Phillips, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  329  2057 (91) 1
1881  343  2076 (83) 2
1882  334  2088 (77) 1
1883  345  2097 (71) 0
1884  366  2105 (61) 16
1885  345  2116 (61) 15
1886  329  2126 (70) 0
1887  324  2136 (76) 0
1888  304  2146 (81) 0
1889  294  2156 (84) 0
1890  303  2166 (85) 0
1891  286  2176 (85) 0
1892  292  2185 (84) 0
1893  280  2195 (81) 0
1894  271  2205 (77) 0
1895  257  2215 (71) 3
1896  238  2225 (66) 6
1897  208  2251 (67) 0
1898  177  2276 (64) 6
1899  198  2267 (67) 3
1900  196  2266 (70) 1
1901  186  2276 (71) 0
1902  177  2285 (71) 0
1903  167  2294 (68) 4
1904  146  2312 (69) 1
1905  150  2320 (69) 2
1906  146  2322 (71) 0
1907  144  2325 (71) 0
1908  148  2327 (68) 0
1909  149  2330 (62) 0
1910  150  2333 (52) 20
1911  181  2319 (57) 0
1912  193  2306 (57) 0
1913  210  2293 (51) 17
1914  248  2268 (54) 15
1915  260  2254 (66) 0
1916  280  2240 (74) 0
1917  311  2226 (80) 0
1918  338  2212 (85) 0
1919  372  2198 (88) 0
1920  438  2184 (89) 0
1921  523  2170 (90) 0
1922  581  2156 (90) 0
1923  678  2142 (88) 0
1924  743  2128 (85) 0
1925  821  2114 (81) 0
1926  902  2100 (76) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Phillips, Charles William  
Born: 19 Dec. 1860
Died: 5 Jan. 1938
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 313
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 334
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 86
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 257, 291, 305
   Hilbert, Napier, page 97
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 118, 259
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 25
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 45
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 56
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 203
Periodicals
   [BDE], 2 Jan. 1904, page 3
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Mordecai Morgan: Mystery Man Of Correspondence Chess]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Oh, Brother: The Duffer's Guide to Handicapping Correspondence Chess Siblings]
   Hilbert, John S.  [The Queen City: George Thornton and Early Buffalo Chess]
   [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Zukertort, J.H. - Phillips, C.W. 1884         (c)     4   -   0      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of a knight
Phillips, C.W. - Boultbee, W.H. 1885         (f)     5.5   -   4.5
Ascher, J.G. - Phillips, C.W. 1885         (c)     4   -   1
Johnston, S.P. - Phillips, C.W. 1898         (f)     1.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Toronto 1880 (2)     Toronto Club Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Gordon, J.H.     0 - 1    
Toronto 1881     Toronto - Hamilton Club Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Kittson, H.N.     1.5 - 0.5    
Toronto and Quebec 1882     Toronto - Quebec Telegraphic Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Fletcher, E.T.     1 - 0    
Toronto 1884     Toronto Club Championship     9  /  12
Illinois 1895     2nd Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Hair, W.F.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Johnston, S.P.     0 - 1    
  Phillips, C.W. - Whitner, H.K.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Medinus, C.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1896     Chicago Club Quadrangular Championship     2  /  6
Chicago 1898     Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Phillips, D.T.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Taylor, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Johnston, S.P.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Uedemann, L.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1899     Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Brown, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Uedemann, L.     0 - 1    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Southard, E.E.     0 - 1    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Napier, W.E.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1903 (1)     Chicago Chess and Checker Club Championship    
  Phillips, C.W. - Johnston, S.P.     1 - 3    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Hanham, J.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Helms, H.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1910     11th Western Chess Association Tournament     14  /  20
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     12.5  /  17
Chicago 1914     Chicago Championship     10.5  /  15
Chicago 1926 (2)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary B     4.5  /  10
London, England and Chicago 1926     London - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Siegheim, B.E.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025