Thomas, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1901 |
902 |
1881 | (136) | 1 |
| 1902 |
889 |
1888 | (132) | 0 |
| 1903 |
875 |
1895 | (126) | 0 |
| 1904 |
898 |
1902 | (121) | 1 |
| 1905 |
912 |
1911 | (116) | 0 |
| 1906 |
896 |
1920 | (111) | 1 |
| 1907 |
909 |
1931 | (105) | 0 |
| 1908 |
894 |
1943 | (99) | 0 |
| 1909 |
961 |
1954 | (92) | 0 |
| 1910 |
931 |
1966 | (84) | 0 |
| 1911 |
942 |
1977 | (75) | 0 |
| 1912 |
903 |
1988 | (62) | 9 |
| 1913 |
916 |
1994 | (57) | 13 |
| 1914 |
813 |
2030 | (58) | 12 |
| 1915 |
772 |
2026 | (67) | 0 |
| 1916 |
772 |
2022 | (74) | 0 |
| 1917 |
775 |
2018 | (78) | 0 |
| 1918 |
787 |
2014 | (80) | 0 |
| 1919 |
798 |
2010 | (80) | 0 |
| 1920 |
892 |
2007 | (79) | 0 |
| 1921 |
977 |
2003 | (77) | 0 |
| 1922 |
1029 |
1999 | (72) | 0 |
| 1923 |
1141 |
1995 | (65) | 8 |
| 1924 |
1205 |
1979 | (69) | 0 |
| 1925 |
1310 |
1964 | (70) | 0 |
| 1926 |
1416 |
1948 | (68) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Thomas, William Rowland |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 191 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 56 |
| England and Liverpool Club Committee, Liverpool Chess Club, Annual Report 1912, page 4, 17 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 970 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 9, 349 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 275 |
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Tournament data
| Liverpool 1901 (2) |
Liverpool - Dublin Club Match |
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Thomas, W.R. - O'Hara, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hastings 1904 (1) |
London League - Three Unions Match |
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Thomas, W.R. - Watts, W.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1906 |
15th Liverpool Championship |
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Thomas, W.R. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Liverpool 1911 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Match |
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Thomas, W.R. - Eaton, F.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1912 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Club Match |
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Thomas, W.R. - Burtenshaw, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1912 |
Liverpool Chess Club Championship |
2.5 | / | 9 |
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| Blackpool 1913 |
Northern Counties Chess Union Tournament |
1.5 | / | 6 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (1) |
Liverpool - North Manchester Club Match |
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Thomas, W.R. - Farnworth, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Thomas, W.R. - Ruttle, E.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1913 (3) |
Liverpool Club Championship |
1 | / | 6 |
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| Blackpool 1914 |
Northern Counties Chess Union Tournament |
1.5 | / | 3 |
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| Liverpool 1914 |
Liverpool Club Championship |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Liverpool 1923 (2) |
Northern Counties Chess Union Congress - Major Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Edinburgh 1926 (2) |
19th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open |
3 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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