Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  242  2081 (164) 5
1869  227  2100 (161) 0
1870  223  2118 (158) 8
1871  221  2132 (154) 0
1872  213  2145 (151) 0
1873  202  2158 (147) 0
1874  193  2171 (143) 0
1875  185  2184 (138) 0
1876  168  2198 (134) 0
1877  143  2211 (129) 0
1878  135  2224 (123) 0
1879  127  2237 (118) 0
1880  131  2250 (111) 0
1881  134  2264 (104) 0
1882  131  2277 (96) 0
1883  139  2290 (87) 0
1884  135  2303 (77) 0
1885  126  2316 (64) 10
1886  124  2324 (55) 9
1887  101  2356 (53) 6
1888  96  2358 (51) 19
1889  117  2325 (60) 0
1890  152  2293 (64) 0
1891  194  2260 (63) 0
1892  244  2227 (60) 9
1893  285  2192 (59) 10
1894  335  2160 (63) 0
1895  386  2128 (63) 10
1896  408  2109 (74) 0
1897  457  2090 (83) 0
1898  521  2072 (90) 0
1899  579  2053 (96) 0
1900  620  2035 (101) 0
1901  659  2016 (105) 0
1902  710  1997 (109) 0
1903  733  1979 (112) 0
1904  798  1960 (114) 0
1905  839  1941 (116) 0
1906  880  1923 (118) 0
1907  925  1904 (119) 0
1908  947  1886 (120) 0
1909  1058  1867 (121) 0
1910  1062  1848 (121) 0
1911  1106  1830 (121) 0
1912  1087  1811 (120) 0
1913  1143  1792 (119) 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 - Cup Competition     1  /  6
Llandudno 1895 (3)     3rd Craigside Tournament - Handicap Section B     2.5  /  4

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024