Griffith, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1896  317  2173 (162) 1
1897  295  2187 (159) 0
1898  292  2200 (155) 0
1899  282  2214 (152) 0
1900  267  2228 (148) 0
1901  245  2241 (144) 0
1902  232  2255 (139) 0
1903  212  2269 (135) 0
1904  202  2282 (130) 0
1905  184  2296 (125) 0
1906  166  2310 (119) 0
1907  149  2324 (113) 0
1908  131  2337 (106) 0
1909  120  2351 (98) 0
1910  102  2365 (89) 1
1911  97  2379 (80) 1
1912  85  2391 (69) 12
1913  102  2371 (75) 1
1914  104  2357 (80) 0
1915  114  2342 (83) 0
1916  132  2328 (85) 0
1917  147  2314 (86) 0
1918  169  2300 (85) 0
1919  191  2286 (83) 0
1920  230  2272 (79) 0
1921  273  2258 (74) 6
1922  284  2259 (78) 0
1923  297  2260 (81) 0
1924  305  2261 (83) 0
1925  314  2262 (83) 1
1926  308  2273 (83) 9
1927  322  2275 (91) 0
1928  326  2277 (97) 0
1929  324  2279 (102) 0
1930  322  2281 (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