Wilson, Thomas
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1877 |
504 |
1886 | (87) | 2 |
| 1878 |
482 |
1905 | (80) | 2 |
| 1879 |
451 |
1932 | (73) | 3 |
| 1880 |
446 |
1962 | (67) | 2 |
| 1881 |
474 |
1987 | (62) | 7 |
| 1882 |
470 |
2001 | (62) | 3 |
| 1883 |
464 |
2037 | (61) | 7 |
| 1884 |
423 |
2078 | (63) | 3 |
| 1885 |
389 |
2102 | (66) | 1 |
| 1886 |
368 |
2116 | (67) | 2 |
| 1887 |
361 |
2123 | (68) | 2 |
| 1888 |
382 |
2111 | (69) | 2 |
| 1889 |
377 |
2108 | (72) | 1 |
| 1890 |
413 |
2095 | (74) | 2 |
| 1891 |
426 |
2086 | (78) | 0 |
| 1892 |
473 |
2077 | (80) | 1 |
| 1893 |
495 |
2077 | (82) | 2 |
| 1894 |
521 |
2072 | (87) | 1 |
| 1895 |
525 |
2070 | (93) | 0 |
| 1896 |
515 |
2069 | (97) | 0 |
| 1897 |
529 |
2067 | (101) | 1 |
| 1898 |
572 |
2059 | (106) | 0 |
| 1899 |
600 |
2051 | (110) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Wilson, Thomas Bright |
| Born: 24 July 1843 |
| Died: 28 Nov. 1915 |
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| Notes: |
| The British Chess Magazine of Feb. 1883 (p.68) has 'I.B. Wilson', which I take to be an error for 'T.B. Wilson'. Gaige gives date of death as 28-11-1915; Hooper and Whyld, and Sarah give 1915; Harding, in both his biographies of Blackburne and Steinitz, gives 1898. Steve Mann gives a detailed account of his life from birth, death and census records, giving his death as 28-11-1915, so it seems Harding has erred in this case. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 971 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 465 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 190, 582 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 306 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 68 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 186 |
| Zavatarelli, Gloomy Fate of Arthur Towle Marriott, page 84 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1883, page 68 |
| [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 440 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2008, 22 Dec. 1877, page 606 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1878: Bradford v Manchester Athenaeum] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Sheffield & DCA v Manchester CA] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Thomas Bright Wilson] |
| Sarah. [Joseph Henry Blackburne] |
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Tournament data
| Liverpool 1877 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Wood, J.M. |
0 - 2 |
| | | |
| Bradford 1878 |
Bradford - Manchester Athenaeum Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Mielziner, E. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Leeds 1879 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Fawcett, J.A. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1879 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Taylor, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1880 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Mongredien, A. (2) |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Derby 1881 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Nottingham Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Mellor, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Leeds 1881 (2) |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Bilborough, A. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1881 (1) |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Hussey, E.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Stafford 1881 |
Birmingham - Manchester Athenaeum Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Wildman, F.P. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Manchester 1881 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Beakbane, A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Sheffield 1882 (1) |
Wesley College - Penistone Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Shendler, R. |
0 - 2 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1882 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Beakbane, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Philip, R.H. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1883 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Beakbane, A. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Sheffield 1883 (2) |
Sheffield and District - Manchester Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Carr-Smith, J. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Leeds 1883 (3) |
Manchester Athenaeum - Hull Church Institute Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Farrow, G.W. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Derby 1884 |
Manchester - Nottingham Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Marriott, T.W. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1884 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Howell, A. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1885 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Hvistendahl, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1886 (1) |
Manchester Athenaeum - Nottingham Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Mellor, E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1886 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Beakbane, A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Bradford 1887 (2) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Whitley, P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1887 (3) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Wellington, S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1888 (1) |
Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Wilson, T.B. - Wellington, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1888 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Leather, R.K. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1889 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Wellington, S. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1890 (3) |
British Chess Club - Manchester Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Frankenstein, E.N. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1890 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1892 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Kaizer, M. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - van Gelder, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1893 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Wellington, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Gunston, W.H. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1897 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Wilson, T.B. - Ferguson, G. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1899 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Wilson, T.B. - Dawbarn, C.Y.C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026 |
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