Orchard, I. Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  266  2100 (78) 23
1875  270  2106 (70) 17
1876  260  2114 (58) 18
1877  231  2135 (61) 48
1878  248  2124 (67) 3
1879  227  2136 (70) 0
1880  236  2148 (71) 0
1881  252  2161 (70) 0
1882  247  2173 (65) 0
1883  245  2185 (57) 11
1884  219  2220 (51) 0
1885  185  2254 (37) 60
1886  205  2242 (51) 0
1887  224  2230 (56) 13
1888  221  2237 (64) 10
1889  203  2247 (71) 0
1890  205  2257 (74) 0
1891  187  2267 (74) 13
1892  194  2263 (77) 0
1893  202  2258 (79) 0
1894  210  2254 (79) 0
1895  222  2250 (77) 0
1896  218  2246 (73) 4
1897  258  2215 (75) 3
1898  302  2199 (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
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
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: 20 Sept. 2025