Edo Ratings, Thomson, G.A.

Thomson, George

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1880	638	1757	(106)	2
1881	705	1763	(99)	2
1882	768	1768	(90)	2
1883	801	1782	(83)	0
1884	881	1797	(75)	6
1885	811	1805	(72)	0
1886	807	1814	(67)	11
1887	770	1815	(72)	0
1888	771	1815	(75)	0
1889	758	1816	(76)	0
1890	799	1816	(75)	0
1891	798	1816	(72)	5
1892	853	1816	(73)	0
1893	880	1815	(73)	0
1894	909	1815	(70)	8
1895	912	1814	(75)	0
1896	921	1813	(77)	0
1897	931	1812	(78)	8

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Thomson, George Andrew

Born: 17 Nov. 1843

Died: 17 Apr. 1926

Notes:

Full name, and birth and death dates from official records, copies sent to me by Alan McGowan. I am guessing that the 'Thomson' who played at the Western Chess Club in Glasgow in 1876 was G.A. Thomson.

References

Books

Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 233

Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 548

Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 275

Periodicals

[BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 186

[CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228

[FH], 21 Apr. 1926, page 6

[GH], 19 Apr. 1926

[WP], vol. 8, no. 9, 1 Jan. 1876, page 166

[WP], vol. 8, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1876, page 236

Web

McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1890]

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

Whiteley, J.L. - Thomson, G.A. 1884 (f) 4.5 - 1.5

Tournament data

Glasgow 1876     Western Chess Club University - Non-University Match

  Thomson, G.A. - McGibbon     3 - 0

Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match

  Thomson, G.A. - Torry, E.     1 - 1

Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match

  Thomson, G.A. - Brown, A.M.     1 - 1

Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match

  Thomson, G.A. - Cappie, J.     0.5 - 1.5

Glasgow 1886     3rd Scottish Championship     3 / 11

Glasgow 1891 (1)     8th Scottish Championship     1.5 / 5

Glasgow 1894     11th Scottish Championship     2 / 8

Glasgow 1897     14th Scottish Championship     2 / 8