Ruth, Stephen




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  393  2107 (84) 2
1894  373  2122 (76) 1
1895  363  2133 (66) 1
1896  345  2141 (54) 14
1897  388  2120 (49) 21
1898  360  2142 (56) 11

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    

Player information updated: 1 Sept. 2022