James Thompson (chess player) explained

James Thompson (23 September 1804, London – 2 December 1870, New York) was an American chess master.

Early life

Born in London, he arrived in New York,^[1] where formed the New York Chess Club in 1839.^[2]

Chess career

He participated in the First American Chess Congress at New York 1857, and lost a match to Paul Morphy (0 : 3) in the first round.^[3] He also lost other matches to him; casual (0 : 5) in 1857, two formal (3.5 : 5.5) in May/June 1859 and (6 : 10) in October 1859, and casual (1 : 3) in 1860 (Morphy gave odds of a knight in three latter matches). He drew a match with Charles D. Mead (1.5 : 1.5) in 1857, and played several times in New York Chess Club tournaments, losing to Frederick Perrin in 1854, 1857, and 1859, and James A. Leonard in 1860/61.^[4]

Death

Thompson died in 1870 in New York City.

External links

• Chessgames.com - James Thompson

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chess Archeology – Gallery of Chess Portraits . 2010-06-29 . 2008-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121040624/http://www.chessarch.com/excavations/000G_pope/gallery.shtml . dead .
2. Web site: Brief notes on the history, 1800 to 1850 . 2010-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100823092727/http://www.chess-poster.com/english/chesmayne/brief_notes_on_the_history_of_chess_1800_1.htm . 2010-08-23 . dead .
3. http://www.rookhouse.com/events/docs/ny1857results.pdf New York 1857
4. http://www.edochess.ca/players/p145.html Edo Historical Chess Ratings - Thompson, James