Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  227  1996 (132) 3
1861  236  1989 (133) 0
1862  256  1982 (133) 0
1863  251  1975 (132) 0
1864  266  1968 (132) 0
1865  294  1961 (131) 0
1866  326  1954 (130) 0
1867  321  1947 (129) 0
1868  343  1940 (127) 0
1869  352  1933 (125) 0
1870  385  1926 (123) 0
1871  416  1919 (121) 0
1872  436  1912 (118) 0
1873  456  1905 (115) 0
1874  492  1898 (111) 0
1875  526  1890 (107) 0
1876  516  1883 (102) 0
1877  486  1876 (96) 0
1878  492  1869 (90) 0
1879  486  1862 (82) 0
1880  531  1855 (72) 0
1881  603  1848 (60) 30
1882  592  1894 (57) 24
1883  644  1894 (56) 24
1884  676  1908 (56) 22
1885  682  1894 (56) 16
1886  722  1863 (56) 31
1887  732  1828 (61) 8
1888  724  1840 (66) 0
1889  693  1851 (66) 17
1890  737  1846 (75) 0
1891  752  1841 (81) 0
1892  795  1836 (85) 0
1893  809  1831 (87) 0
1894  841  1826 (89) 0
1895  849  1821 (89) 4
1896  842  1823 (89) 0
1897  858  1825 (88) 0
1898  844  1827 (86) 0
1899  864  1829 (83) 0
1900  893  1831 (78) 0
1901  912  1833 (70) 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