Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  852  1852 (142) 1
1895  854  1860 (140) 0
1896  848  1867 (139) 0
1897  847  1874 (137) 0
1898  839  1882 (135) 0
1899  851  1889 (133) 0
1900  868  1897 (130) 0
1901  857  1904 (127) 0
1902  841  1912 (124) 0
1903  824  1919 (121) 0
1904  835  1927 (117) 0
1905  850  1934 (113) 0
1906  849  1942 (108) 0
1907  875  1949 (102) 0
1908  862  1957 (96) 0
1909  930  1964 (89) 0
1910  904  1972 (80) 0
1911  927  1979 (69) 12
1912  895  1983 (72) 0
1913  905  1987 (73) 0
1914  869  1991 (71) 0
1915  812  1995 (66) 12
1916  792  2000 (71) 0
1917  779  2005 (73) 0
1918  776  2010 (73) 0
1919  768  2015 (70) 0
1920  833  2020 (65) 0
1921  898  2025 (57) 21
1922  1001  1993 (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    
Boston, Massachusetts 1911     Boston Chess Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1915 (13)     Manhattan Club Championship     2  /  12
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Smyth, J.F. - Murray, J.J.     1 - 0    
San Francisco 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     11  /  20
San Francisco 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: 6 Oct. 2024