Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Forsyth, David





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  297  2033 (62) 9
1885  323  2011 (56) 11
1886  351  1973 (56) 11
1887  374  1958 (62) 0
1888  381  1944 (63) 0
1889  396  1930 (61) 10
1890  406  1920 (65) 0
1891  414  1910 (65) 0
1892  439  1900 (61) 10
1893  428  1919 (62) 0
1894  426  1938 (59) 8
1895  409  1978 (59) 7
1896  409  1961 (61) 5
1897  411  1979 (61) 10
1898  436  1972 (71) 0
1899  439  1966 (78) 0
1900  426  1959 (82) 0
1901  448  1953 (86) 0
1902  462  1946 (88) 0
1903  447  1940 (89) 0
1904  474  1934 (89) 0
1905  510  1927 (88) 0
1906  477  1921 (85) 0
1907  475  1914 (82) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Forsyth, David  
Born: 16 May 1854
Died: 30 Dec. 1909
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death c30-12-1909. Gaige gives 'Forsyth, David'; OzBase gives 'Forsyth, David C'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 124
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 121
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 192, 206
Web
   Dunn, Paul.  [20th New Zealand Championship 1906-7]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1895]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5051. Recognizable?]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1884     1st Scottish Championship     5  /  9
Edinburgh 1885     2nd Scottish Championship     6  /  11
Glasgow 1886     3rd Scottish Championship     3.5  /  11
Edinburgh 1889     6th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  10
Edinburgh 1892     9th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  10
Glasgow 1894     11th Scottish Championship     2.5  /  8
Edinburgh 1895 (1)     12th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  7
Dundee 1896     13th Scottish Championship     0  /  5
Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     6  /  10
Christchurch 1907     20th New Zealand Championship     8.5  /  19