Gordon, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1848  76  2172 (73) 59
1849  99  2176 (78) 3
1850  95  2201 (82) 0
1851  93  2225 (85) 0
1852  80  2250 (87) 0
1853  79  2275 (87) 0
1854  70  2299 (87) 0
1855  62  2324 (85) 0
1856  57  2349 (81) 0
1857  46  2373 (76) 2
1858  42  2394 (73) 0
1859  42  2415 (68) 18
1860  50  2406 (79) 0
1861  50  2397 (88) 0
1862  49  2388 (96) 0
1863  46  2379 (103) 0
1864  54  2370 (108) 0
1865  60  2361 (114) 0
1866  63  2353 (118) 0
1867  67  2344 (123) 0
1868  75  2335 (127) 0
1869  78  2326 (130) 0
1870  82  2317 (133) 0
1871  88  2308 (136) 0
1872  97  2299 (139) 0
1873  98  2290 (142) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gordon, Thomas  
   Also known as: Rev. Thomas Gordon; Rev. Dr. Gordon; Gamma
Born: 22 Dec. 1817
Died: 12 Jan. 1888
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 10, 14, 40
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 145
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 93
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl, xxvi
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 2
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 209
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 18, no. 4, Apr. 1898, page 140
   [BCR], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1853, page 238
   [BLL], 23 Feb. 1862, page 1
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1845, page 32
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 8, Aug. 1845, page 229
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 11, Nov. 1845, page 343
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 8, Aug. 1852, page 229
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1853, page 312
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1855, page 103
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1862, page 67
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [ILN], vol. 21, no. 569, 17 July 1852, page 43
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 875, 22 Aug. 1857, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1878, 7 Aug. 1875, page 143
   [NYC], 28 Sep. 1867
   [Pal], vol. 4, no. 8, 15 Aug. 1844, page 378
   [SZ], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1849, page 227
Web
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7

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

Gordon, T. - Michaels, P. 1848         (c)     1   -   0
Gordon, T. - Pendrill (1) 1848         (f)     13   -   12
von der Goltz, A.F. - Gordon, T. 1848 (1)         (c)     21   -   5
von der Goltz, A.F. - Gordon, T. 1848 (2)         (f)     4.5   -   2.5
von der Goltz, A.F. - Gordon, T. 1849         (f)     3   -   0
Gordon, T. - Wayte, W. 1857         (s)     1.5   -   0.5
Donaldson, Jo. - Gordon, T. 1859         (c)     10   -   8

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1873 (1)     Edinburgh Club Chess Party    
  Gordon, T. - Fraser, Ja.C.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023