Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  514  2153 (64) 7
1910  409  2198 (58) 9
1911  383  2217 (57) 0
1912  313  2237 (52) 1
1913  239  2277 (39) 41
1914  221  2282 (44) 18
1915  190  2290 (54) 0
1916  168  2299 (57) 0
1917  157  2307 (54) 0
1918  145  2315 (45) 30
1919  168  2298 (53) 1
1920  167  2305 (56) 0
1921  168  2312 (53) 0
1922  158  2319 (44) 25
1923  160  2324 (44) 13
1924  127  2348 (49) 15
1925  133  2344 (55) 0
1926  148  2341 (54) 12
1927  196  2324 (55) 14
1928  235  2314 (61) 0
1929  252  2304 (63) 0
1930  280  2294 (61) 0
1931  331  2284 (54) 13
1932  421  2255 (53) 11
1933  429  2255 (55) 0
1934  438  2255 (50) 12
1935  529  2242 (48) 17
1936  506  2242 (50) 11
1937  540  2229 (52) 0
1938  579  2217 (48) 17
1939  650  2183 (50) 15
1940  647  2174 (62) 0
1941  640  2164 (69) 0
1942  635  2154 (73) 0
1943  624  2145 (75) 0
1944  639  2135 (75) 0
1945  701  2125 (73) 0
1946  718  2116 (69) 14
1947  579  2097 (79) 1

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
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 470
   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
Sydney and Melbourne and Montreal and Toronto 1947     Australia - Canada Radio Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Green, Mar.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025