May, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  341  2026 (70) 3
1874  331  2046 (61) 18
1875  360  2030 (64) 3
1876  403  1991 (67) 3
1877  399  1981 (72) 0
1878  419  1971 (74) 0
1879  423  1961 (74) 0
1880  459  1951 (71) 0
1881  524  1941 (66) 0
1882  572  1931 (58) 13
1883  563  1967 (60) 1
1884  558  1999 (59) 12
1885  575  1988 (67) 1
1886  564  1991 (73) 2
1887  587  1982 (81) 2
1888  622  1966 (89) 0
1889  639  1950 (96) 0
1890  679  1934 (102) 0
1891  696  1918 (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

Bristol 1873 (5)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     1  /  3
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    
Clifton 1882     Bath - Bristol and Clifton Match    
  May, T.H.D. - Vernon, J.E.     1 - 1    
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: 11 Jan. 2026