Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Pindar, Eduard





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  13  2448 (60) 10
1857  13  2457 (49) 43
1858  15  2463 (54) 0
1859  13  2469 (52) 2
1860  17  2463 (45) 44
1861  23  2446 (47) 25
1862  30  2413 (53) 11
1863  31  2384 (64) 0
1864  35  2356 (72) 0
1865  45  2327 (77) 3
1866  52  2312 (80) 0
1867  55  2297 (81) 0
1868  56  2281 (81) 0
1869  59  2266 (79) 0
1870  65  2251 (75) 0
1871  70  2235 (69) 0
1872  78  2220 (61) 22
1873  82  2230 (67) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Pindar, Eduard Dmitry  
   Also known as: Edward Pindar
Born: 1828
Died: 1892
 
Notes:
Forster gives his name as 'Pindar, Eduard (Dmitry)'. Gaige gives 'Pindar, Edward'. Hindle gives 'Edward Pindar' but mentions (p.7) that Pindar himself also used the name 'Dmitri'. Gaige says born c1830, died 1873+. Forster says he died 'c1895'. Hindle (p.7) gives his date of christening as 30 Aug. 1828 and (p.5) gives his age as 52 in the 1881 British Census. Together, these imply that he was born in 1828 before the 30th of August. Hindle gives suggestive evidence that he had died by 1892, but with no precise date.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 361, 412
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 21, 967
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 331
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 25
   Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 25, 371, 39
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 29, 8 Nov. 1856, page 480
Web
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 3655. A bombshell]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1856         (f)     4.5   -   2.5
Harrwitz, D. - Pindar, E.D. 1857         (c)     1   -   1      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of the exchange
Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (1)         (c)     0   -   1      Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (2)         (c)     4.5   -   3.5      Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of pawn and move
Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (3)         (c)     1   -   6      Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of the exchange
Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (4)         (c)     3   -   1
Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1857 (1)         (f)     11.5   -   4.5
Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1857 (2)         (f)     3   -   0
Morphy, P.C. - Pindar, E.D. 1859         (c)     0   -   2      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Pindar, E.D. - Smith, G. (1) 1860         (c)     2.5   -   0.5
Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S. 1860         (f)     11.5   -   3.5
Pindar, E.D. - Stanley, C.H. 1860         (c)     13.5   -   8.5
Kolisch, I. - Pindar, E.D. 1860         (c)     1   -   2      Kolisch, I. gave odds of the exchange
Pindar, E.D. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (1)         (f)     5   -   0
Pindar, E.D. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 (2)         (f)     1.5   -   5.5
Blackburne, J.H. - Pindar, E.D. 1862         (f)     5.5   -   5.5
Mackenzie, G.H. - Pindar, E.D. 1872         (f)     2   -   1      Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of a knight
Pindar, E.D. - Perrin, F. 1872         (f)     5   -   2
Pindar, E.D. - Sanger, J. 1872         (f)     5.5   -   0.5
Delmar, E. - Pindar, E.D. 1872         (f)     6   -   0

Tournament data

Liverpool 1856     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Pindar, E.D. - Smith, G. (1)     3 - 0    
Manchester 1857 (1)     1st British Chess Association Congress    
  Pindar, E.D. - Brien, R.B.     1 - 0    
  Pindar, E.D. - Boden, S.S.     0 - 1    
Manchester and Liverpool 1860     Manchester - Liverpool Telegraph Match    
  Pindar, E.D. - Sinclair, J.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1861     Manchester Chess Club Tournament    
  Pindar, E.D. - Birch, J.A.     3 - 0    
  Pindar, E.D. - Kipping, J.S.     3.5 - 1.5    
  Pindar, E.D. - Horwitz, B.     3.5 - 1.5    
Edinburgh 1865     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match    
  Pindar, E.D. - Mitchell, W.W.     2.5 - 0.5    
Ipswich 1873     East Anglian Chess Tourney     5.5  /  7