Phillips, Charles
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
338 |
2058 | (91) | 1 |
| 1881 |
354 |
2078 | (83) | 2 |
| 1882 |
341 |
2090 | (77) | 1 |
| 1883 |
352 |
2098 | (71) | 0 |
| 1884 |
378 |
2106 | (61) | 16 |
| 1885 |
354 |
2117 | (61) | 15 |
| 1886 |
335 |
2127 | (70) | 0 |
| 1887 |
331 |
2137 | (76) | 0 |
| 1888 |
314 |
2146 | (81) | 0 |
| 1889 |
298 |
2156 | (83) | 0 |
| 1890 |
308 |
2166 | (85) | 0 |
| 1891 |
294 |
2175 | (85) | 0 |
| 1892 |
294 |
2185 | (84) | 0 |
| 1893 |
286 |
2195 | (81) | 0 |
| 1894 |
281 |
2204 | (77) | 0 |
| 1895 |
270 |
2214 | (71) | 3 |
| 1896 |
246 |
2224 | (66) | 6 |
| 1897 |
217 |
2249 | (67) | 0 |
| 1898 |
191 |
2274 | (64) | 6 |
| 1899 |
214 |
2264 | (66) | 3 |
| 1900 |
215 |
2261 | (69) | 1 |
| 1901 |
207 |
2269 | (71) | 0 |
| 1902 |
198 |
2277 | (70) | 0 |
| 1903 |
190 |
2286 | (67) | 4 |
| 1904 |
177 |
2301 | (67) | 1 |
| 1905 |
179 |
2307 | (66) | 2 |
| 1906 |
192 |
2300 | (65) | 4 |
| 1907 |
179 |
2308 | (67) | 0 |
| 1908 |
175 |
2315 | (66) | 0 |
| 1909 |
181 |
2322 | (61) | 0 |
| 1910 |
169 |
2330 | (52) | 20 |
| 1911 |
190 |
2318 | (57) | 0 |
| 1912 |
205 |
2306 | (57) | 0 |
| 1913 |
219 |
2294 | (51) | 17 |
| 1914 |
254 |
2270 | (54) | 15 |
| 1915 |
263 |
2257 | (66) | 0 |
| 1916 |
292 |
2243 | (74) | 0 |
| 1917 |
317 |
2229 | (80) | 0 |
| 1918 |
345 |
2215 | (85) | 0 |
| 1919 |
387 |
2201 | (87) | 0 |
| 1920 |
454 |
2187 | (89) | 0 |
| 1921 |
537 |
2174 | (90) | 0 |
| 1922 |
597 |
2160 | (90) | 0 |
| 1923 |
700 |
2146 | (88) | 0 |
| 1924 |
766 |
2132 | (85) | 0 |
| 1925 |
847 |
2118 | (81) | 0 |
| 1926 |
931 |
2105 | (76) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Phillips, Charles William |
| Born: 19 Dec. 1860 |
| Died: 5 Jan. 1938 |
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| 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)
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 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 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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