Forsyth, David




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  520  2012 (57) 11
1885  550  1991 (53) 11
1886  618  1952 (53) 11
1887  624  1939 (60) 0
1888  644  1927 (61) 0
1889  642  1915 (59) 10
1890  685  1907 (63) 0
1891  696  1900 (63) 0
1892  748  1892 (58) 10
1893  743  1916 (60) 0
1894  734  1940 (56) 8
1895  656  1984 (56) 7
1896  674  1973 (57) 5
1897  632  2000 (57) 10
1898  651  2004 (63) 0
1899  655  2007 (66) 0
1900  666  2011 (67) 0
1901  659  2015 (64) 4
1902  709  1996 (61) 6
1903  723  1982 (59) 9
1904  795  1958 (57) 15
1905  858  1928 (58) 13
1906  891  1905 (62) 0
1907  943  1882 (59) 19
1908  971  1859 (68) 0
1909  1092  1835 (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