Tennison, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  229  1997 (133) 3
1861  237  1990 (133) 0
1862  257  1983 (133) 0
1863  253  1976 (132) 0
1864  268  1969 (132) 0
1865  296  1962 (131) 0
1866  326  1955 (130) 0
1867  323  1948 (129) 0
1868  341  1941 (127) 0
1869  349  1934 (126) 0
1870  385  1927 (123) 0
1871  415  1919 (121) 0
1872  437  1912 (118) 0
1873  454  1905 (115) 0
1874  489  1898 (111) 0
1875  525  1891 (107) 0
1876  515  1884 (102) 0
1877  486  1877 (96) 0
1878  492  1870 (90) 0
1879  487  1863 (82) 0
1880  530  1856 (72) 0
1881  607  1849 (60) 30
1882  597  1894 (57) 24
1883  645  1894 (56) 24
1884  679  1909 (56) 22
1885  687  1894 (56) 16
1886  733  1863 (56) 31
1887  743  1828 (61) 8
1888  734  1840 (66) 0
1889  702  1851 (66) 17
1890  745  1846 (75) 0
1891  756  1841 (81) 0
1892  798  1836 (85) 0
1893  816  1830 (87) 0
1894  849  1825 (89) 0
1895  861  1820 (89) 4
1896  848  1822 (89) 0
1897  867  1824 (88) 0
1898  851  1826 (86) 0
1899  867  1829 (83) 0
1900  896  1831 (78) 0
1901  916  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