Robertson, Hercules


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1866  343  1929 (125) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Robertson, Hercules James  
   Also known as: Lord Benholme
Born: 13 Oct. 1795
Died: 15 Sep. 1874
 
References
Books
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 139
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2415, 1 Aug. 1868, page 10
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 5, Oct. 1874, page 153
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1866, page 280
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 85
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 117
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 248
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 4, Aug. 1870, page 121
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 7, Sep. 1866, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 49, no. 1385, 18 Aug. 1866, page 171
   [ILN], vol. 49, no. 1386, 25 Aug. 1866, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1454, 9 Nov. 1867, page 523
   [NYC], 31 Oct. 1874
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 6, 1 Oct. 1874, page 105
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1865: 1st Redcar Meeting]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1866: NYDCA, 2nd Redcar Meeting]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Hercules James Robertson, Lord Benholme]

Tournament data

Redcar 1866 (2)     North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament     7  /  11


Player information updated: 25 Dec. 2021