Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  242  2151 (66) 30
1882  251  2147 (74) 0
1883  279  2143 (80) 1
1884  318  2128 (86) 0
1885  339  2114 (91) 0
1886  349  2100 (95) 0
1887  382  2086 (98) 0
1888  404  2071 (100) 0
1889  417  2057 (101) 0
1890  463  2043 (102) 0
1891  495  2029 (102) 0
1892  553  2015 (101) 3
1893  578  2006 (102) 1
1894  598  1999 (101) 0
1895  608  1992 (100) 2
1896  600  1989 (101) 0
1897  622  1986 (100) 0
1898  640  1983 (99) 0
1899  661  1981 (98) 7
1900  672  1972 (104) 0
1901  695  1963 (111) 0
1902  721  1955 (116) 0
1903  738  1946 (121) 0
1904  785  1937 (126) 0
1905  813  1929 (130) 0
1906  834  1920 (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