Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  220  2081 (164) 5
1869  204  2100 (161) 0
1870  206  2119 (158) 8
1871  202  2132 (154) 0
1872  190  2145 (151) 0
1873  184  2159 (147) 0
1874  178  2172 (143) 0
1875  176  2185 (139) 0
1876  160  2198 (134) 0
1877  134  2211 (129) 0
1878  127  2225 (123) 0
1879  122  2238 (118) 0
1880  117  2251 (111) 0
1881  124  2264 (104) 0
1882  121  2277 (96) 0
1883  127  2291 (87) 0
1884  130  2304 (77) 0
1885  121  2317 (64) 10
1886  117  2324 (55) 9
1887  97  2356 (53) 6
1888  92  2358 (52) 19
1889  113  2324 (60) 0
1890  150  2290 (64) 0
1891  193  2256 (64) 0
1892  244  2222 (61) 9
1893  283  2184 (61) 10
1894  334  2145 (67) 0
1895  409  2107 (69) 6
1896  428  2090 (79) 0
1897  471  2072 (87) 0
1898  513  2054 (94) 0
1899  564  2036 (99) 0
1900  605  2018 (104) 0
1901  648  2000 (108) 0
1902  692  1983 (111) 0
1903  710  1965 (114) 0
1904  778  1947 (116) 0
1905  814  1929 (118) 0
1906  846  1911 (119) 0
1907  887  1893 (121) 0
1908  900  1875 (121) 0
1909  1013  1858 (122) 0
1910  1011  1840 (122) 0
1911  1054  1822 (122) 0
1912  1039  1804 (121) 0
1913  1068  1786 (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