Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  237  2088 (164) 5
1869  223  2107 (161) 0
1870  221  2126 (158) 8
1871  215  2140 (154) 0
1872  206  2153 (151) 0
1873  198  2166 (147) 0
1874  182  2180 (143) 0
1875  178  2193 (138) 0
1876  160  2206 (134) 0
1877  136  2220 (129) 0
1878  128  2233 (123) 0
1879  121  2247 (117) 0
1880  119  2260 (111) 0
1881  130  2273 (104) 0
1882  125  2287 (96) 0
1883  130  2300 (87) 0
1884  126  2313 (76) 0
1885  119  2327 (63) 10
1886  112  2334 (54) 9
1887  89  2369 (52) 6
1888  77  2375 (51) 19
1889  106  2342 (59) 0
1890  130  2310 (63) 0
1891  171  2277 (63) 0
1892  215  2245 (59) 9
1893  274  2206 (58) 10
1894  319  2170 (62) 0
1895  382  2134 (62) 10
1896  398  2115 (74) 0
1897  449  2096 (83) 0
1898  512  2077 (90) 0
1899  564  2059 (96) 0
1900  615  2040 (101) 0
1901  651  2021 (105) 0
1902  699  2002 (109) 0
1903  728  1983 (112) 0
1904  790  1964 (114) 0
1905  836  1946 (116) 0
1906  875  1927 (118) 0
1907  926  1908 (119) 0
1908  944  1889 (120) 0
1909  1049  1870 (121) 0
1910  1057  1851 (121) 0
1911  1104  1833 (121) 0
1912  1087  1814 (120) 0
1913  1139  1795 (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