Robertson, William


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1871  496  1783 (229) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Robertson, William  
   Also known as: Dr. Robertson
Born: 8 Jan. 1818
Died: 25 Aug. 1882
 
Notes:
The covers of the Jan.-Sep. 1854 issues of the Chess Player's Chronicle list 'Dr. Robinson' as secretary of the Edinburgh Club. Starting with the Oct. 1854 issue, this was changed to 'Dr. Robertson'.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page cover
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1854, page cover
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1706, 4 June 1871, page 13
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [PRSE], vol. 14, 1888, page 22
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Robertson, Wi. - Hunt, E.     2.5 - 0.5    


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