Phillips, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  339  2056 (91) 1
1881  356  2076 (83) 2
1882  344  2088 (77) 1
1883  359  2096 (71) 0
1884  377  2105 (61) 16
1885  350  2116 (61) 15
1886  341  2127 (70) 0
1887  334  2137 (76) 0
1888  319  2147 (81) 0
1889  299  2158 (83) 0
1890  303  2168 (85) 0
1891  288  2178 (85) 0
1892  292  2189 (84) 0
1893  288  2199 (81) 0
1894  272  2210 (77) 0
1895  257  2220 (70) 3
1896  232  2231 (66) 6
1897  206  2258 (66) 0
1898  164  2285 (63) 6
1899  183  2279 (65) 3
1900  179  2283 (67) 1
1901  158  2298 (67) 0
1902  139  2313 (64) 0
1903  127  2329 (58) 12
1904  128  2334 (61) 1
1905  137  2330 (62) 2
1906  159  2318 (64) 4
1907  155  2321 (66) 0
1908  155  2325 (65) 0
1909  166  2329 (60) 0
1910  161  2333 (52) 20
1911  190  2320 (57) 0
1912  204  2307 (57) 0
1913  222  2294 (51) 17
1914  261  2270 (54) 15
1915  266  2256 (66) 0
1916  297  2242 (74) 0
1917  324  2229 (80) 0
1918  351  2215 (85) 0
1919  390  2201 (87) 0
1920  454  2187 (89) 0
1921  537  2173 (90) 0
1922  602  2159 (90) 0
1923  706  2145 (88) 0
1924  775  2131 (85) 0
1925  865  2118 (81) 0
1926  953  2104 (76) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Phillips, Charles William  
Born: 19 Dec. 1860
Died: 5 Jan. 1938
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 313
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 334
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 86
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 257, 291, 305
   Hilbert, Napier, page 97
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 118, 259
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 25
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 45
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 56
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 203
Periodicals
   [BDE], 2 Jan. 1904, page 3
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Mordecai Morgan: Mystery Man Of Correspondence Chess]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Oh, Brother: The Duffer's Guide to Handicapping Correspondence Chess Siblings]
   Hilbert, John S.  [The Queen City: George Thornton and Early Buffalo Chess]
   [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Zukertort, J.H. - Phillips, C.W. 1884         (c)     4   -   0      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of a knight
Phillips, C.W. - Boultbee, W.H. 1885         (f)     5.5   -   4.5
Ascher, J.G. - Phillips, C.W. 1885         (c)     4   -   1
Johnston, S.P. - Phillips, C.W. 1898         (f)     1.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Toronto 1880 (2)     Toronto Club Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Gordon, J.H.     0 - 1    
Toronto 1881     Toronto - Hamilton Club Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Kittson, H.N.     1.5 - 0.5    
Toronto and Quebec 1882     Toronto - Quebec Telegraphic Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Fletcher, E.T.     1 - 0    
Toronto 1884     Toronto Club Championship     9  /  12
Illinois 1895     2nd Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Hair, W.F.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Johnston, S.P.     0 - 1    
  Phillips, C.W. - Whitner, H.K.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Medinus, C.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1896     Chicago Club Quadrangular Championship     2  /  6
Chicago 1898     Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Phillips, D.T.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Taylor, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Johnston, S.P.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Uedemann, L.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1899     Illinois State Chess Association Tournament    
  Phillips, C.W. - Brown, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Uedemann, L.     0 - 1    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Southard, E.E.     0 - 1    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Napier, W.E.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1903 (1)     Chicago Chess and Checker Club Championship     6.5  /  8
  Phillips, C.W. - Johnston, S.P.     1 - 3    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Hanham, J.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Helms, H.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1906 (1)     Illinois State Championship    
  Phillips, C.W. - Stuchfield, W.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Tracy, H.     1 - 0    
  Phillips, C.W. - Lee, H.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Phillips, C.W. - Wilcox, F.F.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1910     11th Western Chess Association Tournament     14  /  20
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     12.5  /  17
Chicago 1914     Chicago Championship     10.5  /  15
Chicago 1926 (2)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary B     4.5  /  10
London, England and Chicago 1926     London - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Phillips, C.W. - Siegheim, B.E.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026