Orchard, I. Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  262  2096 (78) 23
1875  267  2102 (70) 17
1876  257  2110 (58) 18
1877  230  2132 (61) 48
1878  244  2121 (67) 3
1879  222  2133 (70) 0
1880  229  2145 (71) 0
1881  249  2158 (70) 0
1882  245  2170 (65) 0
1883  244  2182 (57) 11
1884  219  2217 (51) 0
1885  182  2252 (37) 60
1886  204  2240 (51) 0
1887  222  2227 (56) 13
1888  217  2234 (64) 10
1889  199  2244 (71) 0
1890  203  2254 (74) 0
1891  187  2264 (74) 13
1892  195  2260 (77) 0
1893  200  2256 (79) 0
1894  208  2251 (79) 0
1895  217  2247 (77) 0
1896  215  2243 (73) 4
1897  257  2211 (75) 3
1898  300  2195 (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