Forsyth, David




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  500  2011 (57) 11
1885  536  1990 (53) 11
1886  593  1951 (53) 11
1887  603  1939 (60) 0
1888  619  1926 (61) 0
1889  616  1914 (59) 10
1890  661  1907 (63) 0
1891  676  1899 (63) 0
1892  717  1892 (58) 10
1893  712  1916 (60) 0
1894  696  1939 (56) 8
1895  617  1984 (56) 7
1896  626  1974 (57) 5
1897  600  2000 (57) 10
1898  612  2005 (63) 0
1899  611  2009 (66) 0
1900  615  2014 (67) 0
1901  614  2019 (64) 4
1902  663  2000 (61) 6
1903  683  1987 (59) 9
1904  759  1963 (58) 15
1905  805  1933 (58) 13
1906  847  1910 (62) 0
1907  890  1887 (60) 19
1908  919  1864 (68) 0
1909  1033  1840 (72) 8

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
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 189, 329, 363, 575
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 121
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 192, 206
Periodicals
   [AS], vol. 40, no. 310, 30 Dec. 1909, page 5
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 186
   [NZH], vol. 39, no. 11854, 4 Jan. 1902, page 4
   [ODT], no. 12552, 5 Jan. 1903, page 3
   [OW], no. 2458, 24 Apr. 1901, page 56
Web
   Dunn, Paul.  [20th New Zealand Championship 1906-7]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1890]
   McGowan, Alan.  [Scottish Championship 1895]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5051. Recognizable?]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1884 (1)     1st Scottish Championship     5  /  9
Glasgow 1884 (3)     1st Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Forsyth, D. - Mills, D.Y.     1 - 0          Mills, D.Y. gave odds of pawn and move
  Forsyth, D. - Spens, W.C.     0 - 1          Spens, W.C. gave odds of pawn and move
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
Canterbury 1901     14th New Zealand Championship     4.5  /  5
Auckland 1902     15th New Zealand Championship     4  /  6
Dunedin 1903     16th New Zealand Championship     6  /  9
Wellington 1904     17th New Zealand Championship     9.5  /  15
Oamaru 1905     18th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  13
Christchurch 1907     20th New Zealand Championship     8.5  /  19
Dunedin 1909     22nd New Zealand Championship     2.5  /  8


Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023