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

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