Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  839  1852 (142) 1
1895  846  1859 (140) 0
1896  844  1867 (139) 0
1897  841  1874 (137) 0
1898  836  1882 (135) 0
1899  850  1889 (133) 0
1900  867  1897 (130) 0
1901  851  1904 (127) 0
1902  838  1912 (124) 0
1903  810  1919 (121) 0
1904  832  1927 (117) 0
1905  844  1934 (113) 0
1906  846  1942 (108) 0
1907  862  1949 (102) 0
1908  857  1957 (96) 0
1909  925  1964 (89) 0
1910  902  1972 (80) 0
1911  922  1979 (69) 12
1912  892  1983 (72) 0
1913  902  1987 (73) 0
1914  862  1990 (71) 0
1915  802  1994 (67) 12
1916  782  1999 (71) 0
1917  768  2005 (73) 0
1918  760  2010 (73) 0
1919  749  2015 (70) 0
1920  808  2020 (65) 0
1921  880  2025 (57) 21
1922  972  1994 (61) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smyth, J.F.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The San Francisco Chronicle of 16 Oct. 1921 (p.6) has 'J.F. Smythe'. The Morning Oregonian of 31 May 1919 (p.16) has 'J.B. Smyth'.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 167
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 1921, page 29
   [BDE], vol. 54, no. 319, 17 Nov. 1894, page 2
   [MO], vol. 58, no. 18256, 31 May 1919, page 16
   [SFCh], 16 Oct. 1921, page 6
Web
   [California Chess Tournaments]

Tournament data

New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Barth, G.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Boston, Massachusetts 1911     Boston Chess Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1915 (13)     Manhattan Club Championship     2  /  12
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Murray, J.J.     1 - 0    
San Francisco 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     11  /  20
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Leonard, L.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Los Angeles 1922     2nd California Championship     2  /  11

Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024