Adams, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1912  912  1992 (85) 9
1913  936  1988 (78) 12
1914  883  2002 (75) 7
1915  848  1988 (74) 0
1916  864  1974 (70) 20
1917  861  1971 (73) 0
1918  879  1967 (73) 0
1919  893  1964 (69) 22
1920  946  1987 (72) 0
1921  961  2009 (72) 0
1922  949  2032 (71) 0
1923  982  2055 (66) 1
1924  877  2100 (60) 8
1925  848  2121 (58) 1
1926  831  2130 (52) 7
1927  846  2134 (47) 16
1928  892  2131 (50) 6
1929  987  2114 (52) 8
1930  1083  2094 (54) 1
1931  1205  2082 (51) 11
1932  1239  2078 (52) 7
1933  1185  2096 (54) 8
1934  1160  2108 (54) 12
1935  1255  2096 (61) 0
1936  1284  2084 (65) 0
1937  1265  2072 (65) 9
1938  1361  2043 (74) 1
1939  1306  2024 (82) 0
1940  1187  2005 (89) 1
1941  1166  1995 (97) 0
1942  1074  1984 (103) 0
1943  1036  1974 (109) 0
1944  1037  1963 (114) 0
1945  1063  1953 (119) 0
1946  1061  1942 (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