Ryan, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  227  2112 (60) 20
1877  194  2130 (60) 6
1878  176  2157 (62) 0
1879  163  2185 (59) 0
1880  144  2212 (52) 18
1881  126  2255 (55) 0
1882  112  2297 (53) 0
1883  100  2340 (43) 27
1884  79  2386 (40) 16
1885  89  2369 (34) 54
1886  64  2407 (39) 24
1887  102  2354 (46) 7
1888  120  2324 (51) 4
1889  116  2326 (51) 5
1890  134  2311 (49) 3
1891  126  2324 (42) 26
1892  122  2337 (45) 4
1893  102  2357 (40) 30
1894  98  2358 (51) 0
1895  99  2359 (55) 8
1896  114  2344 (64) 1
1897  123  2329 (70) 0
1898  141  2315 (73) 0
1899  163  2300 (74) 4
1900  199  2269 (81) 0
1901  250  2238 (86) 1
1902  285  2219 (92) 0
1903  324  2200 (97) 0
1904  367  2181 (101) 0
1905  410  2161 (104) 0
1906  447  2142 (107) 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, 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
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

Tournament data

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     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 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     2.5  /  5
New York 1888 (2)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)    
  Ryan, J.S. - Friedewald, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1888 (3)     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 (2)     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, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     17  /  28
New York 1891 (3)     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)     New York 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    
  Ryan, J.S. - Baird, D.G.     0 - 1    
  Ryan, J.S. - Baird, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Jasnogrodsky, N.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Souweine, A.J.     1 - 0    
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)     New York State Championship    
  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: 22 Jul. 2020