Ruth, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1909 |
419 |
2194 | (96) | 4 |
| 1910 |
436 |
2188 | (97) | 1 |
| 1911 |
438 |
2195 | (99) | 0 |
| 1912 |
422 |
2202 | (101) | 0 |
| 1913 |
393 |
2209 | (102) | 0 |
| 1914 |
345 |
2217 | (103) | 0 |
| 1915 |
313 |
2224 | (103) | 0 |
| 1916 |
302 |
2231 | (102) | 0 |
| 1917 |
284 |
2238 | (101) | 0 |
| 1918 |
274 |
2245 | (99) | 0 |
| 1919 |
256 |
2252 | (96) | 0 |
| 1920 |
259 |
2259 | (92) | 0 |
| 1921 |
267 |
2266 | (87) | 0 |
| 1922 |
264 |
2273 | (81) | 0 |
| 1923 |
261 |
2280 | (73) | 0 |
| 1924 |
248 |
2287 | (63) | 15 |
| 1925 |
300 |
2272 | (72) | 0 |
| 1926 |
334 |
2257 | (78) | 0 |
| 1927 |
400 |
2242 | (82) | 0 |
| 1928 |
439 |
2227 | (84) | 0 |
| 1929 |
466 |
2212 | (85) | 0 |
| 1930 |
516 |
2197 | (85) | 0 |
| 1931 |
529 |
2182 | (84) | 0 |
| 1932 |
534 |
2167 | (81) | 0 |
| 1933 |
554 |
2152 | (76) | 1 |
| 1934 |
504 |
2150 | (71) | 0 |
| 1935 |
426 |
2148 | (64) | 20 |
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 |
| 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 |
9 | / | 15 |
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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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| Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022 |
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