Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  506  2156 (64) 7
1910  400  2201 (58) 9
1911  375  2221 (58) 0
1912  316  2241 (52) 1
1913  235  2280 (39) 41
1914  209  2288 (44) 18
1915  180  2296 (54) 0
1916  161  2304 (57) 0
1917  149  2313 (54) 0
1918  134  2321 (45) 30
1919  159  2303 (53) 1
1920  166  2309 (56) 0
1921  161  2315 (53) 0
1922  152  2321 (44) 25
1923  158  2325 (44) 13
1924  125  2347 (50) 15
1925  139  2342 (55) 0
1926  153  2337 (54) 12
1927  205  2321 (55) 14
1928  243  2311 (61) 0
1929  262  2300 (63) 0
1930  296  2290 (61) 0
1931  348  2280 (54) 13
1932  434  2251 (53) 11
1933  438  2251 (55) 0
1934  455  2251 (51) 12
1935  539  2238 (48) 17
1936  515  2238 (50) 11
1937  549  2226 (53) 0
1938  576  2214 (48) 17
1939  639  2179 (51) 15
1940  612  2168 (62) 0
1941  594  2157 (70) 0
1942  561  2145 (75) 0
1943  537  2134 (77) 0
1944  540  2123 (78) 0
1945  576  2112 (77) 0
1946  561  2101 (74) 14

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
   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]
   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 (2)     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

Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025