Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  252  2146 (66) 30
1882  263  2141 (74) 0
1883  292  2136 (80) 1
1884  335  2121 (86) 0
1885  355  2106 (91) 0
1886  367  2092 (95) 0
1887  401  2077 (98) 0
1888  425  2063 (100) 0
1889  438  2048 (102) 0
1890  480  2034 (102) 0
1891  514  2019 (102) 0
1892  577  2005 (102) 3
1893  602  1996 (102) 1
1894  620  1988 (101) 0
1895  633  1981 (100) 2
1896  626  1977 (101) 0
1897  646  1974 (100) 0
1898  669  1970 (99) 0
1899  677  1967 (97) 7
1900  698  1958 (104) 0
1901  728  1950 (111) 0
1902  744  1941 (116) 0
1903  754  1933 (121) 0
1904  804  1925 (126) 0
1905  846  1916 (130) 0
1906  861  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