Ryan, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  255  2095 (60) 20
1877  215  2117 (60) 6
1878  191  2148 (62) 0
1879  172  2179 (59) 0
1880  151  2211 (52) 18
1881  125  2259 (55) 0
1882  101  2307 (52) 0
1883  92  2356 (41) 27
1884  59  2417 (34) 50
1885  88  2372 (33) 54
1886  62  2401 (39) 24
1887  107  2343 (46) 7
1888  130  2311 (50) 4
1889  123  2312 (51) 5
1890  152  2294 (49) 3
1891  144  2304 (41) 26
1892  138  2312 (45) 4
1893  124  2327 (39) 30
1894  142  2312 (49) 0
1895  158  2298 (51) 14
1896  167  2288 (61) 1
1897  180  2275 (68) 0
1898  197  2263 (72) 0
1899  220  2250 (74) 4
1900  256  2222 (81) 0
1901  299  2195 (86) 1
1902  344  2177 (92) 0
1903  391  2159 (97) 0
1904  438  2142 (101) 0
1905  476  2124 (105) 0
1906  516  2106 (108) 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
Lipschutz, S. - Ryan, J.S. 1895         (c)     6   -   0

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 (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 (4)     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. - 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: 2 Oct. 2022