Loyd, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  98  2221 (76) 1
1854  91  2241 (65) 7
1855  98  2232 (58) 13
1856  106  2232 (55) 13
1857  109  2240 (55) 10
1858  108  2255 (61) 0
1859  101  2270 (62) 11
1860  117  2256 (74) 0
1861  137  2243 (85) 0
1862  145  2229 (93) 0
1863  145  2216 (101) 0
1864  164  2202 (107) 0
1865  168  2189 (113) 0
1866  184  2175 (118) 0
1867  189  2161 (123) 0
1868  209  2148 (128) 0
1869  217  2134 (132) 0
1870  231  2121 (135) 0
1871  253  2107 (139) 0
1872  271  2094 (142) 0
1873  282  2080 (145) 0
1874  303  2066 (148) 0
1875  338  2053 (150) 0
1876  351  2039 (153) 0
1877  352  2026 (155) 0
1878  376  2012 (157) 0
1879  382  1998 (159) 0
1880  420  1985 (161) 0
1881  493  1971 (163) 0
1882  534  1958 (165) 0
1883  594  1944 (166) 0
1884  666  1931 (168) 0
1885  675  1917 (169) 0
1886  699  1903 (170) 0
1887  699  1890 (172) 0
1888  730  1876 (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