Orchard, I. Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  263  2099 (78) 23
1875  268  2105 (70) 17
1876  259  2113 (58) 18
1877  231  2135 (61) 48
1878  246  2124 (67) 3
1879  227  2136 (70) 0
1880  234  2148 (71) 0
1881  250  2160 (70) 0
1882  248  2172 (65) 0
1883  244  2184 (57) 11
1884  217  2219 (51) 0
1885  184  2254 (37) 60
1886  205  2242 (51) 0
1887  223  2229 (56) 13
1888  220  2236 (64) 10
1889  202  2246 (71) 0
1890  205  2256 (74) 0
1891  187  2266 (74) 13
1892  194  2262 (77) 0
1893  200  2258 (79) 0
1894  208  2253 (79) 0
1895  218  2249 (77) 0
1896  217  2245 (73) 4
1897  256  2214 (75) 3
1898  300  2198 (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