Leather, Robinson
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1881 |
237 |
2176 | (68) | 1 |
| 1882 |
211 |
2200 | (55) | 12 |
| 1883 |
212 |
2211 | (51) | 10 |
| 1884 |
259 |
2187 | (53) | 9 |
| 1885 |
266 |
2175 | (58) | 1 |
| 1886 |
289 |
2162 | (59) | 2 |
| 1887 |
311 |
2151 | (58) | 7 |
| 1888 |
304 |
2149 | (61) | 3 |
| 1889 |
324 |
2133 | (66) | 10 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Leather, Robinson Kay |
| Born: 1865 |
| Died: 1895 |
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| 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.' |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Manchester 1881 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Boyer, R.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1882 (2) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II |
7 | / | 11 |
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| Liverpool 1882 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Schiffmann, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Rayner, Ja. |
1 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1883 (1) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section A |
3 | / | 6 |
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| Manchester 1883 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - von Zabern, T. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1884 (2) |
1st Rutherford Silver Cup Competition |
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Leather, R.K. - Lister, J. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Leather, R.K. - Probst, C.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Leather, R.K. - Whitby, L.E. |
1 - 0 |
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Leather, R.K. - Burn, A. |
0 - 2 |
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| Liverpool 1884 (3) |
2nd Rutherford Silver Cup Competition |
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Leather, R.K. - Holland, A.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1884 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Macmaster, R.M. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1885 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Steinkuhler, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1886 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Steinkuhler, A. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Bradford 1887 (2) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Rayner, Ja. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Liverpool 1888 (1) |
Manchester and District - Liverpool and District Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Boulaye, I.A.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Gilchrist, Jo. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1888 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Wilson, T.B. |
1 - 0 |
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| Amsterdam 1889 (2) |
Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier |
0 | / | 8 |
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| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Spens, W.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1889 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Leather, R.K. - Hamel, F.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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