Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  750  1926 (72) 9
1894  708  1957 (68) 10
1895  665  1978 (69) 0
1896  629  1999 (67) 10
1897  604  2014 (67) 10
1898  609  2023 (69) 4
1899  656  2007 (71) 0
1900  703  1991 (70) 9
1901  719  1982 (75) 0
1902  749  1974 (78) 0
1903  745  1966 (79) 0
1904  799  1957 (77) 0
1905  825  1949 (73) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cleland, Robert Alexander  
Born: Sep. 1853
Died: 6 July 1923
 
Notes:
Gaige gives year of birth as 1854. Bill Wilson gives date of birth as Sep. 1853.
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 102, 107, 110
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 73
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
Periodicals
   [ODT], no. 11312, 4 Jan. 1899, page 4
Web
   Wilson, Bill.  [Robert Alexander Cleland]

Tournament data

Christchurch 1893     6th New Zealand Championship     4.5  /  9
Dunedin 1894     7th New Zealand Championship     7  /  10
Dunedin 1896     Otago Club Championship     8  /  10
Dunedin 1897     Otago Club Championship     8  /  10
Dunedin 1898     12th New Zealand Championship     4  /  4
Wellington 1900     13th New Zealand Championship     5.5  /  9
Oamaru 1905     18th New Zealand Championship     7  /  13


Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024