Edo Ratings, Thompson, J. (1)

Thompson, James (1)

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1840	17	2321	(77)	50
1841	17	2316	(80)	0
1842	23	2310	(82)	0
1843	31	2304	(83)	0
1844	30	2299	(81)	0
1845	36	2293	(79)	0
1846	40	2287	(74)	0
1847	43	2282	(67)	7
1848	37	2293	(65)	0
1849	47	2305	(59)	0
1850	46	2317	(48)	58
1851	56	2295	(59)	0
1852	61	2273	(64)	0
1853	68	2252	(66)	0
1854	68	2230	(65)	5
1855	71	2228	(67)	0
1856	83	2225	(66)	0
1857	83	2223	(62)	12
1858	76	2244	(59)	0
1859	68	2265	(51)	28
1860	86	2231	(56)	9
1861	96	2196	(61)	11
1862	91	2204	(71)	0
1863	79	2212	(77)	0
1864	73	2220	(82)	0
1865	71	2228	(85)	0
1866	74	2236	(87)	12

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Thompson, James (1)

Born: 23 Sep. 1804

Died: 2 Dec. 1870

Notes:

Gilberg, Hillyer, Lange and Reichhelm say he was born in 1805. Sarah's Morphy website says he was born in 1808, but she also quotes Max Lange, who gives 1805. Gaige gives his birth date as 23-09-1804.

References

Books

Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 74, 126

Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67, 402, 540

Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 424

Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 77

Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 47, 201

Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 52

Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 7

van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 302

Periodicals

[ILN], vol. 30, 25 Apr. 1857, page 393

[ILN], vol. 30, 13 June 1857, page 585

[ILN], vol. 31, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518

[ILN], vol. 58, 28 Jan. 1871, page 91

[Reg], vol. 2, Sep. 1850, page 283

Web

Pope, Nick. [Gallery of Chess Portraits - No. II]

Sarah. [American Chess Congress Players]

Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders]

Sarah. [William James Appleton Fuller]

Sericano, C. [Gerolamo Tassinari]

Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. - Thompson, J. (1) 1840         (s)     24   -   26      Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. gave odds of pawn and move

Hammond, G. - Thompson, J. (1) 1847         (f)     3.5   -   3.5

Turner, J.H. - Thompson, J. (1) 1850         (f)     6   -   2

Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. - Thompson, J. (1) 1850         (s)     24   -   26      Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. gave odds of pawn and move

Thompson, J. (1) - Mead, C.D. 1857         (c)     1.5   -   1.5

Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1857         (c)     5   -   0

Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1859 (1)         (c)     1   -   0      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight

Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1859 (2)         (f)     5.5   -   3.5      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight

Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1859 (3)         (f)     10   -   6      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight

Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1860         (c)     3   -   1      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight

Leonard, J.A. - Thompson, J. (1) 1861         (c)     9   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1854     New York Chess Club Tournament

  Thompson, J. (1) - Anderson, C.E.     3 - 0

  Thompson, J. (1) - Perrin, F.     1.5 - 3.5

New York 1857 (2)     1st American Chess Congress

  Thompson, J. (1) - Morphy, P.C.     0 - 3

New York 1857 (3)     New York Chess Club Tournament

  Thompson, J. (1) - Perrin, F.     0 - 1

New York 1859 (2)     New York Chess Club Tournament

  Thompson, J. (1) - Perrin, F.     0 - 2

New York 1860 (1)     New York Chess Club Handicap Tournament

  Thompson, J. (1) - Hawes, D.     1 - 1          Thompson, J. (1) gave odds of a knight

  Thompson, J. (1) - Hawes, D.     0 - 1          Thompson, J. (1) gave odds of a rook

New York 1860 (3)     New York - Brooklyn Club Match

  Thompson, J. (1) - Marache, N.     1 - 1

New York 1861 (2)     New York Chess Club Grand Tournament

  Thompson, J. (1) - Leonard, J.A.     0 - 2

New York 1866     New York Club Tournament

  Thompson, J. (1) - Zerega, A.     3 - 1

  Thompson, J. (1) - Warner, J.C.     3.5 - 1.5

  Thompson, J. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 3