Loyd, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  89  2233 (76) 1
1854  82  2253 (65) 7
1855  86  2244 (58) 13
1856  96  2244 (55) 13
1857  99  2252 (55) 10
1858  95  2267 (61) 0
1859  92  2283 (62) 11
1860  100  2269 (74) 0
1861  113  2255 (85) 0
1862  117  2242 (93) 0
1863  114  2228 (101) 0
1864  127  2214 (107) 0
1865  139  2201 (113) 0
1866  156  2187 (118) 0
1867  158  2173 (123) 0
1868  173  2159 (128) 0
1869  180  2146 (132) 0
1870  196  2132 (135) 0
1871  217  2118 (139) 0
1872  229  2105 (142) 0
1873  244  2091 (145) 0
1874  269  2077 (148) 0
1875  297  2064 (150) 0
1876  312  2050 (153) 0
1877  306  2036 (155) 0
1878  321  2023 (157) 0
1879  341  2009 (159) 0
1880  376  1995 (161) 0
1881  440  1981 (163) 0
1882  479  1968 (165) 0
1883  553  1954 (166) 0
1884  613  1940 (168) 0
1885  632  1927 (169) 0
1886  645  1913 (170) 0
1887  636  1899 (172) 0
1888  667  1886 (173) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Loyd, Thomas  
Born: 8 Sep. 1830
Died: 7 Mar. 1914
 
Notes:
Hillyer (p.19) and van Winsen (p.139) cite Frère giving 'T.L. Loyd', as does Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of 17 Apr. 1858.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 57, 146, 411
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 257
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 46, 132
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 19
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 309
   Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 6
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 26, 139
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. II, page 114
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 245
Periodicals
   [Alb], 19 Oct. 1867
   [BCC], vol. 4, no. 6, 15 Mar. 1886, page 82
   [BLL], 30 May 1858, page 3
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1857, page 87
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 7, July 1857, page 207
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 66, Sep. 1875, page 361
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1513, 22 Sep. 1867, page 7
   [FLIN], 1 Mar. 1856
   [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 797, 3 May 1856, page 483
   [NSC], 28 Feb. 1886
   [NYC], 26 Apr. 1856
   [NYC], 17 May 1862
   [NYC], 14 Dec. 1867
   [Str], vol. 1, no. 6, 15 June 1867, page 136
   [TFF], 12 Oct. 1867
   [WP], vol. 8, no. 5, 1 Sep. 1875, page 82
Web
   Sarah.  [William James Appleton Fuller]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4087. James A. Leonard]
   Winter, Edward.  [James A. Leonard]

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

Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. 1855         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. 1857         (f)     5   -   3
Loyd, T. - Perrin, F. 1859         (f)     6.5   -   3.5

Tournament data

New York 1853     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Thompson, J. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1854     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - O'Sullivan, J.L.     3 - 2    
  Loyd, T. - Gallatin, A.R.     1 - 0    
  Loyd, T. - Perrin, F.     1 - 0    
New York 1855     New York Chess Club Championship    
  Loyd, T. - Aupoix     2 - 3          Loyd, T. gave odds of the queen
New York 1856     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Gallatin, A.R.     4.5 - 2.5    
  Loyd, T. - Perrin, F.     2 - 4    
New York 1857 (1)     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Raphael, B.I.     1 - 0    
  Loyd, T. - Montgomery, W.W.     0 - 1    
New York 1859 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Marache, N.     0 - 1    
Plainfield 1888     Newark - Plainfield Club Match    
  Loyd, T. - Hymes, N.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022