May, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  296  2062 (66) 18
1875  337  2041 (67) 3
1876  378  1998 (69) 3
1877  379  1984 (73) 0
1878  396  1970 (75) 0
1879  398  1956 (75) 0
1880  441  1941 (73) 0
1881  523  1927 (68) 0
1882  571  1913 (60) 11
1883  560  1953 (61) 1
1884  557  1988 (59) 12
1885  573  1978 (67) 1
1886  559  1982 (73) 2
1887  583  1973 (81) 2
1888  615  1957 (89) 0
1889  619  1941 (96) 0
1890  668  1925 (102) 0
1891  686  1909 (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