Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  242  2090 (164) 5
1869  229  2108 (161) 0
1870  226  2127 (158) 8
1871  219  2141 (154) 0
1872  213  2154 (151) 0
1873  202  2168 (147) 0
1874  188  2181 (143) 0
1875  185  2194 (138) 0
1876  165  2208 (134) 0
1877  141  2221 (129) 0
1878  138  2235 (123) 0
1879  130  2248 (117) 0
1880  122  2261 (111) 0
1881  135  2275 (104) 0
1882  126  2288 (96) 0
1883  133  2301 (87) 0
1884  130  2315 (76) 0
1885  118  2328 (63) 10
1886  111  2336 (54) 9
1887  84  2370 (52) 6
1888  77  2377 (51) 19
1889  105  2345 (59) 0
1890  131  2312 (63) 0
1891  175  2280 (63) 0
1892  212  2248 (59) 9
1893  280  2209 (58) 10
1894  326  2173 (62) 0
1895  387  2137 (62) 10
1896  403  2118 (74) 0
1897  456  2099 (83) 0
1898  518  2081 (90) 0
1899  573  2062 (96) 0
1900  629  2043 (101) 0
1901  667  2024 (105) 0
1902  721  2006 (109) 0
1903  753  1987 (112) 0
1904  812  1968 (114) 0
1905  862  1950 (116) 0
1906  900  1931 (118) 0
1907  942  1912 (119) 0
1908  966  1894 (120) 0
1909  1069  1875 (121) 0
1910  1084  1856 (121) 0
1911  1128  1837 (121) 0
1912  1118  1819 (120) 0
1913  1182  1800 (119) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rynd, James Alexander Porterfield Kenneth  
   Also known as: A. Rynd
Born: 6 Apr. 1846
Died: 19 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 and the IRLchess website give birth date as 6-04-1846. IRLchess also gives his date of death as 19-03-1917.
 
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]

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
Mason, Ja. - Rynd, J.A.P.K. 1888         (f)     2.5   -   2.5
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
O'Hanlon, J.J. - Rynd, J.A.P.K. 1913         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

Dublin 1868     First Cordner Cup Tournament    
  Rynd, J.A.P.K. - 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.K. - Burn, A.     0 - 2    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Puller, C.G.     1 - 0    
London, England 1888 (2)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P.K. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 1    
Dublin 1888     Dublin City - Phoenix Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P.K. - 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: 11 Jan. 2026