Brien, Robert
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1850 |
56 |
2337 | (60) | 13 |
| 1851 |
54 |
2355 | (55) | 10 |
| 1852 |
42 |
2382 | (53) | 23 |
| 1853 |
33 |
2422 | (43) | 38 |
| 1854 |
22 |
2437 | (44) | 13 |
| 1855 |
17 |
2443 | (37) | 74 |
| 1856 |
30 |
2410 | (45) | 13 |
| 1857 |
31 |
2422 | (49) | 1 |
| 1858 |
29 |
2454 | (44) | 36 |
| 1859 |
39 |
2418 | (57) | 0 |
| 1860 |
52 |
2381 | (64) | 14 |
| 1861 |
59 |
2367 | (70) | 0 |
| 1862 |
65 |
2353 | (74) | 0 |
| 1863 |
67 |
2338 | (76) | 0 |
| 1864 |
80 |
2324 | (75) | 0 |
| 1865 |
88 |
2310 | (73) | 14 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Brien, Robert Barnett |
| Also known as: Oxoniensis |
| Born: 25 Jan. 1827 |
| Died: 9 June 1873 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 7, 39, 40 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 53 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 29, 61, 359 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 89 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 537 |
| Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar, page 15 |
| Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 199 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 76, 289 |
| Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lxx |
| Tomlinson, Chess Player's Annual 1856, page 134 |
| Townsend, Historical Notes on Players, page 19 |
| Townsend, Notes on Staunton, page 91, 114 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 97 |
| Periodicals |
| [CP], vol. 3, Mar. 1853, page 222 |
| [CPC], vol. 11, no. 2, Feb. 1850, page 55 |
| [CPC], vol. 11, no. 11, Nov. 1850, page 321 |
| [CPC], vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 1851, page 94 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 60 |
| [Era], vol. 28, no. 1427, 28 Jan. 1866, page 4 |
| [ILN], vol. 23, no. 649, 15 Oct. 1853, page 327 |
| [ILN], vol. 27, no. 752, 14 July 1855, page 43 |
| [ILN], vol. 31, no. 875, 22 Aug. 1857, page 195 |
| [ILN], vol. 34, no. 971, 30 Apr. 1859, page 430 |
| [ILN], vol. 46, no. 1322, 1 July 1865, page 643 |
| [SZ], vol. 13, no. 9, Sep. 1858, page 372 |
| Web |
| Hilbert, John S. [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess] |
| Sericano, C. [I grandi matches 1850 - 1864] |
| Sericano, C. [London Provincial 1851] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Williams, E. (1) - Brien, R.B. 1850 (1) |
(f) |
2 | - | 4 |
Williams, E. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Williams, E. (1) - Brien, R.B. 1850 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
Williams, E. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (1) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (2) |
(f) |
1 | - | 4 |
Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (3) |
(f) |
2 | - | 3 |
Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Brien, R.B. - Forshall 1852 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
|
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1853 (1) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange |
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1853 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 5 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange |
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1853 (3) |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1853 (4) |
(f) |
1 | - | 4 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Brien, R.B. - Wormald, R.B. 1853 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 3.5 |
Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Brien, R.B. - Ranken, C.E. 1854 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Brien, R.B. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1854 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 3.5 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Drew, F.R. - Brien, R.B. 1854 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Brien, R.B. - Janssens, F.G. 1855 |
(f) |
14 | - | 9 |
|
| Staunton, H. - Brien, R.B. 1855 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 3.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Brien, R.B. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1855 (1) |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 6.5 |
|
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1855 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of the exchange |
| Lowenthal, J.J. - Brien, R.B. 1855 (2) |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 6.5 |
Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Brien, R.B. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1855 (2) |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Mongredien, A. (1) - Brien, R.B. 1855 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Gocher, J. - Brien, R.B. 1860 (1) |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Gocher, J. - Brien, R.B. 1860 (2) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Brien, R.B. - Green, V. 1865 |
(f) |
5 | - | 9 |
Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and move |
Tournament data
| London, England 1851 (2) |
Provincial Tournament |
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Brien, R.B. - Trelawny, J.S. |
2 - 0 |
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Brien, R.B. - Boden, S.S. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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Brien, R.B. - Hodges, W. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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| London, England 1855 |
Kling's Coffee House Tournament |
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Brien, R.B. - Zytogorski, A. |
4 - 5 |
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| London, England 1856 (1) |
McDonnell Chess Club Tournament |
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|
Brien, R.B. - Green, V. |
7 - 6 |
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| Manchester 1857 (1) |
1st British Chess Association Congress |
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Brien, R.B. - Pindar, E.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| Birmingham and London, England 1858 |
2nd British Chess Association Congress |
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|
Brien, R.B. - Bird, H.E. |
1 - 1 |
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|
Brien, R.B. - Falkbeer, E.K. |
2.5 - 3.5 |
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| London, England 1858 |
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| Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023 |
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