Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  260  2145 (66) 30
1882  270  2140 (74) 0
1883  300  2135 (80) 1
1884  340  2120 (86) 0
1885  360  2106 (91) 0
1886  381  2091 (95) 0
1887  413  2077 (98) 0
1888  440  2062 (100) 0
1889  451  2048 (101) 0
1890  495  2033 (102) 0
1891  524  2018 (102) 0
1892  602  2004 (102) 3
1893  635  1995 (102) 1
1894  656  1987 (101) 0
1895  668  1980 (100) 2
1896  672  1976 (101) 0
1897  687  1973 (100) 0
1898  718  1969 (99) 0
1899  732  1966 (97) 7
1900  761  1958 (104) 0
1901  776  1949 (111) 0
1902  797  1941 (116) 0
1903  803  1932 (121) 0
1904  844  1924 (126) 0
1905  886  1915 (130) 0
1906  895  1907 (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