Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  258  2146 (66) 30
1882  267  2141 (74) 0
1883  297  2136 (80) 1
1884  339  2122 (86) 0
1885  361  2107 (91) 0
1886  379  2092 (95) 0
1887  410  2078 (98) 0
1888  437  2063 (100) 0
1889  450  2049 (102) 0
1890  491  2034 (102) 0
1891  523  2020 (102) 0
1892  592  2005 (102) 3
1893  624  1996 (102) 1
1894  649  1989 (101) 0
1895  661  1981 (100) 2
1896  667  1978 (101) 0
1897  682  1974 (100) 0
1898  711  1971 (99) 0
1899  726  1967 (97) 7
1900  756  1959 (104) 0
1901  772  1950 (111) 0
1902  790  1942 (116) 0
1903  792  1933 (121) 0
1904  837  1925 (126) 0
1905  875  1917 (130) 0
1906  887  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