Long, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  366  1865 (126) 2
1866  393  1860 (125) 0
1867  389  1855 (124) 0
1868  403  1850 (122) 13
1869  414  1847 (120) 0
1870  455  1844 (117) 0
1871  497  1840 (114) 0
1872  518  1837 (111) 0
1873  543  1834 (107) 0
1874  582  1830 (102) 0
1875  623  1827 (97) 0
1876  608  1823 (91) 0
1877  566  1820 (83) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Long, Thomas  
Born:
Died: 10 May 1907
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 255
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 331
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 107
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13
   Saint James' Chess Club, Chess Match by Electric Telegraph, page 1
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 139, 179, 198
Periodicals
   [ArCM], vol. 1, no. 1, June 1872, page 10
   [BLL], no. 2656, 27 May 1871, page 8
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 3, Mar. 1864, page 90
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 185
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 283
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1866, page 383
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 89
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 8, Oct. 1866, page 251
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 1868, page 26
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1379, 26 Feb. 1865, page 14
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1395, 18 June 1865, page 14
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1410, 1 Oct. 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1430, 18 Feb. 1866, page 6
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1675, 30 Oct. 1870, page 2
   [ILN], vol. 46, no. 1319, 10 June 1865, page 563
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1330, 19 Aug. 1865, page 179
   [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1440, 10 Aug. 1867, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1462, 28 Dec. 1867, page 722
   [WP], vol. 2, no. 11, 1 Mar. 1870, page 174
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 11, 1 Mar. 1872, page 195
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 8, 2 Dec. 1872, page 111
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Last Homecoming of Mars], page 6
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA Meeting, build-up]
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]

Tournament data

London, England and Dublin 1865 (1)     St. James Club - Dublin Athenaeum Club Telegraphic Match    
  Long, T. - Puller, A.G.     1 - 0    
London, England and Dublin 1865 (2)     St. James Club - Dublin Athenaeum Club Telegraphic Match    
  Long, T. - Stewart, H.C.     0 - 1    
Dublin 1868     First Cordner Cup Tournament    
  Long, T. - Cleere, H.F.     5.5 - 1.5    
  Long, T. - Carroll, C.C.     5.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1877 (2)     Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class     4  /  10

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025