Richardson, Horace

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1846 |
70 |
2187 | (67) | 27 |
| 1847 |
76 |
2178 | (76) | 0 |
| 1848 |
75 |
2169 | (83) | 0 |
| 1849 |
103 |
2160 | (88) | 0 |
| 1850 |
103 |
2152 | (93) | 0 |
| 1851 |
107 |
2143 | (96) | 0 |
| 1852 |
102 |
2134 | (98) | 0 |
| 1853 |
114 |
2125 | (99) | 0 |
| 1854 |
116 |
2116 | (100) | 0 |
| 1855 |
127 |
2108 | (100) | 0 |
| 1856 |
139 |
2099 | (99) | 0 |
| 1857 |
148 |
2090 | (97) | 4 |
| 1858 |
168 |
2069 | (98) | 1 |
| 1859 |
188 |
2056 | (100) | 3 |
| 1860 |
203 |
2052 | (106) | 0 |
| 1861 |
220 |
2049 | (111) | 0 |
| 1862 |
231 |
2045 | (116) | 0 |
| 1863 |
229 |
2042 | (119) | 0 |
| 1864 |
241 |
2038 | (123) | 0 |
| 1865 |
264 |
2034 | (126) | 0 |
| 1866 |
288 |
2031 | (129) | 0 |
| 1867 |
281 |
2027 | (131) | 0 |
| 1868 |
290 |
2024 | (134) | 0 |
| 1869 |
291 |
2020 | (136) | 0 |
| 1870 |
304 |
2016 | (138) | 0 |
| 1871 |
322 |
2013 | (139) | 0 |
| 1872 |
347 |
2009 | (140) | 0 |
| 1873 |
358 |
2006 | (142) | 0 |
| 1874 |
366 |
2002 | (143) | 0 |
| 1875 |
393 |
1999 | (144) | 0 |
| 1876 |
389 |
1995 | (144) | 0 |
| 1877 |
382 |
1991 | (145) | 0 |
| 1878 |
392 |
1988 | (145) | 0 |
| 1879 |
387 |
1984 | (145) | 0 |
| 1880 |
407 |
1981 | (146) | 0 |
| 1881 |
472 |
1977 | (146) | 0 |
| 1882 |
497 |
1973 | (145) | 0 |
| 1883 |
542 |
1970 | (145) | 0 |
| 1884 |
596 |
1966 | (144) | 0 |
| 1885 |
595 |
1963 | (144) | 0 |
| 1886 |
609 |
1959 | (143) | 0 |
| 1887 |
611 |
1955 | (142) | 0 |
| 1888 |
624 |
1952 | (141) | 0 |
| 1889 |
617 |
1948 | (140) | 0 |
| 1890 |
652 |
1945 | (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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