Richardson, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  70  2192 (67) 27
1847  76  2183 (76) 0
1848  75  2174 (83) 0
1849  102  2165 (88) 0
1850  103  2156 (93) 0
1851  107  2148 (96) 0
1852  101  2139 (98) 0
1853  114  2130 (99) 0
1854  116  2121 (100) 0
1855  126  2112 (100) 0
1856  138  2104 (99) 0
1857  147  2095 (97) 4
1858  166  2074 (98) 1
1859  186  2061 (101) 3
1860  199  2057 (106) 0
1861  216  2053 (111) 0
1862  227  2050 (116) 0
1863  226  2046 (120) 0
1864  239  2042 (123) 0
1865  260  2039 (126) 0
1866  283  2035 (129) 0
1867  278  2031 (131) 0
1868  286  2028 (134) 0
1869  288  2024 (136) 0
1870  301  2020 (138) 0
1871  323  2017 (139) 0
1872  342  2013 (140) 0
1873  355  2009 (142) 0
1874  364  2006 (143) 0
1875  384  2002 (144) 0
1876  383  1998 (144) 0
1877  370  1995 (145) 0
1878  382  1991 (145) 0
1879  371  1987 (145) 0
1880  402  1984 (145) 0
1881  467  1980 (145) 0
1882  489  1976 (145) 0
1883  540  1973 (145) 0
1884  590  1969 (144) 0
1885  592  1965 (144) 0
1886  606  1962 (143) 0
1887  609  1958 (142) 0
1888  622  1954 (141) 0
1889  615  1951 (139) 0
1890  650  1947 (138) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Richardson, Horace  
   Also known as: Dr. Horace Richardson
Born: 7 Jan. 1830
Died: 18 June 1891
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 379, 382
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 175
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 209
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 16
   [BLL], 14 Aug. 1859, page 1
   [BuACA], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1858, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1859, page 16
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 10, Oct. 1860, page 320
   [DAC], 10 July 1859
   [FLIN], 13 Mar. 1858
   [ICM], vol. 5, no. 4, Apr. 1889, page 100
   [NYC], 23 Jan. 1857
   [QMC], vol. 44, no. 15714, 18 Sep. 1890, page 4
Web
   Sarah.  [Boston Chess Club]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   [Dr Horace Richardson]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (1)         (c)     4.5   -   4.5
Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (2)         (c)     5.5   -   3.5
Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (3)         (c)     6   -   3
Morphy, P.C. - Richardson, H. 1857         (c)     3   -   1      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Morphy, P.C. - Richardson, H. 1859 (1)         (c)     2   -   0      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Morphy, P.C. - Richardson, H. 1859 (2)         (c)     1   -   0      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Ascher, J.G. - Richardson, H. 1890         (c)     2.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Boston, Massachusetts 1858     Boston Club Tournament    
  Richardson, H. - Ware, P.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021