Forsyth, David




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  520  2010 (57) 11
1885  548  1989 (53) 11
1886  617  1950 (53) 11
1887  623  1938 (60) 0
1888  641  1925 (61) 0
1889  639  1913 (59) 10
1890  683  1905 (63) 0
1891  693  1898 (63) 0
1892  734  1890 (58) 10
1893  724  1914 (60) 0
1894  713  1938 (56) 8
1895  635  1982 (56) 7
1896  657  1971 (57) 5
1897  616  1998 (57) 10
1898  627  2002 (63) 0
1899  622  2005 (66) 0
1900  635  2009 (67) 0
1901  633  2013 (64) 4
1902  682  1994 (61) 6
1903  699  1980 (59) 9
1904  772  1956 (57) 15
1905  834  1927 (58) 13
1906  867  1904 (62) 0
1907  915  1881 (59) 19
1908  938  1857 (68) 0
1909  1059  1833 (72) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Forsyth, David  
Born: 16 May 1854
Died: 30 Dec. 1909
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death c30-12-1909. Gaige gives 'Forsyth, David'; OzBase gives 'Forsyth, David C'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 124
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 189, 329, 363, 575
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 121
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 192, 206
Periodicals
   [AS], vol. 40, no. 310, 30 Dec. 1909, page 5
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 186
   [NZH], vol. 39, no. 11854, 4 Jan. 1902, page 4
   [ODT], no. 12552, 5 Jan. 1903, page 3
   [OW], no. 2458, 24 Apr. 1901, page 56
Web
   Dunn, Paul.  [20th New Zealand Championship 1906-7]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1890]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1895]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5051. Recognizable?]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1884 (1)     1st Scottish Championship     5  /  9
Glasgow 1884 (3)     1st Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Forsyth, D. - Mills, D.Y.     1 - 0          Mills, D.Y. gave odds of pawn and move
  Forsyth, D. - Spens, W.C.     0 - 1          Spens, W.C. gave odds of pawn and move
Edinburgh 1885     2nd Scottish Championship     6  /  11
Glasgow 1886     3rd Scottish Championship     3.5  /  11
Edinburgh 1889     6th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  10
Edinburgh 1892     9th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  10
Glasgow 1894     11th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  8
Edinburgh 1895 (1)     12th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  7
Dundee 1896     13th Scottish Championship     0  /  5
Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     6  /  10
Christchurch 1901     14th New Zealand Championship     4.5  /  5
Auckland 1902     15th New Zealand Championship     4  /  6
Dunedin 1903     16th New Zealand Championship     6  /  9
Wellington 1904     17th New Zealand Championship     9.5  /  15
Oamaru 1905     18th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  13
Christchurch 1907     20th New Zealand Championship     8.5  /  19
Dunedin 1909     22nd New Zealand Championship     2.5  /  8

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023