Ruth, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  342  2223 (101) 4
1910  324  2228 (104) 0
1911  341  2233 (105) 0
1912  320  2238 (106) 0
1913  306  2243 (107) 0
1914  281  2248 (107) 0
1915  254  2253 (107) 0
1916  248  2258 (106) 0
1917  228  2263 (104) 0
1918  223  2268 (102) 0
1919  215  2273 (99) 0
1920  221  2277 (95) 0
1921  230  2282 (90) 0
1922  233  2287 (84) 0
1923  220  2292 (77) 0
1924  216  2297 (67) 15
1925  266  2280 (78) 0
1926  308  2263 (87) 0
1927  372  2246 (94) 0
1928  404  2229 (100) 0
1929  425  2212 (105) 0
1930  462  2195 (110) 0
1931  422  2178 (114) 0
1932  392  2161 (118) 0
1933  321  2144 (121) 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
   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    
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  15
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 15 Jun. 2021