Ruth, Stephen




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  392  2120 (80) 2
1894  371  2136 (71) 1
1895  360  2150 (60) 1
1896  335  2161 (45) 26
1897  389  2131 (44) 21
1898  364  2156 (52) 11
1899  386  2148 (64) 0
1900  411  2140 (73) 1
1901  436  2134 (81) 0
1902  463  2129 (88) 0
1903  483  2124 (94) 0
1904  513  2119 (98) 0
1905  535  2114 (102) 0
1906  550  2108 (105) 0
1907  564  2103 (107) 1
1908  613  2089 (111) 0
1909  696  2075 (115) 0
1910  721  2061 (119) 0
1911  773  2047 (121) 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 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  12
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: 24 Aug. 2025