John Stuart Morrison (born 7 December 1889 in

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– died 1 March 1975 in Toronto) was a Canadian

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Morrison, whose father was a schoolteacher and principal, grew up in Toronto's west end. He discovered chess through books in 1907 and received lessons at lunchtime at the Toronto Engraving Co. from Alfred Hunter, a co-worker and Toronto chess club member. At 19, Morrison won his first Toronto championship; he won again in 1945. Morrison won the

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five times (1910, 1913, 1922, 1924, and 1926) and shared first place in 1931 (

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won the playoff). He took twelfth place at New York City 1913 (

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won), took seventh place at New York 1918 (Capablanca won), and tied for 14th-15th place at London 1922 (Capablanca won). Morrison played first board (+5 –6 =4) on the Canadian team at the

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in Buenos Aires 1939. In 2000, he was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame. Several of Morrison's games were published in chess books, including Capablanca's ''Chess Fundamentals.''

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