Smyth, J.F.
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1894 |
837 |
1875 | (82) | 12 |
| 1895 |
835 |
1881 | (88) | 0 |
| 1896 |
829 |
1887 | (93) | 0 |
| 1897 |
826 |
1893 | (96) | 0 |
| 1898 |
820 |
1898 | (99) | 0 |
| 1899 |
837 |
1904 | (101) | 0 |
| 1900 |
854 |
1910 | (103) | 0 |
| 1901 |
845 |
1916 | (103) | 0 |
| 1902 |
837 |
1921 | (103) | 0 |
| 1903 |
820 |
1927 | (103) | 0 |
| 1904 |
840 |
1933 | (102) | 0 |
| 1905 |
858 |
1939 | (100) | 0 |
| 1906 |
859 |
1944 | (97) | 0 |
| 1907 |
884 |
1950 | (94) | 0 |
| 1908 |
871 |
1956 | (89) | 0 |
| 1909 |
938 |
1962 | (84) | 0 |
| 1910 |
928 |
1968 | (76) | 0 |
| 1911 |
938 |
1973 | (67) | 12 |
| 1912 |
914 |
1978 | (71) | 0 |
| 1913 |
922 |
1982 | (72) | 0 |
| 1914 |
879 |
1986 | (70) | 0 |
| 1915 |
826 |
1991 | (66) | 12 |
| 1916 |
812 |
1995 | (71) | 0 |
| 1917 |
797 |
2000 | (73) | 0 |
| 1918 |
804 |
2004 | (73) | 0 |
| 1919 |
794 |
2008 | (70) | 0 |
| 1920 |
863 |
2013 | (65) | 0 |
| 1921 |
932 |
2017 | (57) | 21 |
| 1922 |
1046 |
1986 | (61) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Smyth, J.F. |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| 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'. |
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| 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] |
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Tournament data
| New York 1894 (7) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Smyth, J.F. - Barth, G.A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1894 (8) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
2 | / | 11 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 1911 |
Boston Chess Club Championship |
4 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1915 (13) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
2 | / | 12 |
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| San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
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Smyth, J.F. - Murray, J.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| San Francisco, California 1921 |
Mechanics Institute Major Tournament |
11 | / | 20 |
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| San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
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Smyth, J.F. - Leonard, L.C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Los Angeles 1922 |
2nd California Championship |
2 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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