Thomas, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  442  2093 (78) 1
1898  420  2116 (67) 11
1899  380  2145 (68) 0
1900  318  2174 (67) 0
1901  298  2203 (62) 0
1902  266  2232 (53) 9
1903  246  2247 (49) 8
1904  219  2268 (47) 8
1905  191  2288 (44) 14
1906  172  2304 (47) 8
1907  131  2331 (50) 6
1908  110  2351 (53) 0
1909  90  2371 (48) 9
1910  90  2373 (44) 11
1911  86  2385 (40) 17
1912  87  2387 (37) 28
1913  63  2415 (35) 37
1914  38  2450 (36) 34
1915  29  2465 (44) 16
1916  31  2466 (54) 0
1917  34  2468 (56) 0
1918  33  2470 (54) 0
1919  32  2471 (45) 11
1920  29  2475 (37) 32
1921  35  2464 (34) 43
1922  36  2458 (34) 28
1923  47  2445 (32) 38
1924  49  2441 (32) 35
1925  53  2428 (29) 53
1926  55  2427 (29) 45
1927  58  2424 (27) 66
1928  85  2402 (28) 53
1929  93  2402 (25) 82
1930  92  2401 (25) 84
1931  96  2398 (28) 47
1932  131  2373 (28) 60
1933  186  2343 (29) 45
1934  123  2379 (27) 67
1935  126  2376 (27) 72
1936  267  2311 (25) 89
1937  219  2332 (27) 63
1938  197  2342 (28) 58
1939  159  2357 (30) 55
1940  205  2325 (40) 20
1941  218  2312 (52) 0
1942  210  2299 (57) 0
1943  230  2286 (57) 2
1944  227  2283 (56) 0
1945  229  2279 (48) 10
1946  191  2294 (40) 40

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Thomas, George Alan  
   Also known as: Sir George Alan Thomas
Born: 14 June 1881
Died: 23 July 1972
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 318
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 339
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 406
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 375
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 362
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 293
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 98
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 970
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 424
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 321
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 470, 581
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 351
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 418
   Tanner, Vera Menchik, page 295
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 274
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 355
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Sir George Thomas: The Early Years]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Yates, F.D. - Thomas, G.A. 1914         (f)     3   -   1
Thomas, G.A. - Scott, R.H.V. 1915         (f)     4   -   2
Thomas, G.A. - Streusler, H. 1943         (f)     2   -   0

Tournament data

London, England 1897 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Smith, B.M.     0 - 1    
Salisbury 1898 (2)     Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament - 2nd Class     7.5  /  11
Tunbridge Wells 1902     4th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  9
Canterbury 1903     5th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     5  /  8
Brighton 1904     Brighton Tournament     4.5  /  8
London, England 1905 (1)     Cable Match Team Selection Tournament     2  /  5
London, England 1905 (3)     7th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  9
Tunbridge Wells 1906     8th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     4.5  /  8
Deal 1907     9th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     5  /  6
Hastings 1909     Kent and Sussex Congress     8  /  9
London, England and New York 1910     12th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Rosenfeld, Her.     1 - 0    
Bromley 1910 (1)     Kent Congress Team - Holland Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Esser, J.F.S.     0 - 1    
Bromley 1910 (2)     12th Kent County Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  9
London, England and New York 1911     13th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Neill, B.M.     1 - 0    
London, England 1911 (2)     21st City of London Club Championship     11.5  /  16
Tunbridge Wells 1912     14th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - 1st Class Open     7  /  8
London, England 1912 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - van Foreest, A.E.     1 - 1    
London, England 1912 (2)     22nd City of London Club Championship     11.5  /  15
  Thomas, G.A. - Blake, J.H.     0.5 - 2.5    
Hastings 1913 (2)     Kent and Sussex Counties Chess Association Tournament - Section II     8  /  10
Rugby 1913     City of London Club - Midland Counties Chess Union Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Smith, F.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1913 (2)     23rd City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section B     8.5  /  11
London, England 1913 (4)     23rd City of London Club Championship - Final     7  /  8
London, England 1913 (5)     Metropolitan Club Championship     4.5  /  7
