Thompson, James (1)




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1840  25  2330 (74) 50
1841  29  2323 (77) 0
1842  37  2315 (78) 0
1843  42  2308 (77) 0
1844  43  2300 (74) 0
1845  51  2292 (68) 0
1846  58  2285 (59) 19
1847  55  2302 (59) 7
1848  48  2326 (60) 0
1849  53  2351 (56) 0
1850  48  2375 (46) 58
1851  50  2381 (55) 0
1852  44  2388 (58) 0
1853  45  2394 (55) 3
1854  43  2391 (50) 8
1855  38  2411 (42) 51
1856  48  2358 (51) 0
1857  72  2305 (52) 12
1858  86  2293 (51) 2
1859  93  2287 (42) 41
1860  121  2239 (45) 20
1861  143  2199 (48) 32
1862  131  2212 (59) 0
1863  116  2226 (65) 0
1864  113  2240 (67) 0
1865  101  2254 (67) 0
1866  100  2267 (63) 13
1867  111  2243 (68) 2
1868  129  2223 (72) 0
1869  144  2203 (74) 2
1870  155  2192 (76) 6

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. The Spirit of the Times of 16 Apr. 1859 has 'T.T. Thom0son' [sic] as treasurer of the New York Club, but it is clear from other sources that it was James Thompson.
 
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
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 88
Periodicals
   [Alb], 14 Apr. 1866
   [BDE], vol. 30, no. 287, 5 Dec. 1870, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1858, page 382
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1860, page 126
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1077, 15 May 1859, page 14
   [FLIN], 19 Jan. 1856
   [FLIN], 4 Oct. 1856
   [FLIN], 9 May 1857
   [FLIN], 14 Nov. 1857
   [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858
   [ILN], vol. 30, no. 855, 25 Apr. 1857, page 393
   [ILN], vol. 30, no. 863, 13 June 1857, page 585
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1634, 28 Jan. 1871, page 91
   [NYC], 6 Dec. 1862
   [NYC], 11 Feb. 1871
   [NYSP], 9 Apr. 1859
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1850, page 283
   [RT], vol. 9, no. 220, 10 Apr. 1869, page 237
   [SoT], 16 Apr. 1859
   [SoT], 10 Dec. 1870
   [SZ], vol. 5, no. 10, Oct. 1850, page 364
   [TFF], 9 Dec. 1870
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 33, 1 Jan. 1871, page 138
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
Vezin, C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1846         (c)     11.5   -   6.5
Tilghman, B.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1846         (s)     1   -   0
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
Dubois, S. - Thompson, J. (1) 1855         (c)     20   -   8
Thompson, J. (1) - Tassinari, G. 1855         (s)     2.5   -   3.5
Thompson, J. (1) - Mead, C.D. 1857         (f)     1.5   -   1.5
Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1857         (c)     5   -   0
Filiberti, F. - Thompson, J. (1) 1858         (s)     1.5   -   0.5
Schulten, J.W. - Thompson, J. (1) 1859         (s)     1   -   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
Thompson, J. (1) - Schultz, C.H. 1859         (f)     6.5   -   3.5
Morphy, P.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1860         (c)     3   -   1      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Elson, J. - Thompson, J. (1) 1860         (c)     2   -   0
Hammond, G. - Thompson, J. (1) 1860         (f)     5   -   4
Leonard, J.A. - Thompson, J. (1) 1861         (c)     9   -   0
Hammond, G. - Thompson, J. (1) 1861 (1)         (f)     5.5   -   1.5
Hammond, G. - Thompson, J. (1) 1861 (2)         (c)     9   -   5
Maurian, C.A. - Thompson, J. (1) 1866         (s)     0.5   -   0.5
Perrin, F. - Thompson, J. (1) 1870         (c)     2   -   2

Tournament data

New York 1853     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Loyd, T.     1 - 0    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Mantin, M.     1 - 0    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Marache, N.     1 - 0    
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 1855     New York Chess Club Championship    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Hamilton, N.J.     3 - 1          Thompson, J. (1) gave odds of a rook
  Thompson, J. (1) - Perrin, F.     3 - 0    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Marache, N.     4 - 3    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Mohle, A.     2 - 0          Thompson, J. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Thompson, J. (1) - Mohle, A.     1 - 0          Thompson, J. (1) gave odds of pawn and move
New York 1857 (1)     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Perrin, F.     0 - 1    
New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Morphy, P.C.     0 - 3    
New York 1859 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Horner, W.     0 - 1    
New York 1859 (3)     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Marache, N.     1 - 0    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Perrin, F.     0 - 2    
New York 1860 (2)     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 (4)     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. (1)     3 - 1    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Warner, J.C.     3.5 - 1.5    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 3    
New York 1867     New York Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Zerega, A. (1)     1 - 1    
New York 1869 (4)     New York Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 2          Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
New York 1870 (1)     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Thompson, J. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 2          Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move

Player information updated: 6 Apr. 2023