Thornton, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  180  2178 (101) 5
1876  186  2163 (103) 0
1877  193  2147 (103) 0
1878  208  2132 (103) 0
1879  227  2117 (103) 0
1880  264  2102 (102) 0
1881  316  2086 (100) 0
1882  336  2071 (97) 0
1883  399  2056 (94) 0
1884  455  2040 (90) 0
1885  483  2025 (84) 7
1886  462  2031 (87) 0
1887  459  2037 (89) 0
1888  442  2043 (90) 0
1889  423  2049 (90) 0
1890  440  2055 (88) 0
1891  434  2062 (86) 0
1892  448  2068 (82) 8
1893  479  2055 (88) 2
1894  498  2049 (96) 0
1895  516  2042 (102) 0
1896  522  2036 (108) 0
1897  545  2030 (113) 0
1898  570  2023 (117) 0
1899  600  2017 (121) 0
1900  622  2010 (124) 0
1901  641  2004 (128) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Thornton, George Howard  
Born: 28 Apr. 1851
Died: 30 Jan. 1920
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 425
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 253
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 5
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 13
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 108
Periodicals
   [BuG], 1 Sep. 1875
   [CLJ], vol. 8, no. 64, June 1875, page 266
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 67, Oct. 1875, page 465
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 109
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 17, May 1875, page 195
   [NSC], 7 Nov. 1875
   [NYC], 21 Aug. 1875
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [The Queen City: George Thornton and Early Buffalo Chess]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4078. 'Thornton castling trap']
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Brown, T.M. - Thornton, G.H. 1875 (1)         (c)     0   -   2      Brown, T.M. gave odds of a knight
Brown, T.M. - Thornton, G.H. 1875 (2)         (c)     0   -   2
Schottlander, A. - Thornton, G.H. 1893         (c)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Buffalo 1875     Buffalo Tournament    
  Thornton, G.H. - Ensor, A.W.     0 - 1    
Hamburg 1885 (4)     4th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier D     1  /  7
Skaneateles 1892 (1)     New York State Chess Association Tournament     2.5  /  8
Buffalo and Rochester, New York 1901     Buffalo Club - Rochester Club Telegraphic Match    
  Thornton, G.H. - Luce, N.D.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023