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Thomas Loyd

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THOMAS LOYD (born Sep-08-1830, died Mar-07-1914, 83 years old) United States of America [what is this?] Thomas L. Loyd, born Camden, NJ. <The Loyd boys did not learn chess from their father, but they picked it up on the Delaware River steamboats while going from their home in Bordentown to Philadelphia. They often made the trip with their father on his business expeditions. The captain and the deck hands on the boats played chess on their excursions, and they taught the game to the Loyd boys. Mr. Thomas Loyd still has an old copy of "Games at Chess" played by Philidor, published by Walker in London, 1835, which he bought at an auction in Philadelphia for ten cents. This was the first chess book that he and his brothers owned and after they had mastered its contents, they used it pages to record their own games, many of which were played blindfold. Sam's older bother Thomas remembers in the early 40's attending the Chinese Museum in 9th St. below Chestnut. Here Kempel's Chess Automaton exhibited daily. It had been invented in Vienna in 1769 and was destroyed by fire in Philadelphia, July 5, 1854. Their cousin Loyd Smith played the automation successfully for several years.> Source: The Problem, 28 March 1914, p7 <Thomas Loyd died March 7, 1914, at his home in Plainfield, N. J., where he had resided for many years. He was the oldest of the three brothers, Thomas Loyd, Isaac S. Loyd and the celebrated Sam Loyd. He was the chess player of the family and started the chess meetings at the rooms of the New York Society Library with Perrin and Hazeltine many years ago.> Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 1914.04.05, Magazine Section, p7 Brothers: Isaac S Loyd and Samuel Loyd Last updated: 2024-06-19 15:57:08

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page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Perrin vs T Loyd 0-1 30 1855 Loyd - Perrin, 1st Match C52 Evans Gambit 2. T Loyd vs F Perrin 0-1 31 1855 Loyd - Perrin, 1st Match C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 3. T Loyd vs F Perrin 0-1 45 1855 Loyd - Perrin, 1st Match C53 Giuoco Piano 4. T Loyd vs F Perrin 1-0 36 1855 Loyd - Perrin, 1st Match D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. F Perrin vs T Loyd 1-0 23 1855 Loyd - Perrin, 1st Match C44 King's Pawn Game 6. T Loyd vs F Perrin   0-1 22 1855 Loyd - Perrin, 1st Match C44 King's Pawn Game 7. T Loyd vs I Loyd 1-0 27 1856 New York, Blindfold Game (Thomas) C44 King's Pawn Game 8. T Loyd vs I Loyd   1-0 29 1856 Thomas Loyd Blindfold Game C44 King's Pawn Game 9. J Leonard vs T Loyd 1-0 31 1861 New York C52 Evans Gambit

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Jan-02-10    waustad: It appears that he was Sam's brother.

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