Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  520  2156 (64) 7
1910  414  2201 (58) 9
1911  385  2220 (57) 0
1912  314  2240 (52) 1
1913  239  2280 (39) 41
1914  220  2285 (44) 18
1915  195  2293 (54) 0
1916  171  2302 (57) 0
1917  162  2310 (54) 0
1918  146  2318 (45) 30
1919  170  2301 (53) 1
1920  171  2308 (56) 0
1921  170  2316 (53) 0
1922  160  2323 (44) 25
1923  162  2328 (44) 13
1924  127  2352 (49) 15
1925  135  2348 (55) 0
1926  150  2345 (54) 12
1927  195  2329 (55) 14
1928  232  2319 (61) 0
1929  250  2309 (63) 0
1930  278  2299 (61) 0
1931  329  2289 (54) 13
1932  420  2260 (53) 11
1933  426  2260 (55) 0
1934  442  2260 (50) 12
1935  517  2248 (48) 17
1936  508  2247 (50) 11
1937  544  2234 (52) 0
1938  581  2222 (48) 17
1939  657  2188 (50) 15
1940  643  2178 (62) 0
1941  637  2168 (69) 0
1942  628  2159 (73) 0
1943  624  2149 (75) 0
1944  636  2140 (75) 0
1945  696  2130 (73) 0
1946  711  2120 (69) 14
1947  577  2101 (79) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morrison, John Stuart  
Born: 7 Dec. 1889
Died: 1 Mar. 1975
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 312
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 332
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 395
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 365
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 302
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 470
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 291
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 284
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 223
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 213
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 182
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: John Morrison] (broken)
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
   [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914]

Tournament data

Toronto 1909     27th Canadian Championship     5.5  /  12
Montreal 1910     28th Canadian Championship     7  /  9
Montreal and Toronto 1912     Montreal - Toronto Telegraphic Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Sawyer, J.     0 - 1    
New York 1913 (1)     American National Tournament     4  /  13
Montreal and Toronto 1913     Montreal - Toronto Telegraphic Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Sawyer, J.     0 - 1    
Winnipeg 1913     29th Canadian Championship     6  /  7
  Morrison, J.S. - Blake, C.W.     3 - 1    
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     13  /  17
Memphis 1914 (1)     15th Western Chess Association Tournament     12.5  /  18
Rochester, New York 1918 (2)     New York State Chess Association - Class A     7  /  7
Chicago 1918     19th Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  11
New York 1918 (8)     New York Tournament     2  /  12
New York 1919 (1)     Marshall's Chess Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Cass, A.C.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1922     31st Canadian Championship     8.5  /  10
London, England 1922 (1)     British Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     4.5  /  15
Lake Hopatcong 1923     9th American Chess Congress     5  /  13
Hamilton, Ontario 1924     32nd Canadian Championship     14  /  15
Montreal 1926 (4)     33rd Canadian Championship     10.5  /  12
Toronto 1927     34th Canadian Championship     11  /  14
Hamilton, Ontario 1931     36th Canadian Championship     10.5  /  13
Haileybury 1932     37th Canadian Championship     7  /  11
Toronto 1934     39th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  12
Montreal 1935     40th Canadian Championship     12  /  17
Toronto 1936     41st Canadian Championship     9  /  11
Toronto 1938     43rd Canadian Championship     13.5  /  18
Buenos Aires 1939 (1)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 1     1.5  /  5
Buenos Aires 1939 (7)     8th Olympiad - Final B     5.5  /  10
Toronto 1946 (1)     48th Canadian Championship - Preliminary X     9.5  /  13
Toronto 1946 (4)     48th Canadian Championship - Final 2     0.5  /  2
Sydney and Melbourne and Montreal and Toronto 1947     Australia - Canada Radio Match    
  Morrison, J.S. - Green, Mar.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025