Griffith, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1896  321  2175 (162) 1
1897  298  2189 (159) 0
1898  291  2203 (155) 0
1899  282  2216 (152) 0
1900  271  2230 (148) 0
1901  244  2244 (144) 0
1902  229  2258 (139) 0
1903  212  2271 (135) 0
1904  201  2285 (130) 0
1905  184  2299 (125) 0
1906  165  2313 (119) 0
1907  149  2326 (113) 0
1908  129  2340 (106) 0
1909  121  2354 (98) 0
1910  104  2368 (89) 1
1911  96  2382 (80) 1
1912  83  2394 (70) 12
1913  101  2374 (76) 1
1914  100  2360 (80) 0
1915  113  2346 (83) 0
1916  128  2332 (85) 0
1917  146  2318 (86) 0
1918  165  2305 (85) 0
1919  189  2291 (83) 0
1920  228  2277 (79) 0
1921  275  2263 (74) 6
1922  285  2264 (79) 0
1923  307  2264 (82) 0
1924  308  2265 (83) 0
1925  320  2266 (83) 1
1926  309  2276 (83) 9
1927  321  2278 (91) 0
1928  319  2280 (97) 0
1929  315  2282 (102) 0
1930  320  2284 (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, London 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Waterman, J.C.     1 - 0    
Richmond, London 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 (3)     Empire Social Club - Sir Umar Hayat Khan's Team Match    
  Griffith, R.C. - Sultan Khan, M.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 15 Jun. 2021