Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  506  2156 (64) 7
1910  401  2201 (58) 9
1911  377  2221 (58) 0
1912  312  2241 (52) 1
1913  236  2281 (39) 41
1914  214  2286 (44) 18
1915  185  2294 (54) 0
1916  166  2302 (57) 0
1917  157  2310 (54) 0
1918  140  2318 (45) 30
1919  165  2300 (53) 1
1920  165  2307 (56) 0
1921  168  2313 (53) 0
1922  160  2320 (44) 25
1923  165  2324 (44) 13
1924  126  2348 (49) 15
1925  136  2344 (55) 0
1926  149  2341 (54) 12
1927  197  2324 (55) 14
1928  239  2314 (61) 0
1929  257  2304 (63) 0
1930  282  2294 (61) 0
1931  335  2283 (54) 13
1932  428  2254 (53) 11
1933  423  2254 (55) 0
1934  443  2254 (50) 12
1935  534  2241 (48) 17
1936  508  2240 (50) 11
1937  542  2227 (53) 0
1938  576  2215 (48) 17
1939  639  2180 (51) 15
1940  614  2169 (62) 0
1941  606  2158 (70) 0
1942  577  2147 (75) 0
1943  551  2136 (77) 0
1944  553  2125 (78) 0
1945  591  2113 (77) 0
1946  569  2102 (74) 14

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morrison, John Stuart  
Born: 7 Dec. 1889
Died: 1 Mar. 1975
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 312
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 332
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 395
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 365
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 302
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 291
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 284
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 223
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 213
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 182
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: John Morrison]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
   [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914]

Tournament data

Toronto 1909     27th Canadian Championship     5.5  /  12
Montreal 1910     28th Canadian Championship     7  /  9
Montreal and Toronto 1912     Montreal - Toronto Telegraphic Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Sawyer, J.     0 - 1    
New York 1913 (1)     American National Tournament     4  /  13
Montreal and Toronto 1913     Montreal - Toronto Telegraphic Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Sawyer, J.     0 - 1    
Winnipeg 1913     29th Canadian Championship     6  /  7
  Morrison, J.S. - Blake, C.W.     3 - 1    
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     13  /  17
Memphis 1914 (1)     15th Western Chess Association Tournament     12.5  /  18
Rochester, New York 1918 (2)     New York State Chess Association - Class A     7  /  7
Chicago 1918     19th Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  11
New York 1918 (8)     New York Tournament     2  /  12
New York 1919 (1)     Marshall's Chess Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Cass, A.C.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1922     31st Canadian Championship     8.5  /  10
London, England 1922 (1)     British Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     4.5  /  15
Lake Hopatcong 1923     9th American Chess Congress     5  /  13
Hamilton, Ontario 1924     32nd Canadian Championship     14  /  15
Montreal 1926 (4)     33rd Canadian Championship     10.5  /  12
Toronto 1927     34th Canadian Championship     11  /  14
Hamilton, Ontario 1931     36th Canadian Championship     10.5  /  13
Haileybury 1932     37th Canadian Championship     7  /  11
Toronto 1934     39th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  12
Montreal 1935     40th Canadian Championship     12  /  17
Toronto 1936     41st Canadian Championship     9  /  11
Toronto 1938     43rd Canadian Championship     13.5  /  18
Buenos Aires 1939 (1)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 1     1.5  /  5
Buenos Aires 1939 (7)     8th Olympiad - Final B     5.5  /  10
Toronto 1946 (1)     48th Canadian Championship - Preliminary X     9.5  /  13
Toronto 1946 (4)     48th Canadian Championship - Final 2     0.5  /  2

Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025