Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  257  2147 (66) 30
1882  265  2142 (74) 0
1883  292  2137 (80) 1
1884  336  2122 (86) 0
1885  356  2108 (91) 0
1886  375  2093 (95) 0
1887  408  2079 (98) 0
1888  430  2064 (100) 0
1889  450  2050 (101) 0
1890  490  2035 (102) 0
1891  519  2020 (102) 0
1892  588  2006 (102) 3
1893  622  1997 (102) 1
1894  644  1989 (101) 0
1895  656  1982 (100) 2
1896  663  1978 (101) 0
1897  677  1975 (100) 0
1898  707  1971 (99) 0
1899  718  1968 (97) 7
1900  752  1959 (104) 0
1901  766  1951 (111) 0
1902  782  1943 (116) 0
1903  790  1934 (121) 0
1904  831  1926 (126) 0
1905  872  1917 (130) 0
1906  882  1909 (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