Smith, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  339  1312 (192) 2
1866  394  1314 (192) 0
1867  369  1316 (192) 0
1868  363  1318 (192) 0
1869  352  1320 (192) 0
1870  415  1323 (192) 0
1871  428  1325 (192) 0
1872  439  1327 (192) 0
1873  491  1329 (191) 0
1874  486  1331 (191) 0
1875  512  1333 (191) 0
1876  535  1335 (191) 0
1877  500  1337 (190) 0
1878  488  1340 (190) 0
1879  487  1342 (190) 0
1880  503  1344 (189) 0
1881  538  1346 (189) 0
1882  615  1348 (188) 0
1883  694  1350 (188) 2
1884  787  1354 (188) 0
1885  734  1358 (189) 2
1886  725  1360 (191) 0
1887  656  1361 (192) 0
1888  646  1363 (194) 0
1889  646  1365 (196) 0
1890  666  1366 (198) 0
1891  681  1368 (199) 0
1892  716  1370 (201) 0
1893  738  1372 (202) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smith, Sydney  
Born: 1829
Died: 1909
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives year of birth as 1828 or 1829 and year of death as 1908 or 1909 (his death was registered in the first quarter of 1909).
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPM], vol. 3, Feb. 1867, page 61
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Sydney Smith]

Tournament data

Sheffield 1865     Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament    
  Smith, Sy. - Cocking, G.B.     0 - 2          Cocking, G.B. gave odds of pawn and move
Sheffield 1883 (1)     Sheffield Athenaeum - Rest of Sheffield and District Match    
  Smith, Sy. - Rowley, A.B.     0.5 - 1.5    
Penistone 1885     Sheffield and District - Huddersfield and Holmfirth Match    
  Smith, Sy. - Moorhouse, Jo.     1 - 1    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Smith, Sy. - Thomas, E.C.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2017