Ridpath, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  524  1923 (96) 1
1882  539  1933 (88) 3
1883  597  1925 (85) 1
1884  666  1914 (83) 2
1885  665  1909 (81) 0
1886  674  1904 (77) 0
1887  668  1899 (72) 14
1888  671  1898 (82) 1
1889  653  1899 (91) 0
1890  689  1900 (99) 0
1891  690  1901 (105) 0
1892  725  1903 (111) 0
1893  734  1904 (117) 0
1894  761  1905 (121) 0
1895  765  1906 (126) 0
1896  758  1908 (130) 0
1897  762  1909 (133) 0
1898  763  1910 (137) 0
1899  774  1911 (140) 0
1900  794  1913 (143) 0
1901  801  1914 (146) 0
1902  792  1915 (148) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ridpath, Edward  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Chess Monthly has 'Ridpath' as does the British Chess Magazine of 1884, except on p.203, where it has 'Redpath'. The Chess Player's Chronicle of 13 Dec. 1881 (p.600) has 'Redpath'. Tim Harding also has 'Redpath' in his book on Blackburne (p.175).
 
References
Books
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 175
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 5, May 1884, page 203
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 6, June 1884, page 241
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 4, Apr. 1891, page 146
   [CML], vol. 1, no. 3, Nov. 1879, page 66
   [CML], vol. 3, no. 10, June 1882, page 292
   [CML], vol. 5, no. 3, Nov. 1883, page 67
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 98, 13 Dec. 1881, page 600
Web
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]

Tournament data

London, England 1881 (4)     City of London Club First Class - Fourth Class Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Blackburne, J.H.     0 - 1          Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1882 (2)     City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Piper, T.H.J.D.     1 - 0          Piper, T.H.J.D. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1882 (5)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Heaton, W.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1882 (6)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Crosse, E.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1882 (8)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Ridpath, E. - Britten, J.F.     1 - 0          Ridpath, E. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1883 (1)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Weall, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (2)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Locock, C.D.     0 - 1    
London, England 1884 (12)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Locock, C.D.     0 - 1    
London, England 1887 (3)     British Chess Club Handicap     3  /  14      odds player in pawn and move class
Paris 1888 (3)     British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Nodler     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1902 (2)     British Chess Club - Universities Match    
  Ridpath, E. - Prichard, A.I.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022