Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  261  2141 (66) 30
1882  272  2136 (74) 0
1883  302  2132 (80) 1
1884  343  2117 (86) 0
1885  370  2103 (91) 0
1886  384  2088 (95) 0
1887  418  2074 (98) 0
1888  446  2060 (100) 0
1889  454  2045 (102) 0
1890  496  2031 (102) 0
1891  529  2016 (102) 0
1892  607  2002 (102) 3
1893  638  1993 (102) 1
1894  657  1986 (101) 0
1895  675  1979 (100) 2
1896  677  1975 (101) 0
1897  690  1972 (100) 0
1898  721  1968 (99) 0
1899  734  1965 (98) 7
1900  768  1956 (105) 0
1901  784  1948 (111) 0
1902  799  1940 (116) 0
1903  807  1931 (121) 0
1904  851  1923 (126) 0
1905  890  1914 (130) 0
1906  899  1906 (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