Ruth, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1909 |
425 |
2186 | (95) | 4 |
| 1910 |
430 |
2180 | (96) | 1 |
| 1911 |
435 |
2188 | (99) | 0 |
| 1912 |
410 |
2195 | (101) | 0 |
| 1913 |
392 |
2202 | (102) | 0 |
| 1914 |
343 |
2210 | (103) | 0 |
| 1915 |
305 |
2217 | (103) | 0 |
| 1916 |
303 |
2225 | (102) | 0 |
| 1917 |
279 |
2232 | (100) | 0 |
| 1918 |
268 |
2240 | (98) | 0 |
| 1919 |
251 |
2247 | (95) | 0 |
| 1920 |
251 |
2255 | (92) | 0 |
| 1921 |
261 |
2262 | (87) | 0 |
| 1922 |
251 |
2270 | (81) | 0 |
| 1923 |
240 |
2277 | (73) | 0 |
| 1924 |
236 |
2284 | (63) | 16 |
| 1925 |
275 |
2273 | (71) | 0 |
| 1926 |
315 |
2261 | (77) | 0 |
| 1927 |
372 |
2249 | (81) | 0 |
| 1928 |
413 |
2237 | (83) | 0 |
| 1929 |
458 |
2226 | (84) | 0 |
| 1930 |
510 |
2214 | (84) | 0 |
| 1931 |
579 |
2202 | (82) | 0 |
| 1932 |
611 |
2190 | (79) | 0 |
| 1933 |
683 |
2179 | (74) | 1 |
| 1934 |
675 |
2182 | (68) | 0 |
| 1935 |
676 |
2185 | (60) | 20 |
| 1936 |
699 |
2168 | (72) | 0 |
| 1937 |
701 |
2150 | (82) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Ruth, William Allen |
| Born: 18 Sep. 1886 |
| Died: 3 Feb. 1975 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 132 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 76 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 401 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 150 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 366 |
| Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 622 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 245 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 320 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 283, 316 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 354 |
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Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1909 (1) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - Shipley, W.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - Jacobs, H.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1909 (3) |
12th Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament |
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Ruth, W.A. - Shipley, W.P. |
0 - 1 |
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Ruth, W.A. - Sharp, S.T. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1910 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - Neill, B.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Detroit 1924 |
25th Western Chess Association Tournament |
10 | / | 16 |
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| Philadelphia 1933 |
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1935 |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - MacMurray, D. |
0 - 1 |
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| Milwaukee 1935 (1) |
36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Milwaukee 1935 (4) |
36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
2 | / | 10 |
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| New York 1937 (2) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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|
Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 21 Jun. 2023 |
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