Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  256  2147 (66) 30
1882  265  2141 (74) 0
1883  292  2136 (80) 1
1884  335  2122 (86) 0
1885  356  2107 (91) 0
1886  374  2093 (95) 0
1887  406  2078 (98) 0
1888  430  2064 (100) 0
1889  445  2049 (102) 0
1890  486  2034 (102) 0
1891  516  2020 (102) 0
1892  578  2005 (102) 3
1893  608  1996 (102) 1
1894  626  1989 (101) 0
1895  636  1981 (100) 2
1896  645  1978 (101) 0
1897  661  1974 (100) 0
1898  682  1971 (99) 0
1899  689  1967 (97) 7
1900  715  1959 (104) 0
1901  737  1951 (111) 0
1902  753  1942 (116) 0
1903  764  1934 (121) 0
1904  808  1925 (126) 0
1905  852  1917 (130) 0
1906  862  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