Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  237  2081 (164) 5
1869  223  2100 (161) 0
1870  215  2119 (158) 8
1871  211  2132 (154) 0
1872  205  2145 (151) 0
1873  196  2158 (147) 0
1874  188  2171 (143) 0
1875  179  2185 (138) 0
1876  165  2198 (134) 0
1877  142  2211 (129) 0
1878  133  2224 (123) 0
1879  124  2237 (118) 0
1880  127  2251 (111) 0
1881  132  2264 (104) 0
1882  132  2277 (96) 0
1883  135  2290 (87) 0
1884  133  2303 (77) 0
1885  123  2317 (64) 10
1886  123  2324 (55) 9
1887  98  2356 (53) 6
1888  94  2359 (52) 19
1889  117  2326 (60) 0
1890  153  2294 (64) 0
1891  189  2261 (63) 0
1892  237  2228 (60) 9
1893  276  2193 (59) 10
1894  318  2161 (63) 0
1895  376  2128 (63) 10
1896  397  2109 (74) 0
1897  439  2091 (83) 0
1898  484  2072 (90) 0
1899  541  2053 (96) 0
1900  579  2035 (101) 0
1901  621  2016 (105) 0
1902  669  1998 (109) 0
1903  695  1979 (112) 0
1904  764  1960 (114) 0
1905  805  1942 (116) 0
1906  847  1923 (118) 0
1907  885  1904 (119) 0
1908  902  1886 (120) 0
1909  1017  1867 (121) 0
1910  1021  1848 (121) 0
1911  1067  1830 (121) 0
1912  1053  1811 (120) 0
1913  1097  1792 (119) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rynd, James Alexander Porterfield  
   Also known as: A. Rynd
Born: 6 Apr. 1846
Died: 17 Mar. 1917
 
Notes:
Gaige says born '1855?' but David McAlister cites notice of death 17-03-1917 'in his 71st year', so born 18-03-1846 to 17-03-1847? Harding gives birth date as 6-04-1846.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 968
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 367
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 235, 331, 579
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 111, 383
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 14
   Saint James' Chess Club, Chess Match by Electric Telegraph, page 8
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 198
Periodicals
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 185
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 283
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1395, 18 June 1865, page 14
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1410, 1 Oct. 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1675, 30 Oct. 1870, page 2
   [Fld], 29 Oct. 1870
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1337, 7 Oct. 1865, page 347
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1620, 29 Oct. 1870, page 458
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 31, 1 Nov. 1870, page 106
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Last Homecoming of Mars], page 6
   McAlister, David.  [History of the Early Irish Championships]
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]
   Sericano, C.  [Dublino 1885]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rynd, J.A.P. - Cranwell, T.S. 1870         (f)     7   -   1      Rynd, J.A.P. gave odds of a knight
Rynd, J.A.P. - Burn, A. 1887         (c)     3   -   1
Mason, Ja. - Rynd, J.A.P. 1888         (f)     2.5   -   2.5
Rynd, J.A.P. - Morphy, J. 1888         (f)     9   -   2      Rynd, J.A.P. gave odds of pawn and move
Rynd, J.A.P. - Harvey, E.L. 1893         (f)     6   -   4
O'Hanlon, J.J. - Rynd, J.A.P. 1913         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

Dublin 1868     First Cordner Cup Tournament    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Barry, G.F.     1.5 - 3.5    
Dublin 1885     1st Irish Chess Association Congress     8.5  /  10
Nottingham 1886 (7)     Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament     1.5  /  9
Liverpool 1887 (2)     Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Burn, A.     0 - 2    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Puller, C.G.     1 - 0    
London, England 1888 (2)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 1    
Dublin 1888     Dublin City - Phoenix Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Soffe, G.D.     1 - 0    
Dublin 1892     Irish Championship     7.5  /  9
Llandudno 1895 (1)     3rd Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition     1  /  6
Llandudno 1895 (3)     3rd Craigside Tournament - Handicap Section B     2.5  /  4

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024