Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  734  1926 (72) 9
1894  702  1957 (68) 10
1895  664  1978 (69) 0
1896  628  1999 (67) 10
1897  603  2014 (67) 10
1898  609  2023 (69) 4
1899  656  2007 (71) 0
1900  700  1990 (70) 9
1901  718  1982 (75) 0
1902  748  1974 (78) 0
1903  744  1965 (79) 0
1904  797  1957 (77) 0
1905  823  1949 (73) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cleland, Robert Alexander  
Born: Sep. 1853
Died: 6 July 1923
 
Notes:
Gaige gives year of birth as 1854. Bill Wilson gives date of birth as Sep. 1853.
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 102, 107, 110
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 73
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
Periodicals
   [ODT], no. 11312, 4 Jan. 1899, page 4
Web
   Wilson, Bill.  [Robert Alexander Cleland]

Tournament data

Christchurch 1893     6th New Zealand Championship     4.5  /  9
Dunedin 1894     7th New Zealand Championship     7  /  10
Dunedin 1896     Otago Club Championship     8  /  10
Dunedin 1897     Otago Club Championship     8  /  10
Dunedin 1898     12th New Zealand Championship     4  /  4
Wellington 1900     13th New Zealand Championship     5.5  /  9
Oamaru 1905     18th New Zealand Championship     7  /  13


Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024