Robinson, Alfred
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1886 |
62 |
2400 | (52) | 18 |
| 1887 |
57 |
2420 | (46) | 17 |
| 1888 |
66 |
2390 | (47) | 1 |
| 1889 |
85 |
2361 | (38) | 39 |
| 1890 |
96 |
2345 | (45) | 14 |
| 1891 |
119 |
2324 | (54) | 1 |
| 1892 |
131 |
2318 | (59) | 2 |
| 1893 |
123 |
2320 | (61) | 1 |
| 1894 |
122 |
2323 | (60) | 0 |
| 1895 |
119 |
2326 | (55) | 15 |
| 1896 |
140 |
2304 | (62) | 1 |
| 1897 |
160 |
2284 | (66) | 2 |
| 1898 |
181 |
2271 | (70) | 1 |
| 1899 |
197 |
2267 | (73) | 1 |
| 1900 |
199 |
2262 | (77) | 0 |
| 1901 |
217 |
2258 | (78) | 1 |
| 1902 |
219 |
2259 | (80) | 0 |
| 1903 |
222 |
2260 | (80) | 1 |
| 1904 |
230 |
2261 | (81) | 1 |
| 1905 |
254 |
2251 | (83) | 1 |
| 1906 |
297 |
2232 | (85) | 0 |
| 1907 |
350 |
2212 | (87) | 1 |
| 1908 |
381 |
2199 | (89) | 1 |
| 1909 |
430 |
2182 | (93) | 1 |
| 1910 |
460 |
2170 | (97) | 1 |
| 1911 |
517 |
2157 | (103) | 0 |
| 1912 |
519 |
2144 | (109) | 0 |
| 1913 |
546 |
2131 | (114) | 0 |
| 1914 |
549 |
2118 | (118) | 0 |
| 1915 |
551 |
2105 | (122) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Robinson, Alfred K. |
| Born: 19 Oct. 1849 |
| Died: 23 Mar. 1918 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 314 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 356 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 232 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 122 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 33, 43, 389 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 15 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 221 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Shipley, W.P. - Robinson, A.K. 1886 |
(f) |
10.5 | - | 7.5 |
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| Gunsberg, I.A. - Robinson, A.K. 1889 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Weiss, M. - Robinson, A.K. 1889 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Robinson, A.K. 1889 |
(c) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Lasker, Em. - Robinson, A.K. 1892 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Walbrodt, C.A. - Robinson, A.K. 1893 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1887 (2) |
2nd Franklin Chess Club Championship |
12.5 | / | 17 |
odds player in pawn and move class |
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| Philadelphia 1888 (2) |
Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (2) |
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|
Robinson, A.K. - Densmore, D.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1889 (1) |
4th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
16.5 | / | 26 |
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| Philadelphia 1890 (1) |
5th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
8.5 | / | 14 |
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| Philadelphia 1891 (1) |
6th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
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Robinson, A.K. - Martinez, D.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia and New York 1895 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Simonson, G. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1895 (2) |
10th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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| Philadelphia 1896 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Davidson, H. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia and New York 1897 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Delmar, E. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1897 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Shank, G.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1898 |
3rd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Jacobs, H.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1899 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Koehler, G.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1901 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Ettlinger, A.K. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - de Visser, W.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1904 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Schmidt, L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia and Chicago 1905 |
Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Brown, J. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1905 (1) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Hanham, J.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England and New York 1907 (1) |
9th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Wainwright, G.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England and New York 1908 |
10th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Sergeant, E.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Meyer, A.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1910 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Hanham, J.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1915 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Robinson, A.K. - Smith, M.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023 |
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