Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  853  1874 (82) 12
1895  852  1880 (88) 0
1896  843  1885 (93) 0
1897  835  1891 (97) 0
1898  830  1896 (99) 0
1899  848  1902 (101) 0
1900  865  1907 (103) 0
1901  853  1913 (103) 0
1902  847  1918 (103) 0
1903  835  1923 (103) 0
1904  852  1929 (102) 0
1905  870  1934 (100) 0
1906  870  1940 (97) 0
1907  896  1945 (94) 0
1908  884  1951 (89) 0
1909  959  1956 (83) 0
1910  938  1962 (76) 0
1911  957  1967 (67) 12
1912  930  1973 (71) 0
1913  947  1978 (72) 0
1914  897  1984 (70) 0
1915  836  1989 (66) 12
1916  821  1994 (71) 0
1917  805  1999 (73) 0
1918  809  2004 (73) 0
1919  802  2009 (70) 0
1920  867  2014 (65) 0
1921  934  2020 (57) 21
1922  1053  1989 (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