John Morrison (chess player)
John Stuart Morrison (7 December 1889 – 1 March 1975) was a Canadian chess Master, who was born and died in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2]
John Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 1889 |
| Died | 1 March 1975 (aged 85) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Chess master |
| Known for | Five-time Canadian champion |
He won the Canadian Chess Championship five times (1910, 1913, 1922, 1924, and 1926) and shared first place in 1931 (Maurice Fox won play-off).[3] He took twelfth place at New York City 1913 (José Raúl Capablanca won), took seventh place at New York 1918 (Capablanca won), and tied for 14-15th place at London 1922 (Capablanca won).[4]
Morrison played at first board (+5 –6 =4) for Canada in the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939.[5]
References
- Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 291, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- Passengers of the Piriápolis
- Canadian Chess
- Chessmetrics Archived 2006-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Olimpbase
Further reading
- American Chess Bulletin, 1914, p. 33
- The Globe and Mail, March 3, 1975, p. 33
- Yanofsky, D. A. (1967), 100 Years of Chess in Canada, p. 20
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