Phillips, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  336  2058 (91) 1
1881  352  2078 (83) 2
1882  337  2090 (77) 1
1883  351  2098 (71) 0
1884  372  2106 (61) 16
1885  348  2117 (61) 15
1886  331  2127 (70) 0
1887  328  2137 (76) 0
1888  312  2147 (81) 0
1889  294  2157 (84) 0
1890  305  2167 (85) 0
1891  288  2177 (85) 0
1892  293  2187 (84) 0
1893  280  2197 (81) 0
1894  273  2207 (77) 0
1895  260  2217 (71) 3
1896  238  2227 (66) 6
1897  209  2253 (67) 0
1898  177  2278 (64) 6
1899  200  2269 (67) 3
1900  198  2268 (70) 1
1901  189  2278 (71) 0
1902  182  2287 (71) 0
1903  170  2297 (68) 4
1904  149  2315 (69) 1
1905  151  2322 (69) 2
1906  149  2325 (71) 0
1907  147  2327 (71) 0
1908  150  2330 (68) 0
1909  156  2333 (62) 0
1910  156  2336 (52) 20
1911  181  2322 (57) 0
1912  196  2309 (57) 0
1913  213  2296 (51) 17
1914  250  2271 (54) 15
1915  261  2257 (66) 0
1916  285  2243 (74) 0
1917  313  2229 (80) 0
1918  342  2215 (85) 0
1919  376  2201 (88) 0
1920  443  2187 (89) 0
1921  526  2173 (90) 0
1922  589  2159 (90) 0
1923  690  2145 (88) 0
1924  753  2131 (85) 0
1925  834  2117 (81) 0
1926  918  2103 (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