About Robert Henry Barnes
Lived 1849 – 1916 (aged 66–67). Robert Henry Barnes was a New Zealand chess player.
Robert Henry Barnes (2 October 1849 – January 1916) was a British–German chess player.
He played in Germany, at Frankfurt 1884 (4th scoring 7.5/11); at Frankfurt 1887 (5th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, 1st scoring 8/9, and Siegergruppe, 5-6th scoring 1/5); at Leipzig 1894 (9th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, 1st scoring 5/5, and Siegergruppe, 3rd-5th scoring 4/7); and won at Eisenach (10th DSB Congress) scoring 10.5/14.
He was an English teacher in Frankfurt and for many years the chairman of the Frankfurt Chess Club. He died in Bad Nauheim in January 1916.
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Who was Robert Henry Barnes?
British-New Zealand chess player
When was Robert Henry Barnes born?
Robert Henry Barnes was born on 2 October 1849 in England.
When did Robert Henry Barnes die?
Robert Henry Barnes died in 1916 in New Zealand.
What was Robert Henry Barnes's occupation?
Robert Henry Barnes was a chess player.
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Robert Henry Barnes was New Zealand.
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