Beardsell, Thomas
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
296 |
2027 | (87) | 2 |
| 1871 |
290 |
2051 | (79) | 6 |
| 1872 |
307 |
2047 | (75) | 2 |
| 1873 |
305 |
2052 | (72) | 0 |
| 1874 |
306 |
2058 | (66) | 1 |
| 1875 |
309 |
2070 | (59) | 10 |
| 1876 |
294 |
2077 | (57) | 5 |
| 1877 |
291 |
2073 | (53) | 8 |
| 1878 |
313 |
2064 | (51) | 17 |
| 1879 |
306 |
2061 | (60) | 3 |
| 1880 |
317 |
2065 | (69) | 9 |
| 1881 |
350 |
2073 | (74) | 0 |
| 1882 |
346 |
2080 | (78) | 1 |
| 1883 |
368 |
2086 | (81) | 0 |
| 1884 |
385 |
2092 | (82) | 4 |
| 1885 |
417 |
2075 | (89) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Beardsell, Thomas John |
| Also known as: Beardsall |
| Born: 1841 |
| Died: 30 Oct. 1886 |
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| Notes: |
| Full name from correspondence from Tim Harding, who also gives birth year as 1841 or 1842 and date of death as 30 Oct. 1886 (from the Dec. 1886 British Chess Magazine, pp.477-478). Richard Forster (Amos Burn, p.954) has 'Beardsell [Beardsall], T.N.'. Sergeant has 'Beardsall'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 954 |
| Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 153 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 105, 128, 543, 571 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 124 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], Dec. 1886, page 477 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1597, 4 June 1870, page 595 |
| [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1836, 1874, page 427 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 48 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Elam, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Greenwich 1870 |
Bermondsey Club - Greenwich Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Latter, W.P. |
0 - 2 |
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| Greenwich 1871 |
Bermondsey Club - Greenwich Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Morris (1) |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1871 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap - Section 2 |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Brand, B. |
2 - 0 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 2 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Aytoun, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1871 (8) |
Bermondsey Club - Railway Clearing House Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Knight (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1871 (9) |
Bermondsey Club - Greenwich Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Latter, W.P. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hull and London, England 1872 |
Crystal Palace Meeting: Hull-London Telegraph Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Walker, Ja. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1872 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Mellor, W. (2) |
0 - 1 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1874 (1) |
City of London College Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Seyler |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1874 (9) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Zukertort, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1875 (5) |
City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Fenton, R.H.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Garraway, W. |
1 - 2 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1875 (10) |
Endeavour Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Konigs, F.H. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1875 (14) |
Bermondsey Club - International Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Maitland (1) |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1875 (16) |
Bermondsey Club - International Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Healey, F. |
0 - 2 |
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| London, England 1876 (1) |
Bermondsey Club - International Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Tarrant, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1876 (2) |
Bermondsey Club - International Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Maitland (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1876 (3) |
Bermondsey Club - Alexandra Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Taylor, H.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1876 (15) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1876 (18) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Potter, W.N. |
1 - 0 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1877 (4) |
Bermondsey - Shaftesbury Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Weightman (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1878 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Stevens, S.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Block, T. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of the move |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Eschwege, H. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1878 (4) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
2 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1879 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Stiebel, L. |
0 - 1 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Whalley, D. |
1 - 0 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Daniels (2) |
1 - 0 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Hunnex, J.R. |
0 - 1 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1882 (1) |
Bermondsey Club - Railway Clearing House Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Tarrant, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1882 (3) |
Bermondsey Club - Woolwich Club Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Nixon (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1884 (1) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Pierce, W.T. |
1 - 1 |
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| Brighton 1884 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Pierce, W.T. |
2 - 0 |
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| Brighton 1885 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Beardsell, T.J. - Butler, H.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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