Rynd, Porterfield




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1868  238  2082 (164) 5
1869  225  2100 (161) 0
1870  217  2119 (158) 8
1871  213  2132 (154) 0
1872  204  2146 (151) 0
1873  194  2159 (147) 0
1874  189  2172 (143) 0
1875  179  2185 (139) 0
1876  165  2199 (134) 0
1877  143  2212 (129) 0
1878  133  2225 (123) 0
1879  124  2238 (118) 0
1880  127  2251 (111) 0
1881  132  2265 (104) 0
1882  131  2278 (96) 0
1883  138  2291 (87) 0
1884  135  2304 (77) 0
1885  125  2317 (64) 10
1886  123  2325 (55) 9
1887  100  2357 (53) 6
1888  95  2359 (52) 19
1889  117  2326 (60) 0
1890  152  2294 (64) 0
1891  193  2261 (63) 0
1892  244  2228 (60) 9
1893  286  2193 (59) 10
1894  334  2161 (63) 0
1895  383  2129 (63) 10
1896  407  2110 (74) 0
1897  452  2092 (83) 0
1898  516  2073 (90) 0
1899  578  2054 (96) 0
1900  620  2036 (101) 0
1901  658  2017 (105) 0
1902  706  1999 (109) 0
1903  726  1980 (112) 0
1904  793  1961 (114) 0
1905  832  1943 (116) 0
1906  876  1924 (118) 0
1907  915  1906 (119) 0
1908  943  1887 (120) 0
1909  1057  1868 (121) 0
1910  1060  1850 (121) 0
1911  1104  1831 (121) 0
1912  1086  1813 (120) 0
1913  1141  1794 (120) 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