Morrison, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1924  602  2169 (50) 9
1925  725  2140 (36) 33
1926  625  2171 (31) 48
1927  550  2200 (30) 46
1928  653  2177 (31) 37
1929  596  2198 (33) 41
1930  775  2156 (46) 0
1931  1023  2113 (47) 11
1932  1239  2062 (51) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Morrison, John Harold  
Born: 13 Dec. 1883
Died: 1 Sep. 1935
 
Notes:
Gaige says he died at age 65 on 1-09-1935, which implies a date of birth between 02-09-1869 and 01-09-1870. However, Saunders gives his birth date as 13-12-1883.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 332
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 395
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 291
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 199
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 182
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Hastings 1924 (2)     4th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Open Tournament     7.5  /  9
London, England 1925 (1)     London Chess League Tournament     3.5  /  9
Bromley 1925 (3)     20th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section C     4  /  7
Scarborough 1925 (1)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 1     0  /  5
Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (4)     18th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     5  /  11
Leeds 1925     English Counties Championship Final Match: Middlesex - Yorkshire    
  Morrison, J.H. - Sparkes, W.H.J.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1926 (2)     6th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Tournament     3  /  9
London, England 1926 (1)     3rd London Chess League Congress     7.5  /  9
Scarborough 1926 (2)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 2     1.5  /  6
Edinburgh 1926 (2)     19th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open     9  /  11
London, England 1926 (3)     1st City of London Club Invitational Tournament     1.5  /  6
London, England 1926 (4)     2nd City of London Club Invitational Tournament     0.5  /  7
London, England 1927 (1)     4th London Chess League Congress     7  /  9
Tunbridge Wells 1927 (2)     21st Kent County Chess Association Congress - Major Tournament     5  /  7
London, England 1927 (4)     20th British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament     5.5  /  11
London, England 1927 (7)     London Tournament     2.5  /  9
London, England 1927 (9)     Imperial Club Masters Tournament     1.5  /  10
London, England 1928 (1)     5th London Chess League Congress     5.5  /  9
London, England 1928 (2)     38th City of London Club Championship     5.5  /  17
Tenby 1928 (1)     21st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3.5  /  11
London, England 1929 (1)     6th London Chess League Congress - Major Tournament     6  /  9
Ramsgate 1929 (2)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament, Section A     2.5  /  7
Ramsgate 1929 (4)     22nd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
London, England 1929 (3)     39th City of London Club Championship     7  /  14
Worcester, England 1931 (1)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3  /  11
London, England 1932 (11)     42nd City of London Club Championship     3  /  15


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025