Elison, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1914  547  2133 (74) 8
1915  488  2148 (76) 0
1916  449  2163 (75) 0
1917  421  2178 (73) 0
1918  381  2194 (69) 0
1919  348  2209 (61) 0
1920  332  2224 (50) 11
1921  421  2201 (44) 21
1922  449  2196 (50) 7
1923  484  2196 (58) 0
1924  503  2196 (61) 0
1925  521  2196 (60) 0
1926  540  2196 (54) 9
1927  530  2208 (52) 9
1928  510  2219 (50) 8
1929  557  2206 (51) 8
1930  557  2210 (52) 6
1931  669  2196 (53) 0
1932  728  2181 (47) 18
1933  715  2188 (53) 0
1934  690  2195 (51) 8
1935  678  2203 (52) 18
1936  640  2209 (62) 0
1937  596  2216 (69) 0
1938  557  2222 (72) 0
1939  486  2228 (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

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: 24 Aug. 2025