Ruth, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1909 |
443 |
2181 | (95) | 4 |
| 1910 |
464 |
2176 | (96) | 1 |
| 1911 |
463 |
2184 | (99) | 0 |
| 1912 |
430 |
2192 | (101) | 0 |
| 1913 |
415 |
2200 | (102) | 0 |
| 1914 |
367 |
2208 | (102) | 0 |
| 1915 |
336 |
2216 | (102) | 0 |
| 1916 |
318 |
2223 | (102) | 0 |
| 1917 |
304 |
2231 | (100) | 0 |
| 1918 |
288 |
2239 | (98) | 0 |
| 1919 |
268 |
2247 | (95) | 0 |
| 1920 |
270 |
2255 | (91) | 0 |
| 1921 |
272 |
2263 | (86) | 0 |
| 1922 |
265 |
2270 | (80) | 0 |
| 1923 |
258 |
2278 | (72) | 0 |
| 1924 |
245 |
2286 | (61) | 16 |
| 1925 |
296 |
2270 | (69) | 0 |
| 1926 |
354 |
2253 | (74) | 1 |
| 1927 |
396 |
2249 | (78) | 0 |
| 1928 |
425 |
2244 | (81) | 0 |
| 1929 |
441 |
2240 | (81) | 0 |
| 1930 |
469 |
2236 | (81) | 0 |
| 1931 |
514 |
2231 | (78) | 0 |
| 1932 |
528 |
2227 | (74) | 1 |
| 1933 |
586 |
2214 | (71) | 1 |
| 1934 |
616 |
2210 | (66) | 0 |
| 1935 |
669 |
2206 | (58) | 20 |
| 1936 |
720 |
2188 | (71) | 0 |
| 1937 |
759 |
2170 | (81) | 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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| New York 1926 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - Kupchik, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1932 (13) |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Ruth, W.A. - Willman, R. |
1 - 0 |
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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 (3) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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|
Ruth, W.A. - Denker, A.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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