Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  270  2141 (66) 30
1882  283  2137 (74) 0
1883  309  2132 (80) 1
1884  352  2118 (86) 0
1885  380  2103 (91) 0
1886  402  2089 (95) 0
1887  429  2075 (98) 0
1888  461  2060 (100) 0
1889  471  2046 (102) 0
1890  504  2032 (102) 0
1891  534  2017 (102) 0
1892  611  2003 (102) 3
1893  649  1995 (102) 1
1894  679  1987 (102) 0
1895  688  1980 (101) 2
1896  689  1977 (101) 0
1897  699  1973 (101) 0
1898  726  1970 (99) 0
1899  748  1967 (98) 7
1900  780  1958 (105) 0
1901  800  1950 (111) 0
1902  814  1941 (116) 0
1903  831  1933 (122) 0
1904  869  1925 (126) 0
1905  923  1916 (130) 0
1906  923  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