Thomson, William

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1861 |
186 |
2127 | (114) | 4 |
| 1862 |
181 |
2140 | (110) | 0 |
| 1863 |
174 |
2154 | (106) | 0 |
| 1864 |
173 |
2167 | (101) | 0 |
| 1865 |
170 |
2180 | (95) | 0 |
| 1866 |
166 |
2194 | (88) | 0 |
| 1867 |
155 |
2207 | (79) | 0 |
| 1868 |
154 |
2220 | (69) | 9 |
| 1869 |
147 |
2228 | (70) | 0 |
| 1870 |
135 |
2236 | (68) | 0 |
| 1871 |
133 |
2244 | (63) | 0 |
| 1872 |
133 |
2252 | (55) | 13 |
| 1873 |
126 |
2263 | (57) | 12 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Thomson, William |
| Born: 1809 |
| Died: 22 Dec. 1878 |
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| Notes: |
| I am tentatively identifying the Thomson of Manchester who played at York 1868 as W. Thomson, who played at later Counties Chess Association tournaments, and as the Thomson who played in the third class of the 1860-1861 Manchester club tournament. His name sometimes appears as 'William Thompson'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 6, 24 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCR], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1854, page 159 |
| [BLL], 1 Dec. 1850, page 8 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 11, Dec. 1875, page 321 |
| [CPC], vol. 13, no. 2, Feb. 1852, page 47 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1853, page 125 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 11, Nov. 1859, page cover |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 25, Jan. 1861, page cover |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1862, page 68 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1864, page 290 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1866, page 326, 326 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1866, page 370 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 10, Dec. 1869, page 313 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1870, page 188 |
| [Era], vol. 13, no. 636, 1 Dec. 1850, page 15 |
| [Era], vol. 23, no. 1155, 11 Nov. 1860, page 5 |
| [Era], vol. 23, no. 1174, 24 Mar. 1861, page 6 |
| [Era], vol. 23, no. 1184, 2 June 1861, page 16 |
| [Era], vol. 23, no. 1187, 23 June 1861, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1222, 23 Feb. 1862, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 25, no. 1259, 9 Nov. 1862, page 13 |
| [Era], vol. 28, no. 1413, 22 Oct. 1865, page 5 |
| [Fld], 23 Oct. 1875 |
| [ILN], vol. 37, no. 1067, 29 Dec. 1860, page 633 |
| [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1622, 12 Nov. 1870, page 507 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1665, 19 Aug. 1871, page 163 |
| [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1781, 18 Oct. 1873, page 375 |
| [MWEG], 15 Dec. 1860 |
| Web |
| Burt, John. [The Bristol Chess Club] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA, 1st Annual Meeting, York] |
| [William Thomson] |
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Tournament data
| Manchester 1861 (3) |
Manchester Chess Club Tournament - 3rd Class |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Meares (1) |
3 - 0 |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Threlfall, J.M. |
3 - 0 |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Bantock, W. |
1 - 3 |
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| York 1868 (2) |
1st Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, 1st Class |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Malvern 1872 (1) |
3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
7 | / | 13 |
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| Bristol 1873 (2) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Thomson, W. (1) - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Rumsey, Ms. |
1 - 0 |
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Thomson, W. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Gossip, G.H.D. |
1 - 0 |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Mosely, L. |
0 - 1 |
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Thomson, W. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Thomson, W. (1) - Fisher, B.W. |
0 - 1 |
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Thomson, W. (1) gave odds of pawn and move |
| Bristol 1873 (3) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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