Avery, Thomas

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1856 |
163 |
2025 | (116) | 6 |
| 1857 |
166 |
2033 | (114) | 0 |
| 1858 |
178 |
2042 | (112) | 3 |
| 1859 |
194 |
2043 | (112) | 0 |
| 1860 |
209 |
2044 | (111) | 0 |
| 1861 |
222 |
2045 | (110) | 0 |
| 1862 |
230 |
2046 | (108) | 0 |
| 1863 |
226 |
2046 | (106) | 0 |
| 1864 |
235 |
2047 | (103) | 0 |
| 1865 |
247 |
2048 | (100) | 0 |
| 1866 |
270 |
2049 | (95) | 5 |
| 1867 |
275 |
2034 | (95) | 0 |
| 1868 |
296 |
2019 | (94) | 0 |
| 1869 |
305 |
2004 | (91) | 0 |
| 1870 |
331 |
1988 | (88) | 0 |
| 1871 |
375 |
1973 | (83) | 3 |
| 1872 |
370 |
1984 | (82) | 0 |
| 1873 |
365 |
1995 | (79) | 6 |
| 1874 |
363 |
2008 | (82) | 1 |
| 1875 |
375 |
2012 | (85) | 0 |
| 1876 |
369 |
2016 | (86) | 6 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Avery, Thomas |
| Born: 1813 |
| Died: 17 Feb. 1894 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives year of birth as 1813; Sergeant says he was 81 when he died on 17 Feb. 1894. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 39, 40 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 519 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 17 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 243 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 99, 222 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 23 Feb. 1862, page 1 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1853, page 154 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 89 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1873, page 281 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 307 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 64ii |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109 |
| [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 277, 284 |
| [Era], vol. 17, no. 876, 8 July 1855, page 6 |
| [Era], vol. 33, no. 1717, 20 Aug. 1871, page 7 |
| [Fld], 3 Apr. 1875 |
| [Fld], 3 June 1876 |
| [ILN], vol. 27, no. 752, 14 July 1855, page 43 |
| [ILN], vol. 33, no. 925, 3 July 1858, page 14 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204 |
| [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1646, 22 Apr. 1871, page 411 |
| [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1758, 10 May 1873, page 451 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [The Birmingham Meeting] |
| Sarah. [Morphy - Thomas Avery] |
| Sarah. [Paul Goes to England] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863] |
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Tournament data
| Birmingham 1856 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Wood, John (2) |
3 - 0 |
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| Worcester, England 1856 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Lyttelton, G.W. |
2 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1858 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Lyttelton, G.W. |
3 - 0 |
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| Worcester, England 1866 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Wood, John (2) |
2 - 0 |
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| Birmingham 1866 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Lyttelton, G.W. |
3 - 0 |
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| Birmingham 1871 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Eld, F.J. |
0 - 3 |
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| Worcester, England 1873 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Anthony, E. |
0.5 - 2.5 |
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| Birmingham 1873 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Lyttelton, G.W. |
2 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1874 (1) |
Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Philson |
1 - 0 |
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| Birmingham 1876 |
Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Meredith, S.R. |
2 - 1 |
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| Malvern 1876 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Avery, T. - Wood, John (2) |
2 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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