The Hague 1914     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Leussen, B.     2 - 0    
Dartford 1914 (3)     16th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section C     5  /  5
Dartford 1914 (4)     16th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Final A     3  /  4
London, England 1914 (2)     24th City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section A     10  /  12
London, England 1914 (4)     24th City of London Club Championship - Final     4.5  /  7
London, England 1915     City of London Club Championship     9.5  /  10
Hastings 1919 (1)     British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - Chief Tournament     7  /  11
Bromley 1920 (3)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section C     4.5  /  5
Bromley 1920 (7)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section A     4  /  5
Edinburgh 1920 (2)     13th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8  /  11
London, England 1920     30th City of London Club Championship     9  /  11
Broadstairs 1921 (5)     16th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section E     3.5  /  5
Broadstairs 1921 (8)     16th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section B     4  /  5
Malvern 1921 (3)     14th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8  /  11
London, England 1921 (3)     31st City of London Chess Club Championship     10  /  11
London, England 1921 (4)     Metropolitan Chess Club Championship     9  /  12
Weston-Super-Mare 1922     West of England Chess Festival     6  /  9
Hastings 1922     Hastings Tournament     4.5  /  10
London, England 1922 (5)     City of London Club Championship     6.5  /  9
Liverpool 1923 (1)     Northern Counties Chess Union Congress - Master Tournament     6.5  /  9
Carlsbad 1923     Carlsbad Tournament     5.5  /  17
Portsmouth 1923 (2)     16th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     9  /  11
Scarborough 1923     Scarborough Tournament     5  /  9
Weston-Super-Mare 1924     West of England Chess Festival     7  /  9
Southport 1924 (1)     17th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7.5  /  11
London, England 1924 (2)     City of London Club Championship     11.5  /  15
London, England 1925 (2)     London Tournament     1.5  /  4
Baden-Baden 1925     Baden-Baden Tournament     6  /  20
Marienbad 1925     Marienbad Tournament     6  /  15
London, England 1925 (3)     35th City of London Club Championship     12.5  /  14
Weston-Super-Mare 1926     Weston-Super-Mare Tournament     4.5  /  9
Scarborough 1926 (1)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 1     5  /  6
Scarborough 1926 (3)     Scarborough Tournament - Play-offs    
  Thomas, G.A. - Saunders, H.     2 - 0    
Spa 1926     Spa Tournament     8.5  /  11
London, England 1926 (4)     2nd City of London Club Invitational Tournament     4.5  /  7
Ghent 1926     Ghent Tournament     4.5  /  10
Hastings 1927 (1)     7th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3  /  9
Tunbridge Wells 1927 (1)     21st Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament     5  /  7
Scarborough 1927     Scarborough Tournament     5  /  9
London, England 1927 (3)     1st Olympiad     12  /  15
London, England 1927 (8)     British Empire Club Master Tournament     3.5  /  11
London, England 1927 (10)     37th City of London Club Championship     12.5  /  15
Hastings 1928 (1)     8th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
London, England 1928 (2)     38th City of London Club Championship     15  /  17
Cheltenham 1928 (1)     West of England Chess Festival - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  7
Scarborough 1928     Scarborough Tournament     5  /  9
Tenby 1928 (1)     21st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Hastings 1929 (1)     9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
Ramsgate 1929 (1)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - British vs Foreigners     3.5  /  7
Scarborough 1929     Scarborough Tournament     5.5  /  7
Paris 1929 (1)     Paris Tournament     6  /  11
Carlsbad 1929     Carlsbad Tournament     6  /  21
Budapest 1929 (1)     Budapest Tournament     7.5  /  13
London, England 1929 (3)     39th City of London Club Championship     11.5  /  14
Hastings 1930 (1)     10th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4.5  /  9
Nice 1930     Nice Master Tournament     8.5  /  11
London, England 1930 (2)     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Whitaker, N.T.     1 - 0    
Canterbury 1930 (1)     23rd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament     5.5  /  7
Scarborough 1930 (1)     23rd British Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     5.5  /  11
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     5.5  /  13
Liege 1930 (1)     Liege Tournament     5.5  /  11
