Gordon, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1848  76  2162 (78) 59
1849  103  2159 (83) 3
1850  98  2172 (90) 0
1851  102  2184 (94) 0
1852  89  2197 (98) 0
1853  93  2209 (101) 0
1854  93  2222 (104) 0
1855  94  2235 (106) 0
1856  94  2247 (107) 0
1857  96  2260 (107) 2
1858  102  2257 (113) 0
1859  109  2253 (117) 0
1860  114  2250 (122) 0
1861  119  2247 (126) 0
1862  114  2243 (129) 0
1863  106  2240 (132) 0
1864  113  2237 (135) 0
1865  119  2233 (138) 0
1866  125  2230 (140) 0
1867  124  2227 (142) 0
1868  131  2224 (144) 0
1869  132  2220 (146) 0
1870  133  2217 (148) 0
1871  140  2214 (149) 0
1872  144  2210 (151) 0
1873  149  2207 (152) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gordon, Thomas  
   Also known as: Rev. Thomas Gordon; Rev. Dr. Gordon; Gamma
Born: 22 Dec. 1817
Died: 12 Jan. 1888
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 10, 14, 40
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 145
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 93
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl, xxvi
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 2
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 209
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 18, no. 4, Apr. 1898, page 140
   [BCR], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1853, page 238
   [BLL], 23 Feb. 1862, page 1
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1845, page 32
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 8, Aug. 1845, page 229
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 11, Nov. 1845, page 343
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 8, Aug. 1852, page 229
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1853, page 312
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1855, page 103
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1862, page 67
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [ILN], vol. 21, no. 569, 17 July 1852, page 43
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 875, 22 Aug. 1857, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1878, 7 Aug. 1875, page 143
   [NYC], 28 Sep. 1867
   [Pal], vol. 4, no. 8, 15 Aug. 1844, page 378
   [SZ], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1849, page 227
Web
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Gordon, T. - Michaels, P. 1848         (c)     1   -   0
Gordon, T. - Pendrill (1) 1848         (f)     13   -   12
von der Goltz, A.F. - Gordon, T. 1848 (1)         (c)     21   -   5
von der Goltz, A.F. - Gordon, T. 1848 (2)         (f)     4.5   -   2.5
von der Goltz, A.F. - Gordon, T. 1849         (f)     3   -   0
Gordon, T. - Wayte, W. 1857         (s)     1.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1873 (1)     Edinburgh Club Chess Party    
  Gordon, T. - Fraser, Ja.C.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 6 Apr. 2023