Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  220  2081 (164) 5
1869  205  2099 (161) 0
1870  207  2118 (158) 8
1871  201  2131 (154) 0
1872  191  2145 (151) 0
1873  186  2158 (147) 0
1874  178  2171 (143) 0
1875  176  2184 (139) 0
1876  160  2197 (134) 0
1877  134  2210 (129) 0
1878  129  2224 (123) 0
1879  121  2237 (118) 0
1880  119  2250 (111) 0
1881  126  2263 (104) 0
1882  122  2276 (96) 0
1883  128  2290 (87) 0
1884  132  2303 (77) 0
1885  121  2316 (64) 10
1886  117  2323 (55) 9
1887  97  2355 (53) 6
1888  91  2357 (52) 19
1889  112  2323 (60) 0
1890  151  2289 (64) 0
1891  193  2255 (64) 0
1892  244  2221 (61) 9
1893  283  2182 (61) 10
1894  330  2144 (67) 0
1895  408  2106 (69) 6
1896  428  2088 (79) 0
1897  469  2071 (87) 0
1898  517  2053 (93) 0
1899  565  2035 (99) 0
1900  606  2017 (104) 0
1901  653  1999 (108) 0
1902  692  1981 (111) 0
1903  712  1963 (114) 0
1904  778  1946 (116) 0
1905  818  1928 (118) 0
1906  852  1910 (119) 0
1907  888  1892 (121) 0
1908  902  1874 (121) 0
1909  1016  1856 (122) 0
1910  1018  1838 (122) 0
1911  1061  1820 (122) 0
1912  1045  1803 (121) 0
1913  1084  1785 (121) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rynd, James Alexander Porterfield  
   Also known as: A. Rynd
Born: 6 Apr. 1846
Died: 17 Mar. 1917
 
Notes:
Gaige says born '1855?' but David McAlister cites notice of death 17-03-1917 'in his 71st year', so born 18-03-1846 to 17-03-1847? Harding gives birth date as 6-04-1846.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 968
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 367
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 235, 331, 579
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 111, 383
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 14
   Saint James' Chess Club, Chess Match by Electric Telegraph, page 8
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 198
Periodicals
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 185
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 283
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1395, 18 June 1865, page 14
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1410, 1 Oct. 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1675, 30 Oct. 1870, page 2
   [Fld], 29 Oct. 1870
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1337, 7 Oct. 1865, page 347
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1620, 29 Oct. 1870, page 458
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 31, 1 Nov. 1870, page 106
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Last Homecoming of Mars], page 6
   McAlister, David.  [History of the Early Irish Championships]
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]
   Sericano, C.  [Dublino 1885]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rynd, J.A.P. - Cranwell, T.S. 1870         (f)     7   -   1      Rynd, J.A.P. gave odds of a knight
Rynd, J.A.P. - Burn, A. 1887         (c)     3   -   1
Mason, Ja. - Rynd, J.A.P. 1888         (f)     2.5   -   2.5
Rynd, J.A.P. - Morphy, J. 1888         (f)     9   -   2      Rynd, J.A.P. gave odds of pawn and move
Rynd, J.A.P. - Harvey, E.L. 1893         (f)     6   -   4
O'Hanlon, J.J. - Rynd, J.A.P. 1913         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

Dublin 1868     First Cordner Cup Tournament    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Barry, G.F.     1.5 - 3.5    
Dublin 1885     1st Irish Chess Association Congress     8.5  /  10
Nottingham 1886 (7)     Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament     1.5  /  9
Liverpool 1887 (2)     Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Burn, A.     0 - 2    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Puller, C.G.     1 - 0    
London, England 1888 (2)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 1    
Dublin 1888     Dublin City - Phoenix Club Match    
  Rynd, J.A.P. - Soffe, G.D.     1 - 0    
Dublin 1892     Irish Championship     7.5  /  9
Llandudno 1895 (1)     3rd Craigside Tournament     1  /  6

Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022