  400  2121 (47) 21
1898  370  2150 (53) 11
1899  398  2141 (65) 0
1900  433  2132 (74) 1
1901  448  2127 (82) 0
1902  475  2123 (89) 0
1903  492  2118 (94) 0
1904  525  2113 (99) 0
1905  544  2108 (102) 0
1906  557  2103 (105) 0
1907  573  2098 (107) 1
1908  626  2085 (112) 0
1909  706  2071 (116) 0
1910  735  2057 (119) 0
1911  785  2043 (122) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ruth, Stephen G.  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 231
   Hilbert, Napier, page 7
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 170
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 28, 43
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 183
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 228
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 53, 23 Feb. 1895, page 4
   [BSU], 29 Aug. 1893
   [NYTr], 6 May 1895

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Napier, W.E. - Ruth, S.G. 1896         (f)     8   -   3

Tournament data

New York 1893 (12)     Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament     16.5  /  40      odds player in pawn and two moves class
New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (16)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Barth, G.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     3  /  4
New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     2.5  /  4
New York 1897 (6)     Brooklyn Club Championship     1.5  /  10
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     0  /  7
New York 1898 (4)     Brooklyn Club Championship     9.5  /  11
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Kneff, H.     0 - 1    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Kneff, H.     0 - 1    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Blanchard, O.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1907 (3)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Wolff, L.J.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ruth, S.G. - Goldberg, A. (1)     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025