Loyd, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  96  2220 (76) 1
1854  91  2240 (65) 7
1855  97  2231 (58) 13
1856  103  2231 (55) 13
1857  107  2238 (55) 10
1858  106  2254 (61) 0
1859  100  2269 (62) 11
1860  116  2256 (74) 0
1861  131  2242 (85) 0
1862  134  2229 (93) 0
1863  136  2215 (101) 0
1864  153  2202 (107) 0
1865  160  2188 (113) 0
1866  175  2175 (118) 0
1867  177  2161 (123) 0
1868  195  2148 (128) 0
1869  200  2134 (132) 0
1870  213  2120 (135) 0
1871  234  2107 (139) 0
1872  258  2093 (142) 0
1873  265  2080 (145) 0
1874  289  2066 (148) 0
1875  319  2053 (150) 0
1876  335  2039 (153) 0
1877  333  2026 (155) 0
1878  351  2012 (157) 0
1879  358  1999 (159) 0
1880  394  1985 (161) 0
1881  470  1972 (163) 0
1882  509  1958 (164) 0
1883  570  1945 (166) 0
1884  642  1931 (167) 0
1885  649  1918 (169) 0
1886  672  1904 (170) 0
1887  674  1891 (171) 0
1888  691  1877 (173) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Loyd, Thomas  
Born: 8 Sep. 1830
Died: 7 Mar. 1914
 
Notes:
Hillyer (p.19) and van Winsen (p.139) cite Frère giving 'T.L. Loyd', as does Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of 17 Apr. 1858.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 57, 146, 411
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 257
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 46, 132
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 19
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 309
   Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 6
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 26, 139
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. II, page 114
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 245
Periodicals
   [Alb], 19 Oct. 1867
   [BCC], vol. 4, no. 6, 15 Mar. 1886, page 82
   [BLL], 30 May 1858, page 3
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1857, page 87
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 7, July 1857, page 207
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 66, Sep. 1875, page 361
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1513, 22 Sep. 1867, page 7
   [FLIN], 1 Mar. 1856
   [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 797, 3 May 1856, page 483
   [NBSZ], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1869, page 23
   [NSC], 28 Feb. 1886
   [NYC], 26 Apr. 1856
   [NYC], 17 May 1862
   [NYC], 14 Dec. 1867
   [Str], vol. 1, no. 6, 15 June 1867, page 136
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 8, 15 July 1867, page 230
   [TFF], 12 Oct. 1867
   [WP], vol. 8, no. 5, 1 Sep. 1875, page 82
Web
   Sarah.  [William James Appleton Fuller]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4087. James A. Leonard]
   Winter, Edward.  [James A. Leonard]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. 1855         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. 1857         (f)     5   -   3
Loyd, T. - Perrin, F. 1859         (f)     6.5   -   3.5

Tournament data

New York 1853     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Thompson, J. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1854     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - O'Sullivan, J.L.     3 - 2    
  Loyd, T. - Gallatin, A.R.     1 - 0    
  Loyd, T. - Perrin, F.     1 - 0    
New York 1855     New York Chess Club Championship    
  Loyd, T. - Aupoix     2 - 3          Loyd, T. gave odds of the queen
New York 1856     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Gallatin, A.R.     4.5 - 2.5    
  Loyd, T. - Perrin, F.     2 - 4    
New York 1857 (1)     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Raphael, B.I.     1 - 0    
  Loyd, T. - Montgomery, W.W.     0 - 1    
New York 1859 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Loyd, T. - Marache, N.     0 - 1    
Plainfield 1888     Newark - Plainfield Club Match    
  Loyd, T. - Hymes, N.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024