Phillips, Charles
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
339 |
2060 | (91) | 1 |
| 1881 |
357 |
2080 | (83) | 2 |
| 1882 |
343 |
2092 | (77) | 1 |
| 1883 |
357 |
2100 | (71) | 0 |
| 1884 |
380 |
2108 | (61) | 16 |
| 1885 |
352 |
2120 | (61) | 15 |
| 1886 |
341 |
2130 | (70) | 0 |
| 1887 |
334 |
2141 | (76) | 0 |
| 1888 |
315 |
2151 | (81) | 0 |
| 1889 |
299 |
2162 | (83) | 0 |
| 1890 |
304 |
2172 | (85) | 0 |
| 1891 |
289 |
2183 | (85) | 0 |
| 1892 |
291 |
2193 | (84) | 0 |
| 1893 |
287 |
2204 | (81) | 0 |
| 1894 |
272 |
2214 | (77) | 0 |
| 1895 |
257 |
2225 | (70) | 3 |
| 1896 |
232 |
2236 | (66) | 6 |
| 1897 |
206 |
2263 | (66) | 0 |
| 1898 |
166 |
2291 | (63) | 6 |
| 1899 |
185 |
2285 | (65) | 3 |
| 1900 |
179 |
2288 | (67) | 1 |
| 1901 |
160 |
2303 | (67) | 0 |
| 1902 |
138 |
2319 | (64) | 0 |
| 1903 |
126 |
2334 | (58) | 12 |
| 1904 |
128 |
2339 | (61) | 1 |
| 1905 |
138 |
2336 | (62) | 2 |
| 1906 |
158 |
2323 | (64) | 4 |
| 1907 |
156 |
2327 | (66) | 0 |
| 1908 |
154 |
2331 | (65) | 0 |
| 1909 |
164 |
2335 | (60) | 0 |
| 1910 |
161 |
2338 | (52) | 20 |
| 1911 |
189 |
2326 | (57) | 0 |
| 1912 |
202 |
2313 | (57) | 0 |
| 1913 |
220 |
2300 | (51) | 17 |
| 1914 |
257 |
2276 | (54) | 15 |
| 1915 |
264 |
2262 | (66) | 0 |
| 1916 |
295 |
2248 | (74) | 0 |
| 1917 |
320 |
2234 | (80) | 0 |
| 1918 |
349 |
2220 | (85) | 0 |
| 1919 |
390 |
2206 | (87) | 0 |
| 1920 |
459 |
2192 | (89) | 0 |
| 1921 |
540 |
2178 | (90) | 0 |
| 1922 |
600 |
2164 | (90) | 0 |
| 1923 |
703 |
2150 | (88) | 0 |
| 1924 |
769 |
2137 | (85) | 0 |
| 1925 |
857 |
2123 | (81) | 0 |
| 1926 |
948 |
2109 | (76) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Phillips, Charles William |
| Born: 19 Dec. 1860 |
| Died: 5 Jan. 1938 |
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| 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)
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 |
6.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
|
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 1906 (1) |
Illinois State Championship |
| | | | | | |
|
Phillips, C.W. - Stuchfield, W. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Phillips, C.W. - Tracy, H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Phillips, C.W. - Lee, H.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
|
Phillips, C.W. - Wilcox, F.F. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| 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 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
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