Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  760  1930 (72) 9
1894  725  1961 (68) 10
1895  686  1982 (69) 0
1896  638  2003 (67) 10
1897  614  2017 (67) 10
1898  615  2027 (69) 4
1899  658  2010 (71) 0
1900  711  1994 (70) 9
1901  730  1985 (75) 0
1902  758  1977 (78) 0
1903  762  1969 (79) 0
1904  810  1960 (77) 0
1905  841  1952 (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