Elison, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1914  550  2135 (74) 8
1915  490  2151 (76) 0
1916  452  2166 (75) 0
1917  425  2181 (73) 0
1918  383  2197 (69) 0
1919  352  2212 (61) 0
1920  334  2227 (50) 11
1921  422  2205 (44) 21
1922  454  2200 (50) 7
1923  494  2200 (58) 0
1924  507  2200 (61) 0
1925  529  2200 (60) 0
1926  546  2200 (54) 9
1927  536  2212 (52) 9
1928  514  2223 (50) 8
1929  559  2211 (51) 8
1930  563  2215 (52) 6
1931  661  2200 (53) 0
1932  725  2186 (47) 18
1933  715  2193 (53) 0
1934  694  2201 (51) 8
1935  671  2209 (51) 18
1936  638  2215 (62) 0
1937  599  2221 (69) 0
1938  565  2227 (72) 0
1939  497  2233 (73) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Elison, Charles F.  
   Also known as: Karl Elison
Born: 24 Feb. 1888
Died: 2 Aug. 1939
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 304
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 322
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 381
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 235
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 106
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 352, 441, 466
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 66
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349
Periodicals
   [MNN], vol. 65, no. 354, 14 July 1912, page 13

Tournament data

Mannheim 1914 (3)     19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B1     4  /  9
Berlin 1920 (6)     20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 3     8.5  /  11
Hamburg 1921 (2)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     4  /  11
Regensburg 1921     6th Bavarian Chess Federation Tournament     4  /  10
Bad Oeynhausen 1922 (4)     22nd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B     4  /  7
Chicago 1926 (1)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary A     6  /  10
Kalamazoo 1927 (2)     28th Western Chess Association Tournament     7.5  /  9
Chicago 1928     Chicago City Championship     4.5  /  8
Chicago 1929     Chicago Championship     5  /  9
Chicago 1930 (2)     Chicago City Championship     4  /  6
Chicago 1932     Chicago Championship     3.5  /  7
Minneapolis 1932     33rd Western Chess Association Championship     3  /  11
Chicago 1934 (9)     Chicago Championship     4.5  /  8
Milwaukee 1935 (3)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary C     5.5  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (5)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Tournament     6.5  /  9
Chicago 1939     Chicago Championship     8  /  10


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026