Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  265  2143 (66) 30
1882  278  2138 (74) 0
1883  306  2133 (80) 1
1884  347  2119 (86) 0
1885  372  2105 (91) 0
1886  389  2090 (95) 0
1887  419  2076 (98) 0
1888  451  2062 (100) 0
1889  457  2047 (102) 0
1890  497  2033 (102) 0
1891  534  2018 (102) 0
1892  607  2004 (102) 3
1893  640  1995 (102) 1
1894  660  1988 (102) 0
1895  675  1981 (100) 2
1896  676  1977 (101) 0
1897  689  1974 (100) 0
1898  720  1971 (99) 0
1899  735  1967 (98) 7
1900  768  1959 (105) 0
1901  786  1950 (111) 0
1902  802  1942 (116) 0
1903  811  1933 (121) 0
1904  854  1925 (126) 0
1905  892  1917 (130) 0
1906  904  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.J. - 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