Orchard, I. Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  272  2092 (79) 23
1875  275  2099 (70) 17
1876  265  2108 (58) 18
1877  236  2129 (61) 48
1878  251  2118 (67) 3
1879  238  2130 (70) 0
1880  244  2141 (71) 0
1881  257  2153 (70) 0
1882  253  2165 (65) 0
1883  257  2176 (57) 11
1884  231  2210 (51) 0
1885  195  2244 (37) 60
1886  222  2231 (51) 0
1887  233  2218 (56) 13
1888  234  2226 (63) 10
1889  222  2236 (71) 0
1890  221  2247 (74) 0
1891  197  2258 (74) 13
1892  205  2254 (77) 0
1893  215  2251 (79) 0
1894  224  2247 (79) 0
1895  225  2243 (77) 0
1896  219  2240 (73) 4
1897  266  2209 (75) 3
1898  308  2193 (81) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Orchard, Isaac Edward  
Born: 6 Dec. 1853
Died: 20 May 1908
 
Notes:
Sarah has date of death 8 May 1908; Gaige has date of death 20 May 1908. The Hartford Weekly Times of 7 Dec. 1872 and the City of London Chess Magazine of May 1875 (p.102) have 'J.E. Orchard'.
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 14
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 307
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 312
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 119
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 13, 29
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 69
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 108, 165
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 115
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 42
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 148
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 4, May 1875, page 102
   [DCJ], vol. 5, no. 37, Mar. 1873, page 91
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 62, Apr. 1875, page 201
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 68, Nov. 1875, page 482
   [HWT], 7 Dec. 1872
   [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1975, 19 May 1877, page 479
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 1990, 1 Sep. 1877, page 215
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 1996, 13 Oct. 1877, page 367
   [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2046, 14 Sep. 1878, page 263
   [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2051, 19 Oct. 1878, page 379
   [MCR], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1874, page 202
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 239
Web
   Brennen, Neil R.  ['The Queen of Chess': The Correspondence Chess of Ellen Gilbert]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Winding through the Past], page 3
   Sarah.  [The Queen of Chess]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [The Scandal of 1880, Part 1], page 11
   [Isaac Edward 'Eddie' Orchard]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Orchard, I.E. - Ottolengui, D. 1874 (1)         (f)     5   -   1
Orchard, I.E. - Ottolengui, D. 1874 (2)         (f)     5   -   0
Orchard, I.E. - Fuller, E.N. 1874         (f)     3.5   -   3.5
Orchard, I.E. - Granville 1874         (f)     5   -   0
Orchard, I.E. - Witsell 1874         (f)     2   -   0
Orchard, I.E. - Neufville, B.K. 1874         (f)     4   -   1
Orchard, I.E. - Dugas, A.E. 1875         (c)     3   -   0
Orchard, I.E. - Sofge, E.C. 1875         (c)     2   -   0
Orchard, I.E. - Muller, Wi. 1875         (c)     13   -   4
Orchard, I.E. - Wurm, A.F. 1877 (1)         (f)     7.5   -   5.5
Orchard, I.E. - Wurm, A.F. 1877 (2)         (f)     12.5   -   9.5
Orchard, I.E. - Wurm, A.F. 1877 (3)         (f)     3.5   -   9.5
Orchard, I.E. - Paine, M.B. 1878         (f)     5   -   0
Orchard, I.E. - Marshall, R.M. 1878         (c)     1   -   1      Orchard, I.E. gave odds of a knight
Wurm, A.F. - Orchard, I.E. 1883         (f)     8.5   -   2.5
Lipschutz, S. - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     3.5   -   1.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     8.5   -   3.5
Hanham, J.M. - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     19   -   6
Loyd, S. - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     2.5   -   2.5
Orchard, I.E. - Vorrath, A. 1885         (c)     3   -   0
Ryan, J.S. - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     4.5   -   2.5
Orchard, I.E. - Angresius, C.F. 1885         (c)     2.5   -   0.5
Wurm, A.F. - Orchard, I.E. 1887         (f)     6   -   2
Hodges, A.B. - Orchard, I.E. 1887         (c)     4   -   1
Wurm, A.F. - Orchard, I.E. 1888         (f)     6   -   4
Orchard, I.E. - Wurm, A.F. 1891         (f)     8   -   5

Tournament data

New York 1876 (2)     Clipper Tournament     7.5  /  18
London, England 1878 (2)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Orchard, I.E. - Huckvale, J.A.     0 - 1          Huckvale, J.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Spartanburg 1881     Spartanburg Tournament     8  /  8
New York 1896 (2)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     3  /  4
New York 1897 (3)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Championship     0  /  3
New York 1898 (1)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     0.5  /  3

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026