Keyes, Robert
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1864 |
300 |
1921 | (101) | 6 |
| 1865 |
322 |
1928 | (105) | 0 |
| 1866 |
344 |
1936 | (108) | 0 |
| 1867 |
329 |
1943 | (111) | 0 |
| 1868 |
332 |
1950 | (113) | 0 |
| 1869 |
339 |
1958 | (115) | 0 |
| 1870 |
362 |
1965 | (116) | 0 |
| 1871 |
381 |
1973 | (117) | 0 |
| 1872 |
383 |
1980 | (118) | 0 |
| 1873 |
379 |
1987 | (118) | 0 |
| 1874 |
384 |
1995 | (118) | 0 |
| 1875 |
390 |
2002 | (117) | 0 |
| 1876 |
378 |
2010 | (116) | 0 |
| 1877 |
359 |
2017 | (115) | 0 |
| 1878 |
356 |
2024 | (113) | 0 |
| 1879 |
342 |
2032 | (111) | 0 |
| 1880 |
363 |
2039 | (108) | 0 |
| 1881 |
391 |
2047 | (104) | 0 |
| 1882 |
396 |
2054 | (100) | 0 |
| 1883 |
413 |
2062 | (96) | 0 |
| 1884 |
431 |
2069 | (90) | 0 |
| 1885 |
421 |
2076 | (83) | 0 |
| 1886 |
397 |
2084 | (74) | 6 |
| 1887 |
392 |
2095 | (71) | 0 |
| 1888 |
375 |
2107 | (65) | 7 |
| 1889 |
359 |
2108 | (66) | 2 |
| 1890 |
360 |
2126 | (66) | 6 |
| 1891 |
386 |
2105 | (67) | 1 |
| 1892 |
435 |
2093 | (67) | 0 |
| 1893 |
469 |
2080 | (63) | 11 |
| 1894 |
525 |
2060 | (67) | 0 |
| 1895 |
563 |
2039 | (67) | 0 |
| 1896 |
596 |
2018 | (63) | 7 |
| 1897 |
609 |
2015 | (64) | 10 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Keyes, Robert B. |
| Born: |
| Died: 28 Aug. 1911 |
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| Notes: |
| Name sometimes given as 'Keys'. Hilbert has 'Robert B.E. Keys' in Writings in Chess History (p.319), quoting the Philadelphia Item. The Newark Sunday Call of 28 Feb. 1886 has 'R.E. Keys'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 227 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 35 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 319 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 131 |
| Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 6 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACMo], vol. 1, no. 3, May 1892, page 50 |
| [Era], vol. 32, no. 1629, 12 Dec. 1869, page 7 |
| [HWT], 1 Nov. 1873 |
| [NSC], 28 Feb. 1886 |
| [NYC], 2 Apr. 1859 |
| [PhIn], 17 Sep. 1911 |
| [TR], vol. 37, no. 77, 28 Sep. 1893, page 1 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1864 |
Philadelphia Club Handicap |
2 | / | 6 |
odds player in a knight class |
| | | |
| Cooperstown 1886 (1) |
1st New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class |
2.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Rutherford 1888 |
3rd New Jersey State Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Vorrath, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Doyle, P.J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Keyes, R.B. - Hymes, C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Newark 1888 (1) |
Columbia Club - Newark Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Koehler, G.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1888 (2) |
Columbia Club - Newark Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Koehler, G.H. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Plainfield 1888 |
Newark - Plainfield Club Match |
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Keyes, R.B. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Newark 1888 (2) |
Newark - Plainfield Club Match |
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Keyes, R.B. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Plainfield and Elizabeth 1889 |
4th New Jersey State Tournament - Championship |
| | | | | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Hymes, N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Keyes, R.B. - Pope, R.W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New Brunswick and Elizabeth 1890 |
5th New Jersey State Tournament - Championship |
| | | | | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Hymes, E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Hymes, C. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Brown, G.A. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - van Dyke, H.N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1891 (5) |
New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match |
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|
Keyes, R.B. - Baird, J.W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1897 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Keyes, R.B. - Robinson, D.S. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1897 (8) |
Mercantile Library Chess Club Cup Tournament |
5 | / | 10 |
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| Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021 |
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