Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  238  2088 (164) 5
1869  222  2107 (161) 0
1870  219  2126 (158) 8
1871  215  2139 (154) 0
1872  210  2153 (151) 0
1873  200  2166 (147) 0
1874  182  2179 (143) 0
1875  177  2193 (138) 0
1876  162  2206 (134) 0
1877  137  2220 (129) 0
1878  133  2233 (123) 0
1879  125  2246 (117) 0
1880  117  2260 (111) 0
1881  131  2273 (104) 0
1882  124  2286 (96) 0
1883  131  2300 (87) 0
1884  127  2313 (76) 0
1885  119  2326 (63) 10
1886  112  2334 (54) 9
1887  90  2368 (52) 6
1888  77  2375 (51) 19
1889  106  2342 (59) 0
1890  132  2309 (63) 0
1891  171  2277 (63) 0
1892  216  2244 (59) 9
1893  275  2206 (58) 10
1894  317  2170 (62) 0
1895  382  2134 (62) 10
1896  400  2115 (74) 0
1897  448  2096 (83) 0
1898  512  2077 (90) 0
1899  567  2058 (96) 0
1900  617  2039 (101) 0
1901  653  2021 (105) 0
1902  702  2002 (109) 0
1903  728  1983 (112) 0
1904  794  1964 (114) 0
1905  838  1945 (116) 0
1906  882  1926 (118) 0
1907  927  1908 (119) 0
1908  946  1889 (120) 0
1909  1053  1870 (121) 0
1910  1062  1851 (121) 0
1911  1107  1832 (121) 0
1912  1094  1813 (120) 0
1913  1143  1795 (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