Phillips, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  325  2057 (91) 1
1881  342  2077 (83) 2
1882  334  2089 (77) 1
1883  343  2097 (71) 0
1884  366  2105 (61) 16
1885  346  2117 (61) 15
1886  330  2126 (70) 0
1887  325  2136 (76) 0
1888  307  2146 (81) 0
1889  294  2156 (84) 0
1890  303  2166 (85) 0
1891  287  2176 (85) 0
1892  291  2186 (84) 0
1893  280  2196 (81) 0
1894  271  2206 (77) 0
1895  257  2215 (71) 3
1896  238  2226 (66) 6
1897  208  2251 (67) 0
1898  174  2277 (64) 6
1899  199  2268 (67) 3
1900  196  2266 (70) 1
1901  189  2276 (71) 0
1902  180  2285 (71) 0
1903  168  2295 (68) 4
1904  146  2313 (69) 1
1905  150  2320 (69) 2
1906  146  2323 (71) 0
1907  145  2325 (71) 0
1908  148  2328 (68) 0
1909  152  2331 (62) 0
1910  151  2333 (52) 20
1911  180  2320 (57) 0
1912  193  2307 (57) 0
1913  211  2294 (51) 17
1914  249  2269 (54) 15
1915  260  2255 (66) 0
1916  280  2241 (74) 0
1917  310  2227 (80) 0
1918  340  2213 (85) 0
1919  372  2199 (88) 0
1920  440  2185 (89) 0
1921  521  2171 (90) 0
1922  578  2157 (90) 0
1923  673  2143 (88) 0
1924  742  2129 (85) 0
1925  818  2115 (81) 0
1926  899  2101 (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    
  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: 24 Aug. 2025