Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  865  1870 (82) 12
1895  864  1876 (88) 0
1896  851  1882 (93) 0
1897  846  1887 (96) 0
1898  840  1893 (99) 0
1899  861  1898 (101) 0
1900  880  1904 (103) 0
1901  868  1910 (103) 0
1902  862  1915 (103) 0
1903  853  1921 (103) 0
1904  866  1927 (102) 0
1905  894  1932 (100) 0
1906  889  1938 (97) 0
1907  908  1943 (94) 0
1908  899  1949 (89) 0
1909  973  1955 (83) 0
1910  958  1960 (76) 0
1911  974  1966 (67) 12
1912  939  1972 (71) 0
1913  958  1977 (72) 0
1914  908  1983 (70) 0
1915  847  1988 (66) 12
1916  837  1993 (71) 0
1917  820  1998 (73) 0
1918  820  2003 (73) 0
1919  810  2008 (70) 0
1920  876  2013 (65) 0
1921  940  2018 (57) 21
1922  1058  1987 (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