Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  220  2082 (164) 5
1869  208  2101 (161) 0
1870  206  2119 (158) 8
1871  204  2132 (154) 0
1872  192  2145 (151) 0
1873  185  2159 (147) 0
1874  180  2172 (143) 0
1875  175  2185 (139) 0
1876  160  2198 (134) 0
1877  134  2211 (129) 0
1878  125  2225 (124) 0
1879  122  2238 (118) 0
1880  116  2251 (111) 0
1881  125  2264 (104) 0
1882  122  2277 (96) 0
1883  126  2291 (87) 0
1884  129  2304 (77) 0
1885  120  2317 (64) 10
1886  117  2324 (55) 9
1887  100  2355 (53) 6
1888  98  2355 (52) 19
1889  116  2322 (61) 0
1890  154  2290 (64) 0
1891  192  2257 (64) 0
1892  239  2225 (61) 9
1893  284  2187 (61) 10
1894  332  2149 (67) 0
1895  405  2111 (69) 6
1896  427  2094 (79) 0
1897  463  2076 (87) 0
1898  510  2058 (94) 0
1899  554  2040 (99) 0
1900  589  2022 (104) 0
1901  628  2004 (108) 0
1902  672  1986 (111) 0
1903  686  1968 (114) 0
1904  759  1950 (116) 0
1905  803  1932 (118) 0
1906  832  1914 (119) 0
1907  870  1897 (121) 0
1908  878  1879 (121) 0
1909  988  1861 (122) 0
1910  975  1843 (122) 0
1911  1029  1825 (122) 0
1912  1007  1807 (121) 0
1913  1028  1789 (121) 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     1  /  6

Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022