Gordon, Thomas




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1848  75  2180 (73) 59
1849  99  2183 (78) 3
1850  94  2208 (82) 0
1851  93  2232 (85) 0
1852  78  2257 (87) 0
1853  77  2281 (87) 0
1854  68  2305 (87) 0
1855  62  2330 (85) 0
1856  53  2354 (81) 0
1857  46  2379 (76) 2
1858  42  2399 (73) 0
1859  41  2420 (68) 18
1860  50  2411 (79) 0
1861  50  2402 (88) 0
1862  48  2393 (96) 0
1863  45  2384 (103) 0
1864  53  2375 (109) 0
1865  57  2366 (114) 0
1866  61  2356 (119) 0
1867  65  2347 (123) 0
1868  72  2338 (127) 0
1869  77  2329 (130) 0
1870  79  2320 (134) 0
1871  85  2311 (137) 0
1872  95  2302 (139) 0
1873  95  2293 (142) 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
Donaldson, Jo. - Gordon, T. 1859         (c)     10   -   8

Tournament data

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


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023