Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Barnes, Thomas



Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1855  16  2448 (59) 11
1856  2488 (49) 26
1857  10  2522 (50) 3
1858  11  2525 (45) 39
1859  14  2486 (51) 0
1860  24  2448 (49) 19
1861  24  2460 (56) 0
1862  20  2471 (56) 16

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Barnes, Thomas Wilson  
Born: 1825
Died: 20 Aug. 1874
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper has birth year 1824. Gaige has birth year 1825.
 
References
Books
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikampfe, page 74
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 513, 530
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 24
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 24
Web
   Sarah.  [Biographies of Prince Dadian]
   Sarah.  [Paul Meets Anderssen]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7

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

Barnes, T.W. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1856         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Barnes, T.W. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1857         (c)     3   -   0
Morphy, P.C. - Barnes, T.W. 1858         (c)     19   -   7
Campbell, J.G. - Barnes, T.W. 1858         (f)     7   -   6
Kolisch, I. - Barnes, T.W. 1860         (f)     10.5   -   1.5
de Riviere, J.A. - Barnes, T.W. 1860         (f)     5   -   2

Tournament data

London 1855     Kling's Coffee House Tournament    
  Barnes, T.W. - Simons, A.     4 - 2    
  Barnes, T.W. - Zytogorski, A.     1 - 4    
London 1856 (1)     McDonnell Chess Club Tournament    
  Barnes, T.W. - Bloundell     4 - 0    
  Barnes, T.W. - Kenny, C.     4.5 - 0.5    
  Barnes, T.W. - Falkbeer, E.K.     3 - 2    
  Barnes, T.W. - Szabo     2 - 3    
  Barnes, T.W. - Falkbeer, E.K.     0 - 1    
London 1856 (2)     Ries' Divan Handicap Tournament    
  Barnes, T.W. - Stewart     2.5 - 3.5          Barnes, T.W. gave odds of pawn and move
London 1862 (1)     Grand Tournament (5th British Chess Association?)     8.5  /  16