Morton, Harold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1929  1065  2074 (79) 12
1930  1124  2065 (74) 0
1931  1238  2057 (67) 0
1932  1293  2049 (57) 13
1933  1057  2113 (58) 0
1934  775  2177 (54) 0
1935  539  2241 (42) 19
1936  353  2282 (34) 49
1937  319  2290 (39) 18
1938  366  2278 (40) 33
1939  428  2253 (59) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morton, Harold P.  
Born: 10 Jan. 1906
Died: 17 Feb. 1940
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 395
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 365
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 291
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 247
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 352
Periodicals
   [BET], 13 Aug. 1929, page 22
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Morton, H.P. - Adams, W.W. 1929         (f)     7   -   5
Kashdan, I.I. - Morton, H.P. 1937         (f)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

New York 1932 (2)     15th Marshall Club Championship     0  /  13
Milwaukee 1935 (1)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A     6.5  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (4)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4  /  10
New York 1936 (11)     U.S. Championship - Preliminary D     10  /  11
New York 1936 (12)     U.S. Championship - Final     3  /  15
Philadelphia 1936 (4)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 4     9.5  /  12
Philadelphia 1936 (5)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3.5  /  11
Chicago 1937 (5)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 5     5.5  /  7
Chicago 1937 (6)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  10
New York 1938 (3)     2nd USA Championship - Final     5  /  16
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (6)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 6     5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final     5.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Morton, H.P. - Drasin, S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025