Phillips, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  321  2059 (91) 1
1881  340  2079 (83) 2
1882  325  2090 (77) 1
1883  340  2099 (71) 0
1884  360  2107 (61) 16
1885  340  2119 (61) 15
1886  329  2129 (71) 0
1887  324  2139 (77) 0
1888  303  2149 (82) 0
1889  293  2158 (85) 0
1890  303  2168 (87) 0
1891  283  2178 (87) 0
1892  289  2188 (87) 0
1893  280  2198 (85) 0
1894  270  2208 (82) 0
1895  254  2218 (77) 0
1896  236  2228 (71) 6
1897  203  2257 (71) 0
1898  161  2285 (68) 6
1899  182  2278 (71) 1
1900  184  2276 (72) 1
1901  174  2285 (73) 0
1902  163  2293 (72) 0
1903  158  2302 (69) 4
1904  140  2319 (70) 1
1905  144  2326 (70) 2
1906  141  2328 (72) 0
1907  136  2331 (71) 0
1908  138  2333 (68) 0
1909  144  2336 (62) 0
1910  144  2338 (53) 20
1911  174  2325 (57) 0
1912  189  2312 (57) 0
1913  201  2299 (51) 17
1914  237  2275 (54) 15
1915  250  2261 (66) 0
1916  277  2247 (74) 0
1917  299  2233 (80) 0
1918  327  2219 (85) 0
1919  357  2205 (88) 0
1920  424  2191 (89) 0
1921  499  2177 (90) 0
1922  549  2163 (90) 0
1923  638  2149 (88) 0
1924  709  2135 (85) 0
1925  793  2120 (81) 0
1926  873  2106 (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
Chicago 1896     Chicago Club Quadrangular Championship     2  /  6
Chicago 1898     Illinois 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    
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    
  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 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: 12 Apr. 2025