Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  848  1876 (82) 12
1895  848  1882 (88) 0
1896  837  1888 (93) 0
1897  832  1893 (96) 0
1898  825  1899 (99) 0
1899  840  1905 (101) 0
1900  855  1911 (103) 0
1901  844  1917 (103) 0
1902  839  1923 (103) 0
1903  824  1928 (103) 0
1904  839  1934 (102) 0
1905  858  1940 (100) 0
1906  858  1946 (97) 0
1907  883  1952 (94) 0
1908  872  1957 (89) 0
1909  941  1963 (84) 0
1910  926  1969 (76) 0
1911  945  1975 (67) 12
1912  919  1979 (71) 0
1913  941  1984 (72) 0
1914  888  1988 (70) 0
1915  832  1993 (66) 12
1916  818  1997 (71) 0
1917  801  2002 (73) 0
1918  802  2007 (73) 0
1919  795  2011 (70) 0
1920  862  2016 (65) 0
1921  931  2020 (57) 21
1922  1048  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