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

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