Ryan, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  264  2087 (60) 20
1877  226  2110 (60) 6
1878  195  2142 (62) 0
1879  176  2174 (59) 0
1880  155  2207 (52) 18
1881  127  2255 (55) 0
1882  101  2304 (52) 0
1883  92  2353 (41) 27
1884  62  2414 (34) 50
1885  88  2366 (33) 54
1886  67  2395 (39) 24
1887  108  2337 (46) 7
1888  131  2306 (50) 4
1889  125  2306 (51) 5
1890  153  2289 (49) 3
1891  147  2299 (41) 26
1892  138  2308 (45) 4
1893  121  2323 (39) 30
1894  133  2313 (49) 0
1895  148  2303 (50) 14
1896  144  2301 (59) 1
1897  140  2298 (65) 0
1898  149  2295 (68) 0
1899  155  2292 (68) 4
1900  168  2280 (72) 0
1901  197  2269 (74) 4
1902  234  2247 (82) 0
1903  283  2225 (88) 0
1904  328  2203 (94) 0
1905  372  2181 (98) 0
1906  426  2159 (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