Gordon, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1848  75  2179 (73) 59
1849  99  2182 (78) 3
1850  94  2207 (82) 0
1851  93  2231 (85) 0
1852  78  2256 (87) 0
1853  77  2280 (87) 0
1854  68  2304 (87) 0
1855  62  2329 (85) 0
1856  54  2353 (81) 0
1857  46  2377 (76) 2
1858  42  2398 (73) 0
1859  41  2418 (68) 18
1860  50  2409 (79) 0
1861  50  2400 (88) 0
1862  48  2391 (96) 0
1863  45  2382 (103) 0
1864  53  2373 (109) 0
1865  56  2364 (114) 0
1866  61  2355 (119) 0
1867  65  2346 (123) 0
1868  73  2337 (127) 0
1869  77  2328 (130) 0
1870  79  2319 (133) 0
1871  86  2310 (136) 0
1872  96  2301 (139) 0
1873  95  2292 (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