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

Biographical data
Name: Thomson, William  
Born: 1809
Died: 22 Dec. 1878
 
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'.
 
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]

Tournament data

Manchester 1861 (3)     Manchester Chess Club Tournament - 3rd Class    
  Thomson, W. (1) - Meares (1)     3 - 0    
  Thomson, W. (1) - Threlfall, J.M.     3 - 0    
  Thomson, W. (1) - Bantock, W.     1 - 3    
York 1868 (2)     1st Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, 1st Class     5  /  9
Malvern 1872 (1)     3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     7  /  13
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Thomson, W. (1) - MacDonnell, G.A.     0 - 1    
  Thomson, W. (1) - Rumsey, Ms.     1 - 0          Thomson, W. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Thomson, W. (1) - Gossip, G.H.D.     1 - 0    
  Thomson, W. (1) - Mosely, L.     0 - 1          Thomson, W. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Thomson, W. (1) - Fisher, B.W.     0 - 1          Thomson, W. (1) gave odds of pawn and move
Bristol 1873 (3)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A     5.5  /  8


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026