Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  228  1997 (133) 3
1861  237  1990 (133) 0
1862  258  1983 (133) 0
1863  254  1976 (132) 0
1864  269  1969 (132) 0
1865  298  1962 (131) 0
1866  327  1955 (130) 0
1867  323  1948 (129) 0
1868  342  1941 (127) 0
1869  351  1934 (125) 0
1870  385  1927 (123) 0
1871  418  1919 (121) 0
1872  439  1912 (118) 0
1873  454  1905 (115) 0
1874  492  1898 (111) 0
1875  526  1891 (107) 0
1876  517  1884 (102) 0
1877  487  1877 (96) 0
1878  496  1870 (90) 0
1879  492  1863 (82) 0
1880  533  1856 (72) 0
1881  611  1849 (60) 30
1882  603  1894 (57) 24
1883  651  1894 (56) 24
1884  684  1909 (56) 22
1885  690  1894 (56) 16
1886  740  1864 (56) 31
1887  749  1829 (61) 8
1888  742  1840 (66) 0
1889  709  1851 (66) 17
1890  754  1846 (75) 0
1891  766  1841 (81) 0
1892  820  1836 (85) 0
1893  854  1831 (87) 0
1894  884  1826 (89) 0
1895  887  1821 (89) 4
1896  895  1823 (89) 0
1897  902  1826 (88) 0
1898  900  1828 (86) 0
1899  927  1830 (83) 0
1900  960  1832 (78) 0
1901  958  1834 (70) 33

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Tennison, Otto M.  
Born: Nov. 1834
Died: 10 June 1909
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Tennyson' in the 15 Nov. 1882 issue of the Brooklyn Chess Chronicle (p.27), but 'Tennison' elsewhere in the same volume.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 422
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 349
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 416
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1881, page 30
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1882, page 31
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1889, page 30
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1890, page 30
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 135
Periodicals
   [BCC], vol. 1, no. 2, 15 Oct. 1882, page 14
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 5, May 1860, page 158
   [Reg], vol. 1, no. 4, 15 Nov. 1882, page 27

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

Albin, A. - Tennison, O.M. 1895         (f)     4   -   0

Tournament data

Saint Louis 1860 (2)     Western Chess Congress    
  Tennison, O.M. - Brown, T.M.     1 - 2    
New Orleans 1881 (2)     2nd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     5.5  /  30
New Orleans 1882     3rd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9.5  /  24
New Orleans 1883     4th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     10  /  24
New Orleans 1884     5th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9.5  /  22
New Orleans 1885     6th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     7  /  16
New Orleans 1886 (1)     New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Handicap Tournament    
  Tennison, O.M. - Seguin, J.D.     1 - 0          Seguin, J.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Tennison, O.M. - Dunn, M.F.     1 - 0          Dunn, M.F. gave odds of pawn and move
  Tennison, O.M. - Claudel, L.     1 - 0    
  Tennison, O.M. - Blanchard, J.G.     0.5 - 1.5    
New Orleans 1886 (2)     7th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     11.5  /  26
New Orleans 1887     8th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     1  /  8
New Orleans 1889     9th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9  /  17
New Orleans 1901     New Orleans Chess, Checker and Whist Club Tournament     22  /  33


Player information updated: 4 Mar. 2020