Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  511  2153 (64) 7
1910  408  2198 (58) 9
1911  383  2218 (57) 0
1912  317  2238 (52) 1
1913  240  2277 (39) 41
1914  223  2283 (44) 18
1915  189  2291 (54) 0
1916  167  2299 (57) 0
1917  157  2308 (54) 0
1918  144  2316 (45) 30
1919  167  2299 (53) 1
1920  167  2306 (56) 0
1921  168  2313 (53) 0
1922  159  2320 (44) 25
1923  160  2325 (44) 13
1924  126  2349 (49) 15
1925  133  2345 (55) 0
1926  148  2342 (54) 12
1927  195  2325 (55) 14
1928  234  2315 (61) 0
1929  252  2305 (63) 0
1930  280  2295 (61) 0
1931  332  2285 (54) 13
1932  422  2256 (53) 11
1933  428  2256 (55) 0
1934  441  2256 (50) 12
1935  529  2243 (48) 17
1936  507  2242 (50) 11
1937  542  2230 (52) 0
1938  583  2218 (48) 17
1939  650  2184 (50) 15
1940  645  2174 (62) 0
1941  643  2165 (69) 0
1942  629  2155 (73) 0
1943  622  2145 (75) 0
1944  636  2136 (75) 0
1945  698  2126 (73) 0
1946  712  2116 (69) 14
1947  568  2097 (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]
   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