Griffith, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1896  299  2171 (162) 1
1897  289  2185 (159) 0
1898  286  2199 (155) 0
1899  279  2212 (152) 0
1900  252  2226 (148) 0
1901  240  2240 (144) 0
1902  231  2253 (140) 0
1903  216  2267 (135) 0
1904  207  2281 (130) 0
1905  186  2294 (125) 0
1906  169  2308 (119) 0
1907  150  2322 (113) 0
1908  132  2335 (106) 0
1909  122  2349 (98) 0
1910  109  2363 (89) 1
1911  98  2376 (80) 1
1912  90  2390 (70) 12
1913  103  2369 (76) 1
1914  110  2355 (80) 0
1915  114  2341 (84) 0
1916  136  2327 (85) 0
1917  150  2313 (86) 0
1918  172  2299 (85) 0
1919  199  2285 (83) 0
1920  233  2271 (79) 0
1921  278  2257 (74) 6
1922  283  2258 (79) 0
1923  295  2260 (82) 0
1924  306  2261 (83) 0
1925  311  2262 (83) 1
1926  295  2272 (83) 9
1927  307  2274 (91) 0
1928  317  2276 (97) 0
1929  310  2278 (102) 0
1930  312  2280 (107) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Griffith, Richard Clewin  
Born: 22 July 1872
Died: 11 Dec. 1955
 
Notes:
Hooper & Whyld give birth year as 1875 on p.173 of the first edition of the Oxford Companion to Chess, but 1872 on p.208. Gaige gives birth date as 22-07-1872.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 180
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 324
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 960
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 150
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 241, 575
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 173, 208
   Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 109
   King, Sultan Khan, page 242
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 93
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 165
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Britbase Chess Archive : Material from the 1920s - Part 1]

Tournament data

London, England 1896 (3)     North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Banks, H.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leicester 1910     City of London Club - Manchester Club Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Turner, W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1911 (1)     City of London - North Manchester Club Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Sutcliffe, M.     1 - 0    
Richmond 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Waterman, J.C.     1 - 0    
Richmond 1912 (2)     9th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8  /  11
Rugby 1913     City of London Club - Midland Counties Chess Union Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - McCarthy, F.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1921 (1)     1st Hastings Christmas Congress - British Champions' Tournament     1.5  /  6
Leeds 1925     English Counties Championship Final Match: Middlesex - Yorkshire    
  Griffith, R.C. - Dale, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1926 (1)     3rd London Chess League Congress     7.5  /  9
London, England 1930 (2)     Empire Social Club - Sir Umar Hayat Khan's Team Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Sultan Khan, M.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 15 Jun. 2021