Ruth, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  455  2189 (95) 4
1910  464  2185 (96) 1
1911  469  2193 (99) 0
1912  442  2202 (101) 0
1913  416  2210 (102) 0
1914  371  2219 (102) 0
1915  329  2228 (102) 0
1916  316  2236 (101) 0
1917  299  2245 (100) 0
1918  286  2253 (98) 0
1919  267  2262 (95) 0
1920  264  2270 (91) 0
1921  266  2279 (86) 0
1922  258  2288 (80) 0
1923  244  2296 (71) 0
1924  235  2305 (61) 16
1925  261  2295 (68) 0
1926  305  2285 (72) 1
1927  319  2286 (76) 0
1928  326  2287 (78) 0
1929  323  2288 (78) 0
1930  331  2289 (76) 1
1931  339  2292 (74) 0
1932  332  2295 (70) 1
1933  370  2288 (65) 2
1934  410  2278 (61) 1
1935  516  2257 (55) 20
1936  579  2237 (69) 0
1937  632  2217 (79) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ruth, William Allen  
Born: 18 Sep. 1886
Died: 3 Feb. 1975
 
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

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1909 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Jacobs, H.L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (3)     12th Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Ruth, W.A. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Ruth, W.A. - Sharp, S.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Neill, B.M.     0 - 1    
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     10  /  16
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1930 (10)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Horowitz, I.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Willman, R.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1933 (15)     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Tholfsen, E.L.     1 - 0    
New York 1934 (1)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - MacMurray, D.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - MacMurray, D.     0 - 1    
Milwaukee 1935 (1)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A     7  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (4)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     2  /  10
New York 1937 (3)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026