Griffith, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  148  2299 (64) 4
1899  122  2327 (51) 16
1900  144  2308 (47) 20
1901  173  2286 (59) 0
1902  214  2264 (66) 5
1903  266  2238 (75) 0
1904  321  2213 (81) 0
1905  377  2187 (86) 0
1906  439  2161 (90) 0
1907  501  2136 (93) 0
1908  568  2110 (94) 0
1909  673  2084 (95) 3
1910  689  2078 (101) 0
1911  727  2073 (105) 0
1912  718  2067 (109) 0
1913  744  2061 (112) 0
1914  736  2055 (115) 0
1915  703  2049 (117) 0
1916  708  2043 (119) 1
1917  718  2034 (124) 0
1918  747  2025 (127) 0
1919  769  2015 (131) 0
1920  869  2006 (134) 0
1921  961  1997 (137) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Griffith, Robert B.  
   Also known as: Dr. R.B. Griffith
Born: 19 Aug. 1876
Died: 31 May 1937
 
Notes:
The American Chess Magazine of Jan. 1899 (p.314) has both 'B.B. Griffith' (in error) and 'R. Griffith'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 150
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 233, 233
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 215
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 354
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 1912, page 234
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1898, page 255
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 7, Jan. 1899, page 314
Web
   [Chess News from Everywhere (LCM, vol.1, no.3, 1905)]

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

Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1) 1899         (f)     4   -   2
Pillsbury, H.N. - Griffith, R.B. 1899         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Lovegrove, W.R. - Griffith, R.B. 1902         (f)     2   -   1
Hallwegen, G. - Griffith, R.B. 1909         (c)     3   -   0
Reshevsky, S.H. - Griffith, R.B. 1921         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1898 (4)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, First Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Boehm, H.G.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1898 (5)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, Second Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Boehm, H.G.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (11)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, Third Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Meyer, A.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1898 (12)     Columbia College - University of Pennsylvania Match, Fourth Round    
  Griffith, R.B. - Meyer, A.S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
  Griffith, R.B. - Robinson, D.S.     0 - 1    
  Griffith, R.B. - Sweeney, F.     1 - 0    
  Griffith, R.B. - Hubbard (2)     1 - 0    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1899     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Franklin, W.S.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (5)     Franklin Club Tournament - Class A    
  Griffith, R.B. - Young, J.W. (1)     2 - 0    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Roething, O.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  18
Los Angeles 1900     Los Angeles Club Tournament     10  /  11
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1902 (1)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Howe, A.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1902 (2)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Martin, T.H.     1 - 0    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Griffith, R.B. - Clarke, E.J.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023