Ryan, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  275  2085 (60) 20
1877  241  2108 (60) 6
1878  212  2140 (62) 0
1879  179  2172 (59) 0
1880  164  2204 (52) 18
1881  135  2253 (55) 0
1882  109  2302 (52) 0
1883  93  2351 (41) 27
1884  63  2411 (34) 50
1885  91  2363 (33) 54
1886  66  2392 (39) 24
1887  110  2335 (46) 7
1888  134  2304 (50) 4
1889  128  2305 (50) 5
1890  154  2288 (49) 3
1891  144  2298 (41) 26
1892  138  2307 (45) 4
1893  121  2323 (39) 30
1894  133  2313 (49) 0
1895  146  2303 (50) 14
1896  145  2301 (59) 1
1897  139  2298 (65) 0
1898  146  2296 (68) 0
1899  155  2293 (68) 4
1900  165  2282 (72) 0
1901  190  2271 (74) 4
1902  237  2249 (82) 0
1903  282  2228 (88) 0
1904  324  2206 (93) 0
1905  373  2184 (98) 0
1906  427  2162 (101) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ryan, John S.  
Born: 1849
Died: 1914
 
Notes:
Gaige gives birth and death years as 'c1849' and '1914+'. Hooper and Whyld give birth and death years as 'c1849' and 'c1914'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 366
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 136
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 124
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 16
   Hilbert, Napier, page 9
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 429
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 349
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 45
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 57
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 160
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 47
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 91
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 1], page 3
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bird, H.E. - Ryan, J.S. 1876         (c)     6   -   1
Ensor, A.W. - Ryan, J.S. 1877         (f)     5   -   1
Ware, P. - Ryan, J.S. 1883         (c)     1   -   0
Zukertort, J.H. - Ryan, J.S. 1883         (c)     20.5   -   3.5
Vazquez, A.C. - Ryan, J.S. 1884         (c)     2   -   4
Ryan, J.S. - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     4.5   -   2.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S. 1885         (f)     7   -   5
von der Lasa, T. - Ryan, J.S. 1888         (c)     2   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Ryan, J.S. 1892         (f)     2   -   0
Schottlander, A. - Ryan, J.S. 1893         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Lipschutz, S. - Ryan, J.S. 1895         (c)     6   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1875 (6)     Cafe International Tournament - Second Class Section    
  Ryan, J.S. - Peck, L.M.     0 - 1          Ryan, J.S. gave odds of pawn and move
New York 1876 (2)     Clipper Tournament     4  /  13
New York 1880 (1)     5th American Chess Congress     5.5  /  18
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Michaelis, O.E.     1 - 1    
New York 1884 (1)     6th Manhattan Club Handicap     21.5  /  34      received odds from first class
New York 1884 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     8  /  10
New York 1885 (1)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     11  /  21
New York 1885 (3)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Angresius, C.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1885 (4)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Angresius, C.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1885 (5)     8th Manhattan Chess Club Championship     2.5  /  12
New York 1886 (1)     Manhattan Club Tournament     17.5  /  24      received odds from first class
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Loyd, S.     0 - 2    
New York 1887 (3)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Murray, G.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1887 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     2.5  /  5
New York 1888 (3)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)    
  Ryan, J.S. - Friedewald, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1888 (4)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2)    
  Ryan, J.S. - Friedewald, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1889 (1)     11th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Rogers, H.J.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Otten, H.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Searle, D.F.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Halpern, J.C.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1890 (3)     12th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
  Ryan, J.S. - Wilcox, B.F.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hein, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (1)     13th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Clapp, A.C.     0 - 1    
  Ryan, J.S. - Baldwin, W.C.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Wilcox, B.F.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Meyer, Ot.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     17  /  28
New York 1891 (5)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
Newark 1892     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
New York and New Orleans 1892     Manhattan - New Orleans telegraph match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Dixon, B.V.B.     1 - 0    
New York 1893 (1)     15th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1893 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  12
New York 1893 (13)     Impromptu International Tournament     5  /  13
New York 1895 (2)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Pillsbury, H.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (4)     Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Barth, G.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (6)     Manhattan Team Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Stark, E.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Reitzer, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (10)     New York State Championship     3  /  4
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (2)     New York State Championship     2  /  4
New York 1901 (3)     23rd New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Koehler, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Ryan, J.S. - Delmar, E. (1)     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Ettlinger, A.K.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  2


Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024