Smith, Gordon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  385  2004 (77) 13
1876  363  2021 (79) 6
1877  359  2014 (87) 0
1878  372  2008 (94) 0
1879  370  2002 (99) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smith, Gordon  
   Also known as: Dr. Gordon Smith
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Could this be the 'Dr. G.H. Smith' of the Edinburgh Club in 1871-1873?
 
References
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 5, June 1874, page 109
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 162
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 4, May 1875, page 100
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 6, July 1875, page 161
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 11, Dec. 1875, page 322
   [CLCM], vol. 3, no. 25, Mar. 1876, page 3
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874
   [Fld], 14 Nov. 1874
   [Fld], 6 May 1876
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1863, 24 Apr. 1875, page 403
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1909, 26 Feb. 1876, page 215
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1915, 8 Apr. 1876, page 359
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1917, 22 Apr. 1876, page 407
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1921, 20 May 1876, page 503
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1929, 15 July 1876, page 71
   [LW], vol. 26, no. 670, 30 Nov. 1878, page 469

Tournament data

London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Smith, Go. - Rosenbaum, A. (1)     1 - 2          Smith, Go. gave odds of pawn and move
  Smith, Go. - Norman, A.     1 - 2          Smith, Go. gave odds of the move
London, England 1875 (9)     City of London Club Knight Class - Endeavour Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Peyer, E.C.     0 - 2    
London, England 1875 (13)     City of London Club Knight Class - Endeavour Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Peyer, E.C.     2 - 0    
London, England 1875 (15)     City of London Club Junior Handicap    
  Smith, Go. - Lindsay, W.A.     1 - 0          Lindsay, W.A. gave odds of the move
London, England 1875 (19)     City of London Club Knight Class - Endeavour Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Peyer, E.E.     2 - 0    
Chelmsford 1876     City of London Club Knight Class - Chelmsford Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Copeland     1 - 1    
London, England 1876 (8)     City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Heywood, G.C.     0 - 1    
London, England 1876 (12)     City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Herzfeld, A.G.     2 - 0    
London, England 1876 (15)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Smith, Go. - Witham     1 - 0          Smith, Go. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1879 (2)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Smith, Go. - Daniels (2)     1 - 0          Smith, Go. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Smith, Go. - Walthew, R.F.     0 - 1          Smith, Go. gave odds of pawn and move


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025