Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  243  2090 (164) 5
1869  228  2109 (161) 0
1870  225  2128 (158) 8
1871  219  2142 (154) 0
1872  212  2155 (151) 0
1873  200  2169 (147) 0
1874  186  2182 (143) 0
1875  181  2195 (138) 0
1876  166  2209 (134) 0
1877  141  2222 (129) 0
1878  138  2236 (123) 0
1879  129  2249 (117) 0
1880  121  2263 (111) 0
1881  133  2276 (104) 0
1882  126  2289 (96) 0
1883  133  2303 (87) 0
1884  130  2316 (76) 0
1885  118  2330 (63) 10
1886  112  2337 (54) 9
1887  87  2372 (52) 6
1888  77  2378 (51) 19
1889  105  2346 (59) 0
1890  132  2313 (63) 0
1891  172  2281 (63) 0
1892  213  2249 (59) 9
1893  276  2210 (58) 10
1894  319  2174 (62) 0
1895  382  2138 (62) 10
1896  399  2119 (74) 0
1897  447  2101 (83) 0
1898  514  2082 (90) 0
1899  566  2063 (96) 0
1900  621  2044 (101) 0
1901  656  2025 (105) 0
1902  702  2007 (109) 0
1903  733  1988 (112) 0
1904  792  1969 (114) 0
1905  841  1950 (116) 0
1906  881  1932 (118) 0
1907  933  1913 (119) 0
1908  950  1894 (120) 0
1909  1058  1875 (121) 0
1910  1065  1856 (121) 0
1911  1115  1838 (121) 0
1912  1111  1819 (120) 0
1913  1171  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