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Edmund Thorold
Number of games in database: 32
Years covered: 1860 to 1895
Overall record: +11 -20 =1 (35.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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EDMUND THOROLD
(born Sep-08-1832, died Jun-26-1899) United Kingdom
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He won the Manchester 1882 tournament (http://www.thechesslibrary.com/file...), sharing 1st place with B W Fisher.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. E Thorold vs F Deacon 0-136 1860 Kolisch vs. MaudeC40 King's Knight Opening
2. J Watkinson vs E Thorold  1-033 1861 MatchC51 Evans Gambit
3. E Thorold vs J Watkinson  1-053 1861 MatchC51 Evans Gambit
4. E Thorold vs J Watkinson  0-141 1861 Huddersfield m/11C30 King's Gambit Declined
5. Steinitz vs E Thorold 1-024 1864 London 5C39 King's Gambit Accepted
6. E Thorold vs W Wayte 0-128 1866 LondonC34 King's Gambit Accepted
7. De Vere vs E Thorold 0-132 1866 Counties Chess AssociationC41 Philidor Defense
8. E Thorold vs W J Wilson 0-138 1866 Counties Chess AssociationC38 King's Gambit Accepted
9. E Thorold vs Owen  0-149 1866 Counties Chess AssociationC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
10. E Thorold vs G MacDonnell 0-139 1866 London (5)C29 Vienna Gambit
11. E Thorold vs G MacDonnell  0-138 1866 London-2 m/10C30 King's Gambit Declined
12. E Thorold vs G MacDonnell 0-120 1870 ENGC39 King's Gambit Accepted
13. E Thorold vs G MacDonnell  0-120 1870 UnknownC39 King's Gambit Accepted
14. Blackburne vs E Thorold  1-027 1871 CardiffC42 Petrov Defense
15. E Thorold vs T H Archdall 0-145 1873 4th C.C.A. CongressC13 French
16. E Thorold vs A Skipworth  1-025 1873 CliftonA02 Bird's Opening
17. A Crosskill vs E Thorold  0-140 1875 BeverleyC51 Evans Gambit
18. E Thorold vs NN  1-040 1881 simulC51 Evans Gambit
19. E Thorold vs Gunsberg  0-126 1883 ?C39 King's Gambit Accepted
20. E Thorold vs W Wayte  0-147 1884 BathA03 Bird's Opening
21. W Wayte vs E Thorold 1-044 1884 BathC10 French
22. E Thorold vs W Ballard  0-127 1884 CliftonC39 King's Gambit Accepted
23. W Wayte vs E Thorold  ½-½59 1884 BathC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
24. E Thorold vs E Schallopp  1-024 1885 Hereford CCAC34 King's Gambit Accepted
25. E Thorold vs W Wayte 1-023 1885 LondonA03 Bird's Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-28-08  myschkin: . . .

<Edmund Thorold> (1832-1899)

York 1868 1st - 8.5/9.
London 1878 1st - 11.5/12.
Manchester 1882 1/2nd - 6/9.
Birmingham 1883 1st - 5/7

http://www.newinchess.com/Thorold__...

Mar-05-12
Premium Chessgames Member		  GrahamClayton: Here is a Thorold victory that I have just uploaded to the database:

[Event "simul"]
[Site "Hull, England"]
[Date "1881.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Edmund Thorold"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Ne2 f6 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. Rc1 c5 16. Bb1 Bg4 17. h3 Bd7 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Be4 Qd6 23. g4 Bd8 24. h4 a6 25. Kg2 b5 26. g5 Nc4 27. Qd3 Ra7 28. Rg1 Rd7 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. Rg3 Nb6 31. Rcg1 Nxd5 32. Rd1 fxg5 33. hxg5 Bxg5 34. Nxg5 Qh6+ 35. Kg1 Nf6


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36. Qxd7 Nxd7 37. Rxd7 Qf6 38. Nxh7 Kxh7 39. Rh3+ Kg8 40. Bd5+ 1-0

Source: The Hull Packet and East Riding Times (Hull, England), Thursday, April 14, 1881

Sep-16-12  Karpova: A Miss Thorold won a Women's Tournament at Stamford, England in 1887 and received a prize - a silver cup - from Reverend Arthur Skipworth. Due to the 'Miss' I assume that she might be Edmund's daughter.

From page 18 of the November 1887 'Wiener Schachzeitung'
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