Leather, Robinson




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  240  2151 (69) 1
1882  221  2175 (56) 11
1883  217  2193 (51) 10
1884  255  2172 (54) 9
1885  273  2162 (59) 1
1886  288  2150 (60) 2
1887  306  2141 (58) 7
1888  302  2141 (62) 3
1889  313  2126 (66) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Leather, Robinson Kay  
Born: 1865
Died: 1895
 
Notes:
Di Felice has 'Leather, I.'; La Grande Storia degli Scacchi and the Chess Player's Chronicle have 'Leather, RK'. Edgar (Liverpool Chess Club, 1893) has 'Leather, Robinson K.'
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 228
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 58
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 165, 926, 962
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 270
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 439
   [CPC], vol. 6, 9 Aug. 1882, page 382
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Sericano, C.  [Amsterdam-A 1889]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Mills, D.Y. - Leather, R.K. 1887         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Manchester 1881 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Boyer, R.C.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     7  /  11
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Rayner, Ja.     1 - 1    
Birmingham 1883 (1)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section A     3  /  6
Manchester 1883     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - von Zabern, T.     2 - 0    
Liverpool 1884 (2)     1st Rutherford Silver Cup Competition    
  Leather, R.K. - Lister, J.     1.5 - 0.5    
  Leather, R.K. - Probst, C.H.     1 - 0    
  Leather, R.K. - Whitby, L.E.     1 - 0    
  Leather, R.K. - Burn, A.     0 - 2    
Liverpool 1884 (3)     2nd Rutherford Silver Cup Competition    
  Leather, R.K. - Holland, A.M.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Macmaster, R.M.     1.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1885     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Steinkuhler, A.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1886 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Steinkuhler, A.     1.5 - 0.5    
Bradford 1887 (2)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Rayner, Ja.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1888 (1)     Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Boulaye, I.A.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Glasgow 1888 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Gilchrist, Jo.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1888     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Wilson, T.B.     1 - 0    
Amsterdam 1889 (2)     Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier     0  /  8
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Spens, W.C.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1889 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Leather, R.K. - Hamel, F.J.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 16 Jul. 2017