Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  836  1873 (82) 12
1895  831  1879 (88) 0
1896  828  1885 (93) 0
1897  826  1890 (96) 0
1898  821  1896 (99) 0
1899  838  1902 (101) 0
1900  856  1908 (103) 0
1901  842  1913 (103) 0
1902  833  1919 (103) 0
1903  816  1925 (103) 0
1904  836  1931 (102) 0
1905  856  1936 (100) 0
1906  853  1942 (97) 0
1907  881  1948 (94) 0
1908  869  1954 (89) 0
1909  937  1959 (84) 0
1910  924  1965 (76) 0
1911  937  1971 (67) 12
1912  912  1975 (71) 0
1913  919  1979 (72) 0
1914  877  1984 (70) 0
1915  823  1988 (66) 12
1916  807  1993 (71) 0
1917  791  1997 (73) 0
1918  799  2001 (73) 0
1919  787  2006 (70) 0
1920  856  2010 (65) 0
1921  919  2014 (57) 21
1922  1026  1983 (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