Ruth, Stephen
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1893 |
425 |
2100 | (84) | 2 |
| 1894 |
404 |
2115 | (75) | 1 |
| 1895 |
390 |
2126 | (66) | 1 |
| 1896 |
372 |
2135 | (54) | 14 |
| 1897 |
408 |
2115 | (48) | 21 |
| 1898 |
396 |
2137 | (54) | 11 |
| 1899 |
437 |
2120 | (67) | 0 |
| 1900 |
483 |
2103 | (76) | 1 |
| 1901 |
526 |
2090 | (85) | 0 |
| 1902 |
568 |
2077 | (93) | 0 |
| 1903 |
589 |
2064 | (99) | 0 |
| 1904 |
641 |
2051 | (105) | 0 |
| 1905 |
683 |
2038 | (110) | 0 |
| 1906 |
723 |
2026 | (114) | 0 |
| 1907 |
767 |
2013 | (118) | 0 |
| 1908 |
789 |
2000 | (122) | 0 |
| 1909 |
877 |
1987 | (125) | 0 |
| 1910 |
898 |
1974 | (128) | 0 |
| 1911 |
942 |
1961 | (130) | 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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| 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: 31 Jan. 2025 |
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