Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  732  1925 (72) 9
1894  700  1956 (68) 10
1895  661  1977 (69) 0
1896  623  1998 (67) 10
1897  600  2013 (67) 10
1898  605  2023 (69) 4
1899  654  2006 (71) 0
1900  699  1990 (70) 9
1901  713  1981 (75) 0
1902  741  1973 (78) 0
1903  742  1965 (79) 0
1904  794  1957 (77) 0
1905  822  1948 (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