Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  225  1997 (133) 3
1861  233  1990 (133) 0
1862  239  1983 (133) 0
1863  236  1976 (133) 0
1864  251  1968 (132) 0
1865  272  1961 (131) 0
1866  304  1954 (130) 0
1867  292  1947 (129) 0
1868  319  1939 (128) 0
1869  330  1932 (126) 0
1870  369  1925 (124) 0
1871  402  1918 (121) 0
1872  418  1910 (118) 0
1873  442  1903 (115) 0
1874  478  1896 (111) 0
1875  516  1889 (107) 0
1876  503  1881 (102) 0
1877  473  1874 (96) 0
1878  475  1867 (90) 0
1879  486  1860 (82) 0
1880  527  1852 (72) 0
1881  593  1845 (60) 30
1882  586  1891 (57) 24
1883  643  1890 (56) 24
1884  668  1904 (56) 22
1885  677  1890 (56) 16
1886  716  1859 (56) 31
1887  724  1824 (61) 8
1888  718  1835 (66) 0
1889  683  1846 (67) 17
1890  736  1842 (75) 0
1891  750  1837 (81) 0
1892  790  1832 (85) 0
1893  804  1827 (87) 0
1894  834  1822 (89) 0
1895  840  1818 (89) 4
1896  835  1820 (89) 0
1897  854  1822 (88) 0
1898  834  1825 (86) 0
1899  859  1827 (83) 0
1900  880  1829 (78) 0
1901  894  1832 (71) 33

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Tennison, Otto M.  
Born: Nov. 1834
Died: 10 June 1909
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Tennyson' in the 15 Nov. 1882 issue of the Brooklyn Chess Chronicle (p.27), but 'Tennison' elsewhere in the same volume.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 422
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 349
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 416
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1881, page 30
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1882, page 31
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1889, page 30
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1890, page 30
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 135
Periodicals
   [BCC], vol. 1, no. 2, 15 Oct. 1882, page 14
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 5, May 1860, page 158
   [Reg], vol. 1, no. 4, 15 Nov. 1882, page 27

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

Albin, A. - Tennison, O.M. 1895         (f)     4   -   0

Tournament data

Saint Louis 1860 (2)     Western Chess Congress    
  Tennison, O.M. - Brown, T.M.     1 - 2    
New Orleans 1881 (2)     2nd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     5.5  /  30
New Orleans 1882     3rd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9.5  /  24
New Orleans 1883     4th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     10  /  24
New Orleans 1884     5th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9.5  /  22
New Orleans 1885     6th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     7  /  16
New Orleans 1886 (1)     New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Handicap Tournament    
  Tennison, O.M. - Seguin, J.D.     1 - 0          Seguin, J.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Tennison, O.M. - Dunn, M.F.     1 - 0          Dunn, M.F. gave odds of pawn and move
  Tennison, O.M. - Claudel, L.     1 - 0    
  Tennison, O.M. - Blanchard, J.G.     0.5 - 1.5    
New Orleans 1886 (2)     7th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     11.5  /  26
New Orleans 1887     8th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     1  /  8
New Orleans 1889     9th New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9  /  17
New Orleans 1901     New Orleans Chess, Checker and Whist Club Tournament     22  /  33


Player information updated: 4 Mar. 2020