Loyd, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  99  2216 (76) 1
1854  91  2236 (65) 7
1855  97  2227 (58) 13
1856  105  2227 (55) 13
1857  107  2235 (55) 10
1858  106  2250 (61) 0
1859  99  2265 (62) 11
1860  117  2252 (74) 0
1861  136  2238 (85) 0
1862  142  2225 (93) 0
1863  141  2211 (101) 0
1864  160  2198 (107) 0
1865  165  2184 (113) 0
1866  181  2171 (118) 0
1867  186  2157 (123) 0
1868  206  2144 (128) 0
1869  213  2130 (132) 0
1870  229  2117 (135) 0
1871  252  2103 (139) 0
1872  270  2090 (142) 0
1873  281  2076 (145) 0
1874  301  2062 (148) 0
1875  336  2049 (150) 0
1876  349  2035 (153) 0
1877  352  2022 (155) 0
1878  374  2008 (157) 0
1879  379  1995 (159) 0
1880  420  1981 (161) 0
1881  491  1968 (163) 0
1882  533  1954 (165) 0
1883  589  1941 (166) 0
1884  663  1927 (168) 0
1885  671  1914 (169) 0
1886  691  1900 (170) 0
1887  693  1887 (172) 0
1888  720  1873 (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
   [NBSZ], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1869, page 23
   [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
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 8, 15 July 1867, page 230
   [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: 6 Aug. 2024