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
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Ruth, Stephen G. |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| 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 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| New York 1893 (12) |
Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament |
16.5 | / | 40 |
odds player in pawn and two moves class |
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| New York 1894 (7) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Ruth, S.G. - Raettig, C.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1895 (16) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Ruth, S.G. - Barth, G.A. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1896 (1) |
18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament |
3 | / | 4 |
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| New York 1897 (4) |
19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament |
2.5 | / | 4 |
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| New York 1897 (6) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
1.5 | / | 10 |
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| Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3) |
Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match |
0 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1898 (4) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
9.5 | / | 11 |
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| New York 1898 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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|
Ruth, S.G. - Kneff, H. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1898 (7) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Ruth, S.G. - Kneff, H. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York and Chicago 1900 |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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|
Ruth, S.G. - Blanchard, O.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1907 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match |
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|
Ruth, S.G. - Wolff, L.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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|
Ruth, S.G. - Goldberg, A. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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