Rynd, Porterfield

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1868 |
239 |
2090 | (164) | 5 |
| 1869 |
224 |
2109 | (161) | 0 |
| 1870 |
223 |
2128 | (158) | 8 |
| 1871 |
217 |
2142 | (154) | 0 |
| 1872 |
211 |
2155 | (151) | 0 |
| 1873 |
199 |
2168 | (147) | 0 |
| 1874 |
182 |
2182 | (143) | 0 |
| 1875 |
179 |
2195 | (138) | 0 |
| 1876 |
165 |
2209 | (134) | 0 |
| 1877 |
141 |
2222 | (129) | 0 |
| 1878 |
137 |
2235 | (123) | 0 |
| 1879 |
128 |
2249 | (117) | 0 |
| 1880 |
119 |
2262 | (111) | 0 |
| 1881 |
132 |
2276 | (104) | 0 |
| 1882 |
125 |
2289 | (96) | 0 |
| 1883 |
132 |
2302 | (87) | 0 |
| 1884 |
128 |
2316 | (76) | 0 |
| 1885 |
119 |
2329 | (63) | 10 |
| 1886 |
112 |
2337 | (54) | 9 |
| 1887 |
87 |
2371 | (52) | 6 |
| 1888 |
77 |
2377 | (51) | 19 |
| 1889 |
105 |
2345 | (59) | 0 |
| 1890 |
132 |
2313 | (63) | 0 |
| 1891 |
171 |
2280 | (63) | 0 |
| 1892 |
214 |
2248 | (59) | 9 |
| 1893 |
274 |
2209 | (58) | 10 |
| 1894 |
317 |
2173 | (62) | 0 |
| 1895 |
379 |
2137 | (62) | 10 |
| 1896 |
400 |
2118 | (74) | 0 |
| 1897 |
447 |
2099 | (83) | 0 |
| 1898 |
513 |
2081 | (90) | 0 |
| 1899 |
566 |
2062 | (96) | 0 |
| 1900 |
619 |
2043 | (101) | 0 |
| 1901 |
653 |
2024 | (105) | 0 |
| 1902 |
706 |
2005 | (109) | 0 |
| 1903 |
733 |
1986 | (112) | 0 |
| 1904 |
796 |
1967 | (114) | 0 |
| 1905 |
841 |
1948 | (116) | 0 |
| 1906 |
882 |
1930 | (118) | 0 |
| 1907 |
929 |
1911 | (119) | 0 |
| 1908 |
948 |
1892 | (120) | 0 |
| 1909 |
1054 |
1873 | (121) | 0 |
| 1910 |
1065 |
1854 | (121) | 0 |
| 1911 |
1106 |
1835 | (121) | 0 |
| 1912 |
1098 |
1816 | (120) | 0 |
| 1913 |
1146 |
1798 | (119) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Rynd, James Alexander Porterfield Kenneth |
| Also known as: A. Rynd |
| Born: 6 Apr. 1846 |
| Died: 19 Mar. 1917 |
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| 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 and the IRLchess website give birth date as 6-04-1846. IRLchess also gives his date of death as 19-03-1917. |
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| 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] |
| [IRLchess - Players] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Cranwell, T.S. 1870 |
(f) |
7 | - | 1 |
Rynd, J.A.P.K. gave odds of a knight |
| Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Burn, A. 1887 |
(c) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Mason, Ja. - Rynd, J.A.P.K. 1888 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Morphy, J. 1888 |
(f) |
9 | - | 2 |
Rynd, J.A.P.K. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Harvey, E.L. 1893 |
(f) |
6 | - | 4 |
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| O'Hanlon, J.J. - Rynd, J.A.P.K. 1913 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| Dublin 1868 |
First Cordner Cup Tournament |
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Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Barry, G.F. |
1.5 - 3.5 |
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| Dublin 1885 |
1st Irish Chess Association Congress |
8.5 | / | 10 |
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| Nottingham 1886 (7) |
Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament |
1.5 | / | 9 |
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| Liverpool 1887 (2) |
Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match |
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Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Burn, A. |
0 - 2 |
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| London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Puller, C.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1888 (2) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Gattie, W.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Dublin 1888 |
Dublin City - Phoenix Club Match |
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Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Soffe, G.D. |
1 - 0 |
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| Dublin 1892 |
Irish Championship |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Llandudno 1895 (1) |
3rd Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition |
1 | / | 6 |
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| Llandudno 1895 (3) |
3rd Craigside Tournament - Handicap Section B |
2.5 | / | 4 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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