Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  229  1997 (133) 3
1861  241  1990 (133) 0
1862  259  1982 (133) 0
1863  256  1975 (132) 0
1864  271  1968 (132) 0
1865  300  1961 (131) 0
1866  328  1954 (130) 0
1867  325  1947 (129) 0
1868  344  1940 (127) 0
1869  356  1933 (126) 0
1870  394  1926 (123) 0
1871  429  1918 (121) 0
1872  448  1911 (118) 0
1873  467  1904 (115) 0
1874  499  1897 (111) 0
1875  533  1890 (107) 0
1876  522  1883 (102) 0
1877  491  1876 (96) 0
1878  500  1869 (90) 0
1879  493  1862 (82) 0
1880  537  1855 (72) 0
1881  613  1847 (60) 30
1882  608  1893 (57) 24
1883  655  1893 (56) 24
1884  688  1908 (56) 22
1885  692  1893 (56) 16
1886  740  1862 (56) 31
1887  750  1827 (61) 8
1888  745  1839 (66) 0
1889  717  1850 (66) 17
1890  762  1845 (75) 0
1891  771  1840 (81) 0
1892  830  1835 (85) 0
1893  862  1830 (87) 0
1894  893  1825 (89) 0
1895  902  1820 (89) 4
1896  910  1822 (89) 0
1897  912  1824 (88) 0
1898  906  1826 (86) 0
1899  937  1829 (83) 0
1900  965  1831 (78) 0
1901  963  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