Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  523  2156 (64) 7
1910  419  2201 (58) 9
1911  390  2221 (57) 0
1912  321  2241 (52) 1
1913  250  2281 (39) 41
1914  227  2286 (44) 18
1915  199  2295 (54) 0
1916  178  2303 (57) 0
1917  164  2311 (54) 0
1918  149  2320 (45) 30
1919  173  2303 (53) 1
1920  172  2310 (56) 0
1921  171  2317 (53) 0
1922  162  2325 (44) 25
1923  164  2330 (44) 13
1924  126  2354 (49) 15
1925  137  2350 (55) 0
1926  150  2347 (54) 12
1927  196  2331 (55) 14
1928  234  2321 (61) 0
1929  253  2311 (63) 0
1930  281  2301 (61) 0
1931  331  2291 (54) 13
1932  421  2262 (53) 11
1933  426  2263 (55) 0
1934  444  2263 (50) 12
1935  523  2250 (48) 17
1936  513  2249 (50) 11
1937  546  2237 (52) 0
1938  585  2224 (48) 17
1939  671  2190 (50) 15
1940  660  2181 (62) 0
1941  661  2171 (69) 0
1942  653  2162 (73) 0
1943  668  2153 (75) 0
1944  685  2143 (75) 0
1945  747  2134 (73) 0
1946  775  2124 (69) 14
1947  706  2105 (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