Smith, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  343  1309 (191) 2
1866  397  1311 (191) 0
1867  373  1314 (191) 0
1868  369  1316 (191) 0
1869  354  1318 (191) 0
1870  416  1320 (191) 0
1871  429  1322 (191) 0
1872  440  1325 (191) 0
1873  492  1327 (191) 0
1874  487  1329 (191) 0
1875  513  1331 (191) 0
1876  537  1334 (190) 0
1877  503  1336 (190) 0
1878  493  1338 (190) 0
1879  491  1340 (189) 0
1880  507  1342 (189) 0
1881  542  1345 (189) 0
1882  618  1347 (188) 0
1883  697  1349 (188) 2
1884  790  1353 (188) 0
1885  735  1357 (188) 2
1886  726  1359 (190) 0
1887  657  1360 (192) 0
1888  647  1362 (194) 0
1889  648  1364 (196) 0
1890  671  1366 (197) 0
1891  687  1367 (199) 0
1892  733  1369 (201) 0
1893  755  1371 (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