Cleland, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  756  1924 (72) 9
1894  716  1955 (68) 10
1895  672  1976 (69) 0
1896  634  1997 (67) 10
1897  609  2012 (67) 10
1898  613  2021 (69) 4
1899  661  2005 (71) 0
1900  707  1989 (70) 9
1901  723  1980 (75) 0
1902  753  1972 (78) 0
1903  754  1964 (79) 0
1904  804  1955 (77) 0
1905  835  1947 (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