Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  213  2003 (134) 3
1861  218  1996 (134) 0
1862  228  1988 (134) 0
1863  222  1980 (134) 0
1864  243  1973 (133) 0
1865  267  1965 (132) 0
1866  300  1958 (131) 0
1867  290  1950 (130) 0
1868  317  1942 (128) 0
1869  328  1935 (126) 0
1870  365  1927 (124) 0
1871  398  1920 (122) 0
1872  412  1912 (119) 0
1873  440  1905 (115) 0
1874  476  1897 (112) 0
1875  511  1889 (107) 0
1876  498  1882 (102) 0
1877  466  1874 (97) 0
1878  480  1867 (90) 0
1879  483  1859 (82) 0
1880  517  1851 (73) 0
1881  592  1844 (61) 30
1882  591  1889 (57) 24
1883  642  1889 (56) 24
1884  676  1904 (56) 22
1885  686  1890 (57) 16
1886  716  1859 (56) 31
1887  713  1824 (62) 8
1888  715  1836 (67) 0
1889  682  1847 (67) 17
1890  733  1842 (75) 0
1891  748  1838 (81) 0
1892  782  1833 (85) 0
1893  797  1828 (88) 0
1894  828  1823 (89) 0
1895  830  1819 (89) 4
1896  828  1821 (90) 0
1897  847  1823 (89) 0
1898  827  1826 (87) 0
1899  846  1828 (83) 0
1900  858  1830 (78) 0
1901  883  1832 (71) 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