Frankfurt 1930 (1)     Anderssen Chess Club Jubilee - Meisterturnier     3  /  11
London, England 1930 (5)     40th City of London Club Championship     7  /  10
Hastings 1931 (1)     11th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4  /  9
Nice 1931     Nice Tournament     4.5  /  9
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     12.5  /  18
Worcester, England 1931 (1)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Hastings 1932 (1)     12th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     2  /  9
London, England 1932 (3)     London International - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  11
Antwerp 1932     Antwerp Tournament     3  /  5
Cambridge 1932 (1)     Cambridge Easter Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  7
London, England 1932 (6)     Middlesex - Hampshire County Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Sultan Khan, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1932 (7)     25th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7  /  11
London, England 1932 (11)     42nd City of London Club Championship     13.5  /  16
Hastings 1933 (1)     13th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
Folkestone 1933 (2)     5th Olympiad     4  /  11
Hastings 1933 (3)     26th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7  /  11
London, England 1933 (2)     43rd City of London Club Championship     9  /  14
Hastings 1934 (1)     14th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4.5  /  9
Budapest 1934 (6)     Budapest International Tournament     5  /  15
Klosterneuberg 1934     Klosterneuberg Tournament     6  /  10
Chester 1934 (2)     27th British Chess Federation Championship     8.5  /  11
Sopron 1934     Sopron Tournament     8  /  11
London, England 1934     44th City of London Club Championship     10  /  12
Hastings 1935 (1)     15th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     6.5  /  9
Margate 1935 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     5  /  9
Barcelona 1935 (1)     Barcelona Tournament     6  /  9
Yarmouth 1935 (1)     28th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7.5  /  11
Warsaw 1935 (2)     6th Olympiad     8.5  /  16
London, England 1935     45th City of London Club Championship     14  /  18
Hastings 1936 (1)     16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  9
Margate 1936 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     3  /  9
Ostend 1936     Ostend Tournament     4  /  9
Bournemouth 1936     29th British Championship     5  /  11
Podebrady 1936 (2)     14th Czechoslovakia Championship     4  /  17
Nottingham 1936 (1)     Nottingham Master Tournament     3  /  14
London, England 1936     46th City of London Club Championship     15  /  20
Hastings 1937 (1)     17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     2.5  /  9
Margate 1937 (1)     Margate Masters Tournament     3  /  9
Blackpool 1937     30th British Championship     8  /  11
Stockholm 1937 (3)     7th Olympiad     7.5  /  17
London, England 1937 (3)     47th City of London Club Championship     10.5  /  15
Amsterdam 1937     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Landau, S. (1)     1.5 - 0.5    
Hastings 1938 (1)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3  /  9
Margate 1938 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     1.5  /  9
London, England 1938 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - de Groot, A.D.     1 - 1    
Noordwijk 1938     Noordwijk Tournament     4  /  9
Brighton 1938 (1)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  11
Plymouth 1938     Plymouth Jubilee Congress - Premier Tournament     6  /  7
London, England 1938 (2)     48th City of London Club Championship     13  /  18
Hastings 1939 (1)     19th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     2.5  /  9
Margate 1939 (1)     Margate Premier Tournament     5  /  9
Buenos Aires 1939 (1)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 1     3  /  5
London, England 1939 (1)     Hampstead Invitational Tournament     7  /  11
The Hague 1939     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Thomas, G.A. - Landau, S. (1)     1 - 1    
London, England 1939 (2)     49th City of London Club Championship     16  /  19
London, England 1940 (1)     London Easter Congress     5.5  /  9
London, England 1940 (3)     National Centre Club Championship - Preliminary Section B     6.5  /  11
London, England 1943 (2)     West London Summer Tournament     7  /  9
London, England 1945     London Championship     6.5  /  10
Hastings 1946 (1)     21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     4  /  11
London, England 1946 (2)     London International Tournament - Section B     6.5  /  11
Zaandam 1946 (1)     Zaandam Major Tournament     2.5  /  11
London, England 1946 (3)     London Championship     6  /  7

Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024