Robey, James
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1862 |
156 |
2159 | (83) | 10 |
| 1863 |
154 |
2156 | (87) | 0 |
| 1864 |
163 |
2154 | (89) | 0 |
| 1865 |
163 |
2151 | (90) | 5 |
| 1866 |
186 |
2137 | (93) | 0 |
| 1867 |
185 |
2122 | (96) | 0 |
| 1868 |
203 |
2108 | (98) | 0 |
| 1869 |
210 |
2093 | (99) | 0 |
| 1870 |
229 |
2078 | (99) | 0 |
| 1871 |
257 |
2064 | (98) | 1 |
| 1872 |
279 |
2049 | (100) | 2 |
| 1873 |
286 |
2047 | (103) | 0 |
| 1874 |
305 |
2045 | (106) | 0 |
| 1875 |
323 |
2043 | (109) | 0 |
| 1876 |
320 |
2041 | (111) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Robey, James |
| Also known as: Roby |
| Born: 1826 |
| Died: Nov. 1885 |
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| Notes: |
| Di Felice and La Grande Storia degli Scacchi give 'Robey, James' at London 1862. Gaige, Feenstra Kuiper and the Illustrated London News (26 July 1862, p.95) give just 'Robey'. Gaige lists a 'Rob(e)y, James', born 1826, died 'c11-1885', and so this could have been the player at London 1862. However, the Chess Player's Chronicle of June 1860 (p.173) mentions an 'S. Robey' in London. Furthermore, the Chess Player's Chronicle of June 1861 (p.161) suggests that Robey came from Sidney (Sydney, Australia?). I am guessing that the player named 'Roby' appearing in London in the 1861 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle is James Robey. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 231 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 967 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 356 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 36, 579 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 41, 112 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 115 |
| Periodicals |
| [Alb], 15 Sep. 1866 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 236 |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1860, page 173 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 27, Mar. 1861, page 82 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 161 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1862, page 97 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 11, Oct. 1871, page 349 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1213, 22 Dec. 1861, page 4 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1224, 9 Feb. 1862, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 28, no. 1426, 21 Jan. 1866, page 7 |
| [Era], vol. 34, no. 1723, 1 Oct. 1871, page 14 |
| [ILN], vol. 39, no. 1124, 28 Dec. 1861, page 665 |
| [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1660, 15 July 1871, page 43 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1793, 3 Jan. 1874, page 23 |
| [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1832, 3 Oct. 1874, page 332 |
| [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1892, 13 Nov. 1875, page 494 |
| [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1934, 12 Aug. 1876, page 179 |
| [LiM], no. 7387, 26 Sep. 1871, page 7 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [Random Clippings] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1862 (3) |
British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
2 | / | 10 |
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| Manchester 1871 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Robey, J. - Soul, C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1872 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Robey, J. - Schull, L. |
0 - 1 |
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Robey, J. - Cox, C.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester or Liverpool (?) 1876 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Liverpool Club Match |
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Robey, J. - Soul, C. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1876 (17) |
Saint George's - West End Club Match |
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Robey, J. - Puller, C.G. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022 |
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