Barry, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1892 |
67 |
2399 | (73) | 1 |
| 1893 |
47 |
2425 | (61) | 10 |
| 1894 |
45 |
2430 | (62) | 0 |
| 1895 |
44 |
2436 | (59) | 1 |
| 1896 |
42 |
2443 | (52) | 14 |
| 1897 |
36 |
2458 | (57) | 1 |
| 1898 |
27 |
2470 | (59) | 2 |
| 1899 |
20 |
2478 | (60) | 4 |
| 1900 |
25 |
2463 | (62) | 1 |
| 1901 |
40 |
2436 | (63) | 1 |
| 1902 |
50 |
2416 | (61) | 1 |
| 1903 |
62 |
2399 | (58) | 2 |
| 1904 |
81 |
2380 | (53) | 15 |
| 1905 |
107 |
2354 | (64) | 0 |
| 1906 |
144 |
2327 | (72) | 0 |
| 1907 |
187 |
2301 | (76) | 1 |
| 1908 |
226 |
2285 | (81) | 0 |
| 1909 |
259 |
2269 | (84) | 1 |
| 1910 |
283 |
2250 | (88) | 1 |
| 1911 |
337 |
2235 | (93) | 1 |
| 1912 |
338 |
2231 | (99) | 0 |
| 1913 |
352 |
2226 | (105) | 0 |
| 1914 |
341 |
2221 | (110) | 0 |
| 1915 |
337 |
2217 | (114) | 0 |
| 1916 |
338 |
2212 | (118) | 0 |
| 1917 |
343 |
2207 | (121) | 0 |
| 1918 |
368 |
2203 | (124) | 0 |
| 1919 |
382 |
2198 | (127) | 0 |
| 1920 |
421 |
2194 | (129) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Barry, John Finan |
| Born: 12 Dec. 1873 |
| Died: 9 Apr. 1940 |
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| Notes: |
| Sarah's Chess Journal web site gives death date 9-04-1933. Gaige gives death date 9-04-1940. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 161, 181 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 25 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 523 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 420, 571 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 199 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 164 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 7, 194 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 285 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 19 |
| [ChR], vol. 8, no. 4, May 1940, page 82 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [Mandarins of the Yellow Buttons] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4563. Cambridge Springs, 1904] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4582. Announcement of mate in 13] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Steinitz, W. - Barry, J.F. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Barry, J.F. 1893 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Showalter, J.W. - Barry, J.F. 1896 |
(f) |
9 | - | 4 |
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| Barry, J.F. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1899 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Mieses, J. - Barry, J.F. 1903 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| Boston, Massachusetts 1892 |
Boston Married - Single Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Cummings, P. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1895 (15) |
Brooklyn - New York City Club Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Ettlinger, A.K. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1896 |
1st Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Tinsley, S. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1897 |
2nd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Lawrence, T.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1898 |
3rd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Caro, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1898 |
Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Uedemann, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 1899 |
Boston - New England Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Young, F.K. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1899 (1) |
4th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Lawrence, T.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899 |
Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Johnston, S.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Atkins, H.E. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Lee, F.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England and New York 1902 |
7th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Mason, Ja. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England and New York 1903 |
8th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Blackburne, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Cambridge Springs 1904 |
Cambridge Springs Tournament |
5 | / | 15 |
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| London, England and New York 1907 (1) |
9th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Atkins, H.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Lawrence, T.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England and New York 1910 |
12th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Atkins, H.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England and New York 1911 |
13th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Wahltuch, V.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1920 |
Manhattan Club - Boston City Club Telegraphic Match |
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Barry, J.F. - Chajes, O. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 15 May 2025 |
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