Griffith, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  126  2315 (65) 4
1899  106  2339 (51) 16
1900  127  2318 (47) 20
1901  155  2295 (59) 0
1902  190  2273 (66) 5
1903  247  2247 (75) 0
1904  300  2221 (81) 0
1905  352  2195 (86) 0
1906  407  2168 (90) 0
1907  464  2142 (93) 0
1908  522  2116 (95) 0
1909  623  2090 (95) 3
1910  631  2084 (101) 0
1911  668  2078 (105) 0
1912  669  2072 (109) 0
1913  680  2066 (112) 0
1914  661  2060 (115) 0
1915  635  2054 (117) 0
1916  635  2048 (119) 1
1917  650  2039 (124) 0
1918  681  2029 (128) 0
1919  699  2020 (131) 0
1920  786  2011 (134) 0
1921  874  2002 (137) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Griffith, Robert B.  
   Also known as: Dr. R.B. Griffith
Born: 19 Aug. 1876
Died: 31 May 1937
 
Notes:
The American Chess Magazine of Jan. 1899 (p.314) has both 'B.B. Griffith' (in error) and 'R. Griffith'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 150
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 233, 233
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 215
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 354
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 1912, page 234
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1898, page 255
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 7, Jan. 1899, page 314
Web
   [Chess News from Everywhere (LCM, vol.1, no.3, 1905)]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1) 1899         (f)     4   -   2
Pillsbury, H.N. - Griffith, R.B. 1899         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Lovegrove, W.R. - Griffith, R.B. 1902         (f)     2   -   1
Hallwegen, G. - Griffith, R.B. 1909         (c)     3   -   0
Reshevsky, S.H. - Griffith, R.B. 1921         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1898 (4)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, First Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Boehm, H.G.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1898 (5)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, Second Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Boehm, H.G.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (11)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, Third Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Meyer, A.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1898 (12)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, Fourth Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Meyer, A.S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
  Griffith, R.B. - Robinson, D.S.     0 - 1    
  Griffith, R.B. - Sweeney, F.     1 - 0    
  Griffith, R.B. - Hubbard (2)     1 - 0    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1899     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Franklin, W.S.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (5)     Franklin Club Tournament - Class A    
  Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1)     2 - 0    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Roething, O.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  18
Los Angeles 1900     Los Angeles Club Tournament     10  /  11
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1902 (1)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Howe, A.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1902 (2)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Martin, T.H.     1 - 0    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Clarke, E.J.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023