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Ryan, John 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1876 | 277 | 2088 | (60) | 20 |  
  | 1877 | 248 | 2110 | (60) | 6 |  
  | 1878 | 222 | 2142 | (62) | 0 |  
  | 1879 | 187 | 2173 | (59) | 0 |  
  | 1880 | 170 | 2205 | (52) | 18 |  
  | 1881 | 145 | 2252 | (55) | 0 |  
  | 1882 | 114 | 2299 | (52) | 0 |  
  | 1883 | 101 | 2346 | (41) | 27 |  
  | 1884 | 67 | 2403 | (33) | 50 |  
  | 1885 | 99 | 2353 | (32) | 54 |  
  | 1886 | 82 | 2380 | (37) | 30 |  
  | 1887 | 127 | 2322 | (45) | 7 |  
  | 1888 | 157 | 2294 | (48) | 4 |  
  | 1889 | 139 | 2296 | (45) | 13 |  
  | 1890 | 166 | 2279 | (47) | 3 |  
  | 1891 | 155 | 2289 | (41) | 26 |  
  | 1892 | 150 | 2299 | (45) | 4 |  
  | 1893 | 126 | 2315 | (39) | 30 |  
  | 1894 | 146 | 2302 | (49) | 0 |  
  | 1895 | 158 | 2289 | (49) | 14 |  
  | 1896 | 173 | 2280 | (57) | 1 |  
  | 1897 | 181 | 2271 | (62) | 0 |  
  | 1898 | 204 | 2262 | (62) | 0 |  
  | 1899 | 219 | 2253 | (59) | 9 |  
  | 1900 | 228 | 2247 | (66) | 0 |  
  | 1901 | 244 | 2240 | (70) | 4 |  
  | 1902 | 295 | 2220 | (79) | 0 |  
  | 1903 | 329 | 2200 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1904 | 378 | 2179 | (92) | 0 |  
  | 1905 | 436 | 2159 | (96) | 0 |  
  | 1906 | 484 | 2139 | (100) | 2 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| 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 |  |  
  | Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S. 1889 | (f) | 5.5 | - | 2.5 |  |  
  | 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 1886 (2) | Manhattan Club Championship | 4 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | 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 (6) | 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 1899 (5) | Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament | 7 | / | 14 |  |  |  |  |  
  | 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: 24 Aug. 2025 |  
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