Loyd, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  96  2221 (76) 1
1854  91  2241 (65) 7
1855  97  2231 (58) 13
1856  103  2231 (56) 13
1857  107  2239 (55) 10
1858  106  2254 (61) 0
1859  100  2270 (62) 11
1860  115  2256 (74) 0
1861  130  2243 (85) 0
1862  134  2229 (93) 0
1863  137  2216 (101) 0
1864  153  2202 (107) 0
1865  160  2189 (113) 0
1866  174  2175 (118) 0
1867  177  2162 (123) 0
1868  195  2148 (128) 0
1869  200  2135 (132) 0
1870  214  2121 (135) 0
1871  234  2108 (139) 0
1872  257  2094 (142) 0
1873  265  2081 (145) 0
1874  288  2067 (148) 0
1875  319  2054 (150) 0
1876  335  2040 (153) 0
1877  332  2027 (155) 0
1878  353  2013 (157) 0
1879  359  1999 (159) 0
1880  395  1986 (161) 0
1881  470  1972 (163) 0
1882  510  1959 (164) 0
1883  570  1945 (166) 0
1884  643  1932 (167) 0
1885  652  1918 (169) 0
1886  677  1905 (170) 0
1887  678  1891 (171) 0
1888  698  1878 (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