Piper, Thomas

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1882 |
162 |
2234 | (59) | 7 |
1883 |
163 |
2254 | (50) | 25 |
1884 |
175 |
2253 | (63) | 0 |
1885 |
181 |
2252 | (72) | 0 |
1886 |
185 |
2251 | (79) | 0 |
1887 |
191 |
2251 | (84) | 0 |
1888 |
199 |
2250 | (87) | 0 |
1889 |
196 |
2249 | (89) | 0 |
1890 |
212 |
2248 | (90) | 0 |
1891 |
207 |
2247 | (91) | 0 |
1892 |
215 |
2247 | (90) | 0 |
1893 |
214 |
2246 | (88) | 0 |
1894 |
216 |
2245 | (84) | 0 |
1895 |
220 |
2244 | (80) | 0 |
1896 |
217 |
2243 | (74) | 32 |
1897 |
219 |
2244 | (77) | 0 |
1898 |
234 |
2246 | (79) | 12 |
1899 |
255 |
2236 | (81) | 7 |
1900 |
264 |
2231 | (88) | 0 |
1901 |
276 |
2226 | (93) | 0 |
1902 |
294 |
2220 | (98) | 0 |
1903 |
302 |
2215 | (101) | 0 |
1904 |
326 |
2210 | (104) | 0 |
1905 |
340 |
2205 | (106) | 0 |
1906 |
361 |
2199 | (108) | 0 |
1907 |
378 |
2194 | (109) | 0 |
1908 |
406 |
2189 | (109) | 0 |
1909 |
437 |
2184 | (109) | 0 |
1910 |
457 |
2178 | (109) | 0 |
1911 |
501 |
2173 | (108) | 0 |
1912 |
496 |
2168 | (106) | 0 |
1913 |
507 |
2163 | (104) | 0 |
1914 |
496 |
2158 | (101) | 6 |
1915 |
463 |
2159 | (106) | 0 |
1916 |
459 |
2160 | (111) | 0 |
1917 |
464 |
2161 | (114) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Piper, Thomas Harry James Day |
Also known as: Thomas Henry Piper |
Born: 30 Jan. 1857 |
Died: 26 Nov. 1938 |
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Notes: |
Harding has 'Thomas Henry Piper', as does the BCCF E-mail Bulletin and the obituary in the Victoria Daily Times of 26 Nov. 1938 (p.15); Stephen Wright has 'Thomas Harry James Day Piper', citing his death registration. |
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References |
Books |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 230 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 174, 176, 547 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 188 |
Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 142 |
Periodicals |
[ILN], vol. 72, no. 2021, 23 Mar. 1878, page 279 |
[VDT], 26 Nov. 1938, page 15 |
Web |
Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: Thomas Piper] |
Donaldson, John. [History of the MI Chess Room] |
Winter, Edward. [Kasparov, Karpov and the Scotch] |
Wright, Stephen. [BCCF E-mail Bulletin #5], page 4 |
Wright, Stephen. [BCCF E-mail Bulletin #93], page 4 |
Wright, Stephen. [Founding of the Victoria Chess Club] |
Wright, Stephen. [Historical Who's Who of B.C. Chess Personalia] |
Wright, Stephen. [A Tale of Three Cities: the 1895 Pacific Cable Matches] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Piper, T.H.J.D. - Babson, J.N. 1896 |
(f) |
7 | - | 2 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Punchard, C. 1896 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Chapman, W.C. 1896 |
(f) |
12.5 | - | 5.5 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Dickey, W.A. 1898 |
(c) |
7.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Peterson, A.F. 1898 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Lund, H.B. 1899 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Adams, E.B. (2) 1914 |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Gibbs (1) 1914 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Fink, A.J. 1917 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Putkzer 1917 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
London, England 1882 (2) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Ridpath, E. |
0 - 1 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1882 (8) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Giuliano, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. gave odds of a knight |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Chappell, W.T. |
1 - 0 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Blackburne, J.H. |
1.5 - 1.5 |
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Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. - Laws, B.G. |
0 - 2 |
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Piper, T.H.J.D. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1883 (6) |
Vizayanagaram Tournament |
16 | / | 25 |
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Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |
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