May, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  281  2068 (66) 18
1875  319  2047 (67) 3
1876  359  2004 (69) 3
1877  360  1990 (73) 0
1878  373  1975 (75) 0
1879  387  1961 (75) 0
1880  431  1946 (73) 0
1881  500  1932 (68) 0
1882  548  1918 (60) 11
1883  547  1957 (61) 1
1884  531  1992 (59) 12
1885  559  1982 (67) 1
1886  536  1986 (73) 2
1887  556  1977 (81) 2
1888  589  1961 (89) 0
1889  589  1945 (96) 0
1890  636  1929 (102) 0
1891  664  1913 (107) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: May, Thomas Hughes Delabere  
Born: 8 Mar. 1852
Died: 5 Dec. 1942
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Chronicle of 9 Aug. 1882 (p.382) and the Illustrated London News of 27 Mar. 1875 (p.307) have 'J.H.D. May'. The Illustrated London News of 15 Apr. 1876 (p.383) has 'T.H.T. May'. Sergeant has 'T.H.D. May' twice on p.344, but 'T.R.D. May' on p.345. I am guessing that 'T.H.D. May' is correct, as it appears most often.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 344, 345
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 91
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 6, Dec. 1872, page 186
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 7, Feb. 1873, page 218, 218
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. supp.1, Aug. 1873, page 4
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 57
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 8, Apr. 1875, page 254
   [CPC], vol. 6, 9 Aug. 1882, page 382
   [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1806, 4 Apr. 1874, page 331
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1859, 27 Mar. 1875, page 307
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

London, England 1874 (3)     2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Plunkett, H.C.     2.5 - 0.5    
Cambridge 1874     Cambridge University Club Tournament     8.5  /  15
London, England 1875 (6)     3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Tracey, C.     2.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1876 (7)     4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Meredith, S.R.     0 - 3    
Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     1  /  11
Bath 1883     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Raymond, E.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (7)     Saint George's Club - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Gattie, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1884 (1)     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Vernon, J.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1884 (4)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     3.5  /  10
Bristol 1885     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Nash, S.H.     0 - 1    
Clifton 1886     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Perry, A.T.     1 - 0    
Bath 1886     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Tibbits, N.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath 1887     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Prideaux, H.M.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1891 (1)     3rd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Stoney, W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022