Farrar, Edgar




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  244  2144 (66) 30
1882  253  2139 (74) 0
1883  287  2134 (80) 1
1884  330  2119 (86) 0
1885  351  2105 (91) 0
1886  359  2090 (95) 0
1887  393  2076 (98) 0
1888  413  2062 (100) 0
1889  428  2047 (102) 0
1890  472  2033 (102) 0
1891  509  2018 (102) 0
1892  566  2004 (102) 3
1893  598  1995 (102) 1
1894  616  1988 (102) 0
1895  628  1980 (100) 2
1896  619  1977 (101) 0
1897  641  1973 (100) 0
1898  660  1970 (99) 0
1899  674  1967 (98) 7
1900  697  1958 (105) 0
1901  720  1950 (111) 0
1902  744  1941 (116) 0
1903  757  1933 (121) 0
1904  803  1924 (126) 0
1905  834  1916 (130) 0
1906  850  1908 (134) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Farrar, Edgar H.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Urcan (p.135), quoting the New Orleans Times-Democrat of 7 Apr. 1895, gives 'Edgar R. Farrar' but also mentions an 'E.H. Farrar'. Furthermore, Urcan mentions (p.132) an 'E.A. Farrar' as a committee member of the New Orleans Club, and (p.235) gives a game between Albin and 'E.A. Farrar'. Presumably, this game is meant to be one of the two played against 'Edgar R. Farrar'. The New Orleans Club Membership lists of 1881 and 1882 have 'Edgar H. Farrar' only. Whether or not there was more than one player named E. Farrar is unclear, but I will guess that they were all Edgar H. Farrar.
 
References
Books
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1881, page 25
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1882, page 24, 27
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1895, page 14
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 135, 265
Periodicals
   [NODP], 20 Nov. 1881, page 10

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

Steinitz, W. - Farrar, E.H. 1883         (c)     0   -   1      Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight
Chigorin, M.I. - Farrar, E.H. 1892         (c)     3   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Farrar, E.H. 1893         (c)     1   -   0
Albin, A. - Farrar, E.H. 1895         (f)     2   -   0
Pillsbury, H.N. - Farrar, E.H. 1899 (1)         (c)     4   -   1      Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight
Pillsbury, H.N. - Farrar, E.H. 1899 (2)         (c)     1   -   0
Corzo, J. - Farrar, E.H. 1899         (s)     1   -   0
Maroczy, G. - Farrar, E.H. 1906         (c)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New Orleans 1881 (2)     2nd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     20  /  30


Player information updated: 6 May 2022