Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  523  2156 (64) 7
1910  415  2201 (58) 9
1911  391  2221 (57) 0
1912  318  2241 (52) 1
1913  249  2281 (39) 41
1914  226  2286 (44) 18
1915  199  2295 (54) 0
1916  178  2303 (57) 0
1917  164  2311 (54) 0
1918  148  2320 (45) 30
1919  171  2303 (53) 1
1920  171  2310 (56) 0
1921  171  2317 (53) 0
1922  162  2325 (44) 25
1923  164  2329 (44) 13
1924  126  2354 (49) 15
1925  137  2350 (55) 0
1926  149  2347 (54) 12
1927  194  2330 (55) 14
1928  235  2320 (61) 0
1929  252  2310 (63) 0
1930  280  2301 (61) 0
1931  330  2291 (54) 13
1932  418  2262 (53) 11
1933  426  2262 (55) 0
1934  441  2262 (50) 12
1935  516  2249 (48) 17
1936  508  2248 (50) 11
1937  546  2236 (52) 0
1938  582  2223 (48) 17
1939  668  2189 (50) 15
1940  650  2179 (62) 0
1941  639  2170 (69) 0
1942  637  2160 (73) 0
1943  629  2150 (75) 0
1944  646  2141 (75) 0
1945  700  2131 (73) 0
1946  715  2121 (69) 14
1947  588  2102 (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] (broken)
   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