Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  259  2146 (66) 30
1882  266  2141 (74) 0
1883  296  2136 (80) 1
1884  338  2121 (86) 0
1885  360  2106 (91) 0
1886  378  2092 (95) 0
1887  411  2077 (98) 0
1888  439  2063 (100) 0
1889  450  2048 (101) 0
1890  493  2034 (102) 0
1891  522  2019 (102) 0
1892  598  2004 (102) 3
1893  632  1996 (102) 1
1894  650  1988 (101) 0
1895  665  1981 (100) 2
1896  668  1977 (101) 0
1897  685  1974 (100) 0
1898  716  1970 (99) 0
1899  731  1967 (97) 7
1900  758  1958 (104) 0
1901  773  1950 (111) 0
1902  793  1941 (116) 0
1903  802  1933 (121) 0
1904  845  1924 (126) 0
1905  882  1916 (130) 0
1906  893  1908 (134) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Farrar, Edgar H.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Urcan (p.135), quoting the New Orleans Times-Democrat of 7 Apr. 1895, gives 'Edgar R. Farrar' but also mentions an 'E.H. Farrar'. Furthermore, Urcan mentions (p.132) an 'E.A. Farrar' as a committee member of the New Orleans Club, and (p.235) gives a game between Albin and 'E.A. Farrar'. Presumably, this game is meant to be one of the two played against 'Edgar R. Farrar'. The New Orleans Club Membership lists of 1881 and 1882 have 'Edgar H. Farrar' only. Whether or not there was more than one player named E. Farrar is unclear, but I will guess that they were all Edgar H. Farrar.
 
References
Books
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1881, page 25
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1882, page 24, 27
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1895, page 14
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 135, 265
Periodicals
   [NODP], 20 Nov. 1881, page 10

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

Steinitz, W. - Farrar, E.H. 1883         (c)     0   -   1      Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight
Chigorin, M.I. - Farrar, E.H. 1892         (c)     3   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Farrar, E.H. 1893         (c)     1   -   0
Albin, A. - Farrar, E.H. 1895         (f)     2   -   0
Pillsbury, H.N. - Farrar, E.H. 1899 (1)         (c)     4   -   1      Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight
Pillsbury, H.N. - Farrar, E.H. 1899 (2)         (c)     1   -   0
Corzo, J. - Farrar, E.H. 1899         (s)     1   -   0
Maroczy, G. - Farrar, E.H. 1906         (c)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New Orleans 1881 (2)     2nd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     20  /  30


Player information updated: 6 May 2022