Loyd, Sam
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1859 |
62 |
2348 | (70) | 2 |
| 1860 |
70 |
2341 | (60) | 12 |
| 1861 |
78 |
2331 | (59) | 10 |
| 1862 |
83 |
2312 | (65) | 0 |
| 1863 |
85 |
2293 | (69) | 0 |
| 1864 |
94 |
2274 | (69) | 0 |
| 1865 |
100 |
2255 | (67) | 1 |
| 1866 |
105 |
2251 | (63) | 0 |
| 1867 |
106 |
2247 | (56) | 27 |
| 1868 |
123 |
2232 | (66) | 0 |
| 1869 |
133 |
2218 | (73) | 1 |
| 1870 |
134 |
2216 | (79) | 0 |
| 1871 |
140 |
2215 | (83) | 0 |
| 1872 |
141 |
2214 | (86) | 0 |
| 1873 |
143 |
2213 | (88) | 0 |
| 1874 |
144 |
2212 | (88) | 0 |
| 1875 |
150 |
2211 | (88) | 0 |
| 1876 |
146 |
2210 | (86) | 0 |
| 1877 |
139 |
2209 | (83) | 0 |
| 1878 |
144 |
2208 | (78) | 0 |
| 1879 |
148 |
2206 | (72) | 8 |
| 1880 |
150 |
2214 | (74) | 0 |
| 1881 |
159 |
2221 | (75) | 0 |
| 1882 |
155 |
2228 | (73) | 0 |
| 1883 |
166 |
2236 | (69) | 0 |
| 1884 |
178 |
2243 | (63) | 0 |
| 1885 |
176 |
2250 | (52) | 12 |
| 1886 |
149 |
2280 | (50) | 16 |
| 1887 |
140 |
2302 | (55) | 7 |
| 1888 |
155 |
2286 | (63) | 0 |
| 1889 |
173 |
2270 | (66) | 4 |
| 1890 |
192 |
2260 | (73) | 0 |
| 1891 |
205 |
2249 | (78) | 0 |
| 1892 |
227 |
2238 | (80) | 3 |
| 1893 |
251 |
2215 | (87) | 0 |
| 1894 |
275 |
2191 | (93) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Loyd, Sam |
| Also known as: Loyd, Samuel |
| Born: 30 Jan. 1841 |
| Died: 10 Apr. 1911 |
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| Notes: |
| Golombek gives death date 11-4-1911. Gaige gives death date 10-04-1911. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Féry d'Esclands, Congrès des Échecs 1867, page lxii |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 135 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 146, 275, 412, 538 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 241 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 257 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 187, 253 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 535, 577 |
| Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 13, 45 |
| Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 19 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 194 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 237 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 118 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 139 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 232 |
| Periodicals |
| [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 7, July 1857, page 207 |
| [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1860, page 127 |
| [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 66, Sep. 1875, page 361 |
| [FLIN], 14 June 1856 |
| [FLIN], 5 July 1856 |
| [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858 |
| [GWT], 23 Aug. 1867 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1593, 7 May 1870, page 491 |
| [Str], vol. 1, no. 7, 15 July 1867, page 148 |
| [WP], vol. 8, no. 5, 1 Sep. 1875, page 82 |
| Web |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Loyd, S. - Stanley, C.H. 1859 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Loyd, S. 1860 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Loyd, S. - Leonard, J.A. 1860 (1) |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Loyd, S. - Leonard, J.A. 1860 (2) |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Loyd, S. - Leonard, J.A. 1860 (3) |
(s) |
0 | - | 1 |
Loyd, S. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Loyd, S. - Delmar, E. (1) 1865 |
(s) |
0 | - | 1 |
Loyd, S. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Kolisch, I. - Loyd, S. 1867 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Zukertort, J.H. - Loyd, S. 1869 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Delmar, E. (1) - Loyd, S. 1879 |
(f) |
6 | - | 2 |
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| Loyd, S. - Orchard, I.E. 1885 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1860 (2) |
New York Chess Club Handicap Tournament |
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Loyd, S. - Mantin, M. |
1 - 2 |
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Loyd, S. gave odds of a knight |
| New York 1860 (4) |
New York - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Horner, W. |
2 - 1 |
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| New York 1861 (1) |
3rd Free Tournament |
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Loyd, S. - Leonard, J.A. |
1 - 2 |
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| New York 1861 (2) |
New York Chess Club Grand Tournament |
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Loyd, S. - Schultz, C.H. |
2 - 0 |
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Loyd, S. - Horner, W. |
2 - 1 |
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Loyd, S. - Leonard, J.A. |
0 - 2 |
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| Paris 1867 (1) |
International Chess Congress - Grand Tournament |
6.5 | / | 24 |
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| New York 1885 (2) |
New York Club Championship |
7 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1885 (3) |
Manhattan Club - New York Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Richardson, P. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1885 (4) |
Manhattan Club - New York Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Richardson, P. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1886 (2) |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
11 | / | 16 |
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| New York 1887 (1) |
10th New York State Championship |
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Loyd, S. - Wilcox, B.F. |
1 - 0 |
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Loyd, S. - Andres, R. |
1 - 0 |
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Loyd, S. - Hanham, J.M. |
0 - 1 |
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Loyd, S. - Ettlinger, A.K. |
1 - 0 |
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Loyd, S. - Limbeck, G.A.T. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1887 (2) |
Manhattan Club - New York Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Ryan, J.S. |
2 - 0 |
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| New York 1889 (1) |
11th New York State Championship |
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Loyd, S. - Munoz, J.B. |
1 - 0 |
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Loyd, S. - Sternberg, L. |
1 - 0 |
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Loyd, S. - Lipschutz, S. |
0 - 1 |
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Loyd, S. - Baird, J.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1892 (1) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - de Visser, W.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1892 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - de Visser, W.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892 |
Junior Club - New York City Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Magee, J.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1894 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Eno, W.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1894 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Eno, W.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1895 (1) |
Newark - New York City Club Match |
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Loyd, S. - Driscoll, H.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022 |
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