Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  858  1876 (82) 12
1895  862  1882 (88) 0
1896  848  1887 (93) 0
1897  843  1893 (96) 0
1898  839  1898 (99) 0
1899  857  1904 (101) 0
1900  874  1910 (103) 0
1901  862  1915 (103) 0
1902  854  1921 (103) 0
1903  843  1927 (103) 0
1904  858  1932 (102) 0
1905  882  1938 (100) 0
1906  880  1943 (97) 0
1907  904  1949 (94) 0
1908  893  1955 (89) 0
1909  968  1960 (83) 0
1910  954  1966 (76) 0
1911  963  1972 (67) 12
1912  933  1977 (71) 0
1913  950  1983 (72) 0
1914  902  1988 (70) 0
1915  836  1994 (66) 12
1916  824  1999 (71) 0
1917  806  2004 (73) 0
1918  809  2009 (73) 0
1919  804  2014 (70) 0
1920  869  2018 (65) 0
1921  938  2023 (57) 21
1922  1055  1992 (61) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smyth, J.F.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The San Francisco Chronicle of 16 Oct. 1921 (p.6) has 'J.F. Smythe'. The Morning Oregonian of 31 May 1919 (p.16) has 'J.B. Smyth'.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 167
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 1921, page 29
   [BDE], vol. 54, no. 319, 17 Nov. 1894, page 2
   [MO], vol. 58, no. 18256, 31 May 1919, page 16
   [SFCh], 16 Oct. 1921, page 6
Web
   [California Chess Tournaments]

Tournament data

New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Barth, G.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (8)     Brooklyn Club Championship     2  /  11
Boston, Massachusetts 1911     Boston Chess Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1915 (13)     Manhattan Club Championship     2  /  12
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Murray, J.J.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     11  /  20
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Leonard, L.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Los Angeles 1922     2nd California Championship     2  /  11


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025