Smyth, J.F.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  832  1874 (82) 12
1895  831  1879 (88) 0
1896  828  1885 (93) 0
1897  825  1891 (96) 0
1898  818  1897 (99) 0
1899  834  1903 (101) 0
1900  850  1908 (103) 0
1901  839  1914 (103) 0
1902  824  1920 (103) 0
1903  812  1926 (103) 0
1904  830  1932 (102) 0
1905  853  1937 (100) 0
1906  852  1943 (97) 0
1907  879  1949 (94) 0
1908  866  1955 (89) 0
1909  933  1961 (84) 0
1910  915  1966 (76) 0
1911  933  1972 (67) 12
1912  905  1977 (71) 0
1913  913  1982 (72) 0
1914  874  1986 (70) 0
1915  819  1991 (66) 12
1916  799  1996 (71) 0
1917  785  2001 (73) 0
1918  786  2007 (73) 0
1919  775  2012 (70) 0
1920  838  2017 (65) 0
1921  903  2022 (57) 21
1922  1010  1991 (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