Ruth, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  460  2184 (95) 4
1910  469  2180 (96) 1
1911  472  2188 (99) 0
1912  446  2197 (101) 0
1913  419  2205 (102) 0
1914  375  2214 (102) 0
1915  332  2223 (102) 0
1916  318  2231 (101) 0
1917  302  2240 (100) 0
1918  288  2248 (98) 0
1919  268  2257 (95) 0
1920  262  2265 (91) 0
1921  266  2274 (86) 0
1922  261  2283 (80) 0
1923  241  2291 (71) 0
1924  234  2300 (61) 16
1925  263  2290 (68) 0
1926  307  2280 (72) 1
1927  318  2281 (76) 0
1928  325  2282 (78) 0
1929  324  2283 (78) 0
1930  332  2284 (76) 1
1931  341  2287 (74) 0
1932  333  2290 (70) 1
1933  369  2283 (65) 2
1934  411  2273 (61) 1
1935  519  2252 (55) 20
1936  578  2232 (69) 0
1937  635  2212 (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