Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  230  1993 (133) 3
1861  243  1986 (133) 0
1862  260  1979 (133) 0
1863  257  1972 (132) 0
1864  272  1965 (132) 0
1865  301  1958 (131) 0
1866  332  1950 (130) 0
1867  327  1943 (129) 0
1868  353  1936 (127) 0
1869  362  1929 (126) 0
1870  399  1922 (123) 0
1871  434  1915 (121) 0
1872  452  1908 (118) 0
1873  477  1900 (115) 0
1874  513  1893 (111) 0
1875  547  1886 (107) 0
1876  537  1879 (102) 0
1877  509  1872 (96) 0
1878  521  1865 (90) 0
1879  517  1858 (82) 0
1880  547  1850 (72) 0
1881  625  1843 (60) 30
1882  622  1889 (57) 24
1883  664  1889 (56) 24
1884  697  1904 (56) 22
1885  697  1890 (56) 16
1886  748  1859 (56) 31
1887  756  1825 (61) 8
1888  748  1836 (66) 0
1889  724  1847 (66) 17
1890  766  1843 (75) 0
1891  776  1838 (81) 0
1892  836  1833 (85) 0
1893  865  1828 (87) 0
1894  900  1823 (89) 0
1895  907  1818 (89) 4
1896  914  1820 (89) 0
1897  914  1822 (88) 0
1898  908  1825 (86) 0
1899  941  1827 (83) 0
1900  968  1829 (78) 0
1901  962  1831 (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