Richardson, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  73  2194 (67) 27
1847  77  2185 (76) 0
1848  77  2176 (83) 0
1849  103  2167 (88) 0
1850  103  2158 (93) 0
1851  107  2149 (96) 0
1852  101  2140 (98) 0
1853  115  2131 (99) 0
1854  116  2122 (100) 0
1855  126  2113 (100) 0
1856  141  2104 (99) 0
1857  149  2096 (97) 4
1858  170  2075 (98) 1
1859  190  2061 (100) 3
1860  201  2058 (106) 0
1861  221  2054 (111) 0
1862  234  2050 (115) 0
1863  230  2047 (119) 0
1864  243  2043 (123) 0
1865  264  2039 (126) 0
1866  289  2036 (129) 0
1867  280  2032 (131) 0
1868  288  2028 (134) 0
1869  290  2025 (136) 0
1870  305  2021 (137) 0
1871  321  2017 (139) 0
1872  349  2014 (140) 0
1873  357  2010 (142) 0
1874  366  2006 (143) 0
1875  393  2003 (144) 0
1876  390  1999 (144) 0
1877  380  1995 (145) 0
1878  392  1992 (145) 0
1879  393  1988 (145) 0
1880  419  1984 (145) 0
1881  476  1981 (145) 0
1882  505  1977 (145) 0
1883  549  1973 (145) 0
1884  602  1970 (144) 0
1885  600  1966 (144) 0
1886  612  1962 (143) 0
1887  612  1959 (142) 0
1888  629  1955 (141) 0
1889  619  1951 (139) 0
1890  653  1948 (138) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Richardson, Horace  
   Also known as: Dr. Horace Richardson
Born: 7 Jan. 1830
Died: 18 June 1891
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 379, 382
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 175
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 209
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 16
   [BLL], 14 Aug. 1859, page 1
   [BuACA], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1858, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1859, page 16
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 10, Oct. 1860, page 320
   [DAC], 10 July 1859
   [FLIN], 13 Mar. 1858
   [ICM], vol. 5, no. 4, Apr. 1889, page 100
   [NYC], 23 Jan. 1857
   [QMC], vol. 44, no. 15714, 18 Sep. 1890, page 4
Web
   Sarah.  [Boston Chess Club]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   [Dr Horace Richardson]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (1)         (c)     4.5   -   4.5
Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (2)         (c)     5.5   -   3.5
Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (3)         (c)     6   -   3
Morphy, P.C. - Richardson, H. 1857         (c)     3   -   1      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Morphy, P.C. - Richardson, H. 1859 (1)         (c)     2   -   0      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Morphy, P.C. - Richardson, H. 1859 (2)         (c)     1   -   0      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Ascher, J.G. - Richardson, H. 1890         (c)     2.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Boston, Massachusetts 1858     Boston Club Tournament    
  Richardson, H. - Ware, P.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021