Phillips, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  338  2059 (91) 1
1881  354  2078 (83) 2
1882  340  2090 (77) 1
1883  350  2099 (71) 0
1884  377  2107 (61) 16
1885  351  2118 (61) 15
1886  331  2129 (70) 0
1887  326  2139 (76) 0
1888  308  2149 (81) 0
1889  291  2160 (83) 0
1890  299  2170 (85) 0
1891  285  2180 (85) 0
1892  287  2190 (84) 0
1893  285  2201 (81) 0
1894  276  2211 (77) 0
1895  257  2221 (70) 3
1896  234  2232 (66) 6
1897  207  2260 (66) 0
1898  166  2287 (63) 6
1899  185  2281 (65) 3
1900  180  2284 (67) 1
1901  160  2299 (67) 0
1902  137  2314 (64) 0
1903  126  2330 (58) 12
1904  126  2335 (61) 1
1905  139  2332 (62) 2
1906  160  2319 (64) 4
1907  156  2323 (66) 0
1908  155  2326 (65) 0
1909  165  2330 (60) 0
1910  161  2334 (52) 20
1911  189  2321 (57) 0
1912  201  2308 (57) 0
1913  219  2295 (51) 17
1914  256  2271 (54) 15
1915  264  2257 (66) 0
1916  294  2243 (74) 0
1917  317  2230 (80) 0
1918  347  2216 (85) 0
1919  387  2202 (87) 0
1920  456  2188 (89) 0
1921  537  2174 (90) 0
1922  598  2160 (90) 0
1923  698  2146 (88) 0
1924  768  2132 (85) 0
1925  853  2118 (81) 0
1926  939  2105 (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