Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  229  1997 (133) 3
1861  239  1990 (133) 0
1862  259  1983 (133) 0
1863  256  1976 (132) 0
1864  270  1969 (132) 0
1865  299  1961 (131) 0
1866  328  1954 (130) 0
1867  324  1947 (129) 0
1868  342  1940 (127) 0
1869  355  1933 (125) 0
1870  394  1926 (123) 0
1871  429  1919 (121) 0
1872  447  1912 (118) 0
1873  466  1905 (115) 0
1874  499  1898 (111) 0
1875  533  1891 (107) 0
1876  521  1883 (102) 0
1877  490  1876 (96) 0
1878  499  1869 (90) 0
1879  496  1862 (82) 0
1880  536  1855 (72) 0
1881  613  1848 (60) 30
1882  604  1894 (57) 24
1883  652  1894 (56) 24
1884  684  1908 (56) 22
1885  690  1894 (56) 16
1886  739  1863 (56) 31
1887  748  1828 (61) 8
1888  743  1840 (66) 0
1889  711  1851 (66) 17
1890  755  1846 (75) 0
1891  767  1841 (81) 0
1892  824  1836 (85) 0
1893  856  1831 (87) 0
1894  886  1826 (89) 0
1895  891  1821 (89) 4
1896  898  1823 (89) 0
1897  905  1825 (88) 0
1898  902  1827 (86) 0
1899  928  1830 (83) 0
1900  960  1832 (78) 0
1901  959  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