Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  751  1925 (72) 9
1894  709  1956 (68) 10
1895  666  1977 (69) 0
1896  629  1998 (67) 10
1897  604  2013 (67) 10
1898  610  2022 (69) 4
1899  655  2006 (71) 0
1900  705  1989 (70) 9
1901  721  1981 (75) 0
1902  751  1973 (78) 0
1903  753  1964 (79) 0
1904  802  1956 (77) 0
1905  830  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