May, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  294  2061 (66) 18
1875  334  2040 (67) 3
1876  375  1997 (69) 3
1877  376  1983 (73) 0
1878  390  1969 (75) 0
1879  394  1954 (75) 0
1880  440  1940 (73) 0
1881  517  1926 (68) 0
1882  565  1912 (60) 11
1883  558  1951 (61) 1
1884  555  1987 (59) 12
1885  567  1976 (67) 1
1886  553  1980 (73) 2
1887  571  1971 (81) 2
1888  601  1955 (89) 0
1889  606  1939 (96) 0
1890  655  1924 (102) 0
1891  677  1908 (107) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: May, Thomas Hughes Delabere  
Born: 8 Mar. 1852
Died: 5 Dec. 1942
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Chronicle of 9 Aug. 1882 (p.382) and the Illustrated London News of 27 Mar. 1875 (p.307) have 'J.H.D. May'. The Illustrated London News of 15 Apr. 1876 (p.383) has 'T.H.T. May'. Sergeant has 'T.H.D. May' twice on p.344, but 'T.R.D. May' on p.345. I am guessing that 'T.H.D. May' is correct, as it appears most often.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 344, 345
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 91
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 6, Dec. 1872, page 186
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 7, Feb. 1873, page 218, 218
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. supp.1, Aug. 1873, page 4
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 57
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 8, Apr. 1875, page 254
   [CPC], vol. 6, 9 Aug. 1882, page 382
   [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1806, 4 Apr. 1874, page 331
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1859, 27 Mar. 1875, page 307
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

London, England 1874 (3)     2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Plunkett, H.C.     2.5 - 0.5    
Cambridge 1874     Cambridge University Club Tournament     8.5  /  15
London, England 1875 (6)     3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Tracey, C.     2.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1876 (7)     4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Meredith, S.R.     0 - 3    
Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     1  /  11
Bath 1883     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Raymond, E.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (7)     Saint George's Club - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Gattie, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1884 (1)     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Vernon, J.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1884 (4)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     3.5  /  10
Bristol 1885     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Nash, S.H.     0 - 1    
Clifton 1886     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Perry, A.T.     1 - 0    
Bath 1886     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Tibbits, N.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1887     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Prideaux, H.M.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1891 (1)     3rd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Stoney, W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022