Richardson, Horace

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1846 |
70 |
2191 | (67) | 27 |
| 1847 |
76 |
2182 | (76) | 0 |
| 1848 |
76 |
2173 | (83) | 0 |
| 1849 |
103 |
2164 | (88) | 0 |
| 1850 |
103 |
2155 | (93) | 0 |
| 1851 |
107 |
2146 | (96) | 0 |
| 1852 |
102 |
2137 | (98) | 0 |
| 1853 |
114 |
2129 | (99) | 0 |
| 1854 |
116 |
2120 | (100) | 0 |
| 1855 |
127 |
2111 | (100) | 0 |
| 1856 |
139 |
2102 | (99) | 0 |
| 1857 |
148 |
2093 | (97) | 4 |
| 1858 |
167 |
2073 | (98) | 1 |
| 1859 |
187 |
2059 | (100) | 3 |
| 1860 |
202 |
2056 | (106) | 0 |
| 1861 |
218 |
2052 | (111) | 0 |
| 1862 |
229 |
2048 | (116) | 0 |
| 1863 |
228 |
2045 | (119) | 0 |
| 1864 |
240 |
2041 | (123) | 0 |
| 1865 |
263 |
2037 | (126) | 0 |
| 1866 |
286 |
2034 | (129) | 0 |
| 1867 |
278 |
2030 | (131) | 0 |
| 1868 |
289 |
2026 | (134) | 0 |
| 1869 |
288 |
2023 | (136) | 0 |
| 1870 |
303 |
2019 | (137) | 0 |
| 1871 |
321 |
2016 | (139) | 0 |
| 1872 |
350 |
2012 | (140) | 0 |
| 1873 |
358 |
2008 | (142) | 0 |
| 1874 |
365 |
2005 | (143) | 0 |
| 1875 |
392 |
2001 | (144) | 0 |
| 1876 |
390 |
1997 | (144) | 0 |
| 1877 |
380 |
1994 | (145) | 0 |
| 1878 |
391 |
1990 | (145) | 0 |
| 1879 |
391 |
1987 | (145) | 0 |
| 1880 |
417 |
1983 | (146) | 0 |
| 1881 |
477 |
1979 | (145) | 0 |
| 1882 |
504 |
1976 | (145) | 0 |
| 1883 |
548 |
1972 | (145) | 0 |
| 1884 |
600 |
1968 | (144) | 0 |
| 1885 |
599 |
1965 | (144) | 0 |
| 1886 |
611 |
1961 | (143) | 0 |
| 1887 |
612 |
1958 | (142) | 0 |
| 1888 |
630 |
1954 | (141) | 0 |
| 1889 |
620 |
1950 | (140) | 0 |
| 1890 |
655 |
1947 | (138) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Richardson, Horace |
| Also known as: Dr. Horace Richardson |
| Born: 7 Jan. 1830 |
| Died: 18 June 1891 |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (1) |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (2) |
(c) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Hammond, G. - Richardson, H. 1846 (3) |
(c) |
6 | - | 3 |
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| 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 |
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Tournament data
| Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021 |
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