Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  237  2080 (164) 5
1869  224  2099 (161) 0
1870  215  2118 (158) 8
1871  211  2131 (154) 0
1872  205  2144 (151) 0
1873  195  2158 (147) 0
1874  188  2171 (143) 0
1875  179  2184 (139) 0
1876  165  2197 (134) 0
1877  143  2210 (129) 0
1878  133  2224 (123) 0
1879  124  2237 (118) 0
1880  128  2250 (111) 0
1881  131  2263 (104) 0
1882  132  2276 (96) 0
1883  135  2289 (87) 0
1884  134  2303 (77) 0
1885  123  2316 (64) 10
1886  122  2323 (55) 9
1887  101  2355 (53) 6
1888  94  2357 (52) 19
1889  117  2325 (60) 0
1890  156  2292 (64) 0
1891  193  2259 (63) 0
1892  242  2227 (60) 9
1893  279  2192 (59) 10
1894  320  2160 (63) 0
1895  379  2127 (63) 10
1896  403  2109 (74) 0
1897  444  2090 (83) 0
1898  497  2071 (90) 0
1899  551  2053 (96) 0
1900  589  2034 (101) 0
1901  629  2016 (105) 0
1902  680  1997 (109) 0
1903  701  1978 (112) 0
1904  767  1960 (114) 0
1905  806  1941 (116) 0
1906  850  1923 (118) 0
1907  887  1904 (119) 0
1908  906  1885 (120) 0
1909  1018  1867 (121) 0
1910  1023  1848 (121) 0
1911  1065  1829 (121) 0
1912  1052  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