Ruth, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  451  2186 (95) 4
1910  461  2181 (96) 1
1911  464  2190 (99) 0
1912  439  2198 (101) 0
1913  412  2206 (102) 0
1914  366  2214 (102) 0
1915  326  2223 (102) 0
1916  315  2231 (101) 0
1917  297  2239 (100) 0
1918  285  2248 (98) 0
1919  268  2256 (95) 0
1920  261  2264 (91) 0
1921  266  2272 (86) 0
1922  260  2281 (80) 0
1923  251  2289 (72) 0
1924  241  2297 (61) 16
1925  270  2285 (68) 0
1926  323  2273 (73) 1
1927  349  2271 (76) 0
1928  361  2270 (78) 0
1929  372  2269 (78) 0
1930  389  2267 (77) 1
1931  406  2267 (75) 0
1932  402  2266 (72) 1
1933  449  2255 (68) 1
1934  480  2253 (63) 1
1935  560  2240 (56) 20
1936  618  2220 (69) 0
1937  674  2201 (79) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ruth, William Allen  
Born: 18 Sep. 1886
Died: 3 Feb. 1975
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 132
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 76
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 401
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 150
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 366
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 622
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 245
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 320
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 283, 316
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 354

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1909 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Jacobs, H.L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (3)     12th Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Ruth, W.A. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Ruth, W.A. - Sharp, S.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Neill, B.M.     0 - 1    
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     10  /  16
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1930 (10)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Horowitz, I.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Willman, R.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1934 (1)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - MacMurray, D.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - MacMurray, D.     0 - 1    
Milwaukee 1935 (1)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A     7  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (4)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     2  /  10
New York 1937 (3)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026