Elison, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1914  545  2134 (74) 8
1915  487  2149 (76) 0
1916  446  2165 (75) 0
1917  419  2180 (73) 0
1918  377  2195 (69) 0
1919  347  2210 (61) 0
1920  332  2225 (50) 11
1921  418  2203 (44) 21
1922  444  2198 (50) 7
1923  482  2197 (58) 0
1924  503  2197 (61) 0
1925  519  2197 (60) 0
1926  538  2197 (54) 9
1927  527  2209 (52) 9
1928  508  2220 (50) 8
1929  552  2207 (51) 8
1930  554  2211 (52) 6
1931  665  2197 (53) 0
1932  726  2182 (47) 18
1933  712  2189 (53) 0
1934  690  2196 (51) 8
1935  675  2204 (52) 18
1936  643  2210 (62) 0
1937  598  2217 (69) 0
1938  561  2223 (72) 0
1939  488  2229 (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