Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  751  1927 (72) 9
1894  711  1958 (68) 10
1895  673  1979 (69) 0
1896  632  2000 (67) 10
1897  606  2015 (67) 10
1898  609  2024 (69) 4
1899  655  2008 (71) 0
1900  705  1991 (70) 9
1901  719  1983 (75) 0
1902  749  1975 (78) 0
1903  753  1966 (79) 0
1904  805  1958 (77) 0
1905  835  1950 (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