Ryan, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  254  2094 (60) 20
1877  219  2116 (60) 6
1878  191  2148 (62) 0
1879  174  2179 (59) 0
1880  152  2210 (52) 18
1881  127  2259 (55) 0
1882  102  2307 (52) 0
1883  92  2355 (41) 27
1884  60  2417 (34) 50
1885  87  2372 (33) 54
1886  64  2401 (39) 24
1887  107  2342 (46) 7
1888  130  2311 (50) 4
1889  123  2311 (50) 5
1890  152  2294 (49) 3
1891  144  2304 (41) 26
1892  138  2312 (45) 4
1893  123  2326 (39) 30
1894  142  2312 (49) 0
1895  158  2298 (51) 14
1896  166  2287 (61) 1
1897  181  2275 (68) 0
1898  203  2262 (72) 0
1899  222  2250 (74) 4
1900  257  2222 (81) 0
1901  302  2194 (86) 1
1902  351  2177 (92) 0
1903  395  2159 (97) 0
1904  440  2141 (101) 0
1905  478  2124 (105) 0
1906  517  2106 (108) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ryan, John S.  
Born: 1849
Died: 1914
 
Notes:
Gaige gives birth and death years as 'c1849' and '1914+'. Hooper and Whyld give birth and death years as 'c1849' and 'c1914'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 366
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 136
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 124
   Hilbert, Napier, page 9
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 429
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 349
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 45
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 57
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 160
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 47
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 1], page 3
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bird, H.E. - Ryan, J.S. 1876         (c)     6   -   1
Ensor, A.W. - Ryan, J.S. 1877         (f)     5   -   1
Ware, P. - Ryan, J.S. 1883         (c)     1   -   0
Zukertort, J.H. - Ryan, J.S. 1883         (c)     20.5   -   3.5
Vazquez, A.C. - Ryan, J.S. 1884         (c)     2   -   4
Ryan, J.S. - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     4.5   -   2.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S. 1885         (f)     7   -   5
von der Lasa, T. - Ryan, J.S. 1888         (c)     2   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Ryan, J.S. 1892         (f)     2   -   0
Schottlander, A. - Ryan, J.S. 1893         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Lipschutz, S. - Ryan, J.S. 1895         (c)     6   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1876 (2)     Clipper Tournament     4  /  13
New York 1880 (1)     5th American Chess Congress     5.5  /  18
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Michaelis, O.E.     1 - 1    
New York 1884 (1)     6th Manhattan Club Handicap     21.5  /  34      received odds from first class
New York 1884 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     8  /  10
New York 1885 (1)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     11  /  21
New York 1885 (3)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Angresius, C.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1885 (4)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Angresius, C.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1885 (5)     8th Manhattan Chess Club Championship     2.5  /  12
New York 1886 (1)     Manhattan Club Tournament     17.5  /  24      received odds from first class
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Loyd, S.     0 - 2    
New York 1887 (3)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Murray, G.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1887 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     2.5  /  5
New York 1888 (3)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)    
  Ryan, J.S. - Friedewald, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1888 (4)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2)    
  Ryan, J.S. - Friedewald, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1889 (1)     11th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Rogers, H.J.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Otten, H.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Searle, D.F.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Halpern, J.C.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1890 (3)     12th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
  Ryan, J.S. - Wilcox, B.F.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hein, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (1)     13th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Clapp, A.C.     0 - 1    
  Ryan, J.S. - Baldwin, W.C.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Wilcox, B.F.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Meyer, Ot.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     17  /  28
New York 1891 (4)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
Newark 1892     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
New York and New Orleans 1892     Manhattan - New Orleans telegraph match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Dixon, B.V.B.     1 - 0    
New York 1893 (1)     15th New York State Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
  Ryan, J.S. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1893 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  12
New York 1893 (13)     Impromptu International Tournament     5  /  13
New York 1895 (2)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Pillsbury, H.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (4)     Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Barth, G.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (6)     Manhattan Team Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Stark, E.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Reitzer, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (10)     New York State Championship     3  /  4
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ryan, J.S. - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (2)     New York State Championship     2  /  4
New York 1901 (3)     23rd New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Ryan, J.S. - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  2

Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022