Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  505  2157 (64) 7
1910  403  2202 (58) 9
1911  376  2222 (58) 0
1912  312  2242 (52) 1
1913  236  2282 (39) 41
1914  215  2288 (44) 18
1915  185  2296 (54) 0
1916  166  2303 (57) 0
1917  156  2311 (54) 0
1918  140  2319 (45) 30
1919  165  2301 (53) 1
1920  166  2308 (56) 0
1921  167  2314 (53) 0
1922  157  2321 (44) 25
1923  159  2325 (44) 13
1924  126  2349 (49) 15
1925  135  2346 (55) 0
1926  147  2342 (54) 12
1927  197  2326 (55) 14
1928  238  2316 (61) 0
1929  255  2306 (63) 0
1930  283  2295 (61) 0
1931  334  2285 (54) 13
1932  426  2256 (53) 11
1933  424  2256 (55) 0
1934  445  2255 (50) 12
1935  532  2242 (48) 17
1936  508  2241 (50) 11
1937  544  2229 (53) 0
1938  576  2217 (48) 17
1939  642  2182 (51) 15
1940  614  2171 (62) 0
1941  605  2159 (70) 0
1942  574  2148 (75) 0
1943  547  2137 (77) 0
1944  551  2126 (78) 0
1945  592  2115 (77) 0
1946  569  2104 (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