John Morrison (chess player)

John Stuart Morrison
Born7 December 1889
Toronto
Died1 March 1975(1975-03-01) (aged 85)
Toronto
Known forFive-time Canadian chess champion

John Stuart Morrison (1889-1975) was a chess master who won the Canadian Championship five times between 1910 and 1926. He represented Canada at the 1939 Buenos Aires Olympiad and played in several international tournaments that were won by José Raúl Capablanca.[1][2]

  1. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 291, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  2. ^ "Morrison, John Stuart [obituary]". Globe and Mail. 1975-03-03. p. 33.