Morton, Harold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  1269  2013 (63) 13
1933  1076  2085 (61) 0
1934  824  2156 (55) 0
1935  550  2227 (43) 19
1936  365  2273 (35) 49
1937  313  2282 (39) 18
1938  359  2272 (41) 33
1939  395  2248 (59) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morton, Harold  
Born: 10 Jan. 1906
Died: 17 Feb. 1940
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 395
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 365
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 291
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 247
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 352
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kashdan, I.I. - Morton, H. 1937         (f)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

New York 1932 (2)     15th Marshall Club Championship     0  /  13
Milwaukee 1935 (1)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A     6.5  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (4)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4  /  10
New York 1936 (8)     U.S. Championship - Preliminary D     10  /  11
New York 1936 (9)     U.S. Championship - Final     3  /  15
Philadelphia 1936 (4)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 4     9.5  /  12
Philadelphia 1936 (5)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3.5  /  11
Chicago 1937 (5)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 5     5.5  /  7
Chicago 1937 (6)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  10
New York 1938 (3)     2nd USA Championship - Final     5  /  16
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (6)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 6     5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final     5.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Morton, H. - Drasin, S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024