Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Brien, Robert





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1850  44  2310 (61) 13
1851  44  2333 (56) 10
1852  36  2362 (54) 16
1853  31  2399 (45) 45
1854  15  2422 (46) 11
1855  12  2434 (39) 74
1856  21  2403 (47) 13
1857  21  2412 (50) 1
1858  20  2439 (46) 36
1859  32  2399 (58) 0
1860  44  2359 (66) 13
1861  48  2338 (72) 0
1862  53  2317 (77) 0
1863  53  2296 (79) 0
1864  57  2275 (79) 0
1865  59  2254 (78) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Brien, Robert Barnett  
Born: 25 Jan. 1827
Died: 9 June 1873
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 53
   Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar, page 15
   Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 199
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 76
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lxx
Periodicals
   [CP], vol. 3, Mar. 1853, page 222
   [CPC], vol. 11, Feb. 1850, page 55
   [CPC], vol. 11, Nov. 1850, page 321
   [CPC], vol. 12, Mar. 1851, page 94
   [CPC], vol. 1, Feb. 1853, page 60
   [ILN], vol. 23, 15 Oct. 1853, page 327
   [ILN], vol. 27, 14 July 1855, page 43
   [ILN], vol. 31, 22 Aug. 1857, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 34, 30 Apr. 1859, page 430
   [ILN], vol. 46, 1 July 1865, page 643
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

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

Williams, E. - Brien, R.B. 1850 (1)         (f)     2   -   4      Williams, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Williams, E. - Brien, R.B. 1850 (2)         (f)     4   -   3      Williams, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Brien, R.B. - Wilkinson, W.G. 1852 (1)         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
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
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
Brien, R.B. - Forshall 1853         (f)     5   -   2
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. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1854         (f)     7.5   -   3.5      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and move
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
Gocher, J. - Brien, R.B. 1860         (f)     8.5   -   4.5
Brien, R.B. - Green, V. 1865         (f)     4   -   8      Brien, R.B. gave odds of pawn and move

Tournament data

London 1851 (2)     Provincial Tournament    
  Brien, R.B. - Trelawney, J.S.     2 - 0    
  Brien, R.B. - Boden, S.S.     1.5 - 2.5    
  Brien, R.B. - Hodges, W.     1.5 - 2.5    
London 1855     Kling's Coffee House Tournament    
  Brien, R.B. - Zytogorski, A.     4 - 5    
London 1856 (1)     McDonnell Chess Club Tournament    
  Brien, R.B. - Green, V.     7 - 6    
Manchester 1857 (1)     1st British Chess Association Congress    
  Brien, R.B. - Pindar, E.D.     0 - 1    
Birmingham 1858 (2)     2nd British Chess Association Congress    
  Brien, R.B. - Bird, H.E.     1 - 1    
  Brien, R.B. - Falkbeer, E.K.     2.5 - 3.5    
London 1858     Philidorian Chess Rooms Pools     18  /  28