Adams, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1912  907  1997 (85) 9
1913  932  1993 (78) 12
1914  879  2007 (75) 7
1915  839  1993 (74) 0
1916  851  1979 (70) 20
1917  847  1976 (73) 0
1918  869  1973 (73) 0
1919  887  1969 (69) 22
1920  944  1992 (72) 0
1921  954  2015 (72) 0
1922  941  2037 (71) 0
1923  978  2060 (66) 1
1924  870  2105 (60) 8
1925  841  2126 (58) 1
1926  826  2135 (52) 7
1927  839  2139 (47) 16
1928  885  2136 (50) 6
1929  981  2119 (52) 8
1930  1078  2099 (54) 1
1931  1200  2088 (51) 11
1932  1232  2083 (52) 7
1933  1181  2101 (54) 8
1934  1153  2114 (54) 12
1935  1248  2102 (61) 0
1936  1279  2090 (65) 0
1937  1257  2077 (65) 9
1938  1352  2048 (74) 1
1939  1293  2029 (82) 0
1940  1165  2010 (89) 1
1941  1144  1999 (97) 0
1942  1068  1989 (103) 0
1943  1029  1978 (109) 0
1944  1030  1968 (114) 0
1945  1060  1957 (119) 0
1946  1058  1947 (123) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Adams, Edward Bradford  
   Also known as: Rev. Edward Bradford Adams
Born: 28 July 1878
Died: 12 Jan. 1972
 
Notes:
Not to be confused with Edward Beckley Adams. According to Gaige, Edward Bradford Adams was born in Westport, Connecticut, attended Yale, and died in Pasadena, California. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 1 Nov. 1930 (p.10) mentions a 'Rev. Edward Bradford Adams' giving a sermon at a Brooklyn church. There are also mentions of 'Rev. Edward Bradford Adams' in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1935. His page at chessgames.com associates him with the Marshall Club in New York in the 1920s and 1930s, and with Brooklyn in the 1930s. It was he who played in the New York State Chess Association events. The American Chess Bulletin of Sep.-Oct. 1917 (p.197) says that the captains of the Washington D.C. team and the San Diego team in a correspondence match were both named Edward B. Adams. It points out that the San Diego Edward B. Adams was a minister, and thus the Rev. Edward Bradford Adams.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 373
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 345
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 2
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 8
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 347
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 9, no. 8, Aug. 1912, page 180
   [ACB], vol. 14, no. 7, Sep. 1917, page 197
   [BDE], vol. 90, no. 303, 1 Nov. 1930, page 10
   [SFCa], vol. 113, no. 148, 27 Apr. 1913, page 63
Web
   [Edward Bradford Adams]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Piper, T.H.J.D. - Adams, E.B. (2) 1914         (f)     4   -   2

Tournament data

San Diego 1912     Cabrillo Club Championship    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Pearsall, A.G.     5.5 - 3.5    
San Diego 1913     Cabrillo Club Championship     14.5  /  22
New York and Washington 1914     Brooklyn Club - Capital City Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Wolff, L.J.     1 - 0    
Los Angeles and San Diego 1916     Los Angeles - San Diego Telegraphic Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Perry, E.R.     0 - 1    
San Diego 1916     Cabrillo Club Championship     13  /  18
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Fersberg, B.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Diego 1919     Cabrillo Club Championship     16  /  22
New York 1923 (26)     Manhattan Club - Chess Club International Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Schwarz, L.W.     0 - 1    
Rochester, New York 1924     46th New York State Chess Association Congress     5  /  8
New York 1925 (4)     Brooklyn Club - International Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Le Count, F.J.     1 - 0    
Rome, New York 1926     New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     3.5  /  7
New York 1927 (5)     Brooklyn Club Championship     3.5  /  8
Rome, New York 1927     New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     4  /  8
Buffalo 1928     New York State Chess Association Championship     3.5  /  6
Buffalo 1929     51st New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  8
New York 1930 (2)     Marshall Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Smirka, R.     0 - 1    
Rome, New York 1931     New York State Chess Association Championship     3  /  11
Rome, New York 1932     54th New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     1.5  /  7
New York 1933 (10)     Marshall Club - Hungarian Workers Club    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
Syracuse 1933 (3)     55th New York State Chess Association Tournament - Class A, Section 2     6  /  7
Syracuse 1934 (2)     56th New York State Chess Association Championship     8.5  /  11
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Levenstein, R.     0 - 1    
Cazenovia 1937     New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  9
New York 1938 (2)     Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Kreymborg, A.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Halpern, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1946 (2)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Adams, E.B. (2) - Shainswit, G.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026