Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Jerry Spinrad

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Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere,
I would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Henry Bird
John Cochrane
Augustus Mongredien
John Owen
Marmaduke Wyvill

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Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

I am not sure if he qualifies but I would love to see a good one of Jacob
Henry Sarratt (1772-1819).
I have been trying to see a copy of Elizabeth Guénard's Three Monks!!! for
years but it is a very rare book.
Alan

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Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Another good one might be the tragic and heroic Elijah Williams.

Might I suggest picking someone from Kasparov's chapter entitled "Chess
Before Steinitz" in his MY GREAT PREDECESSORS, PART 1. Also, the chapter
on Steinitz. One of the wonderful surprises I got when I received
Kasparov's book was the coverage of so many chess players below the
world champion class and the historical perspective K gives them. Sounds
like some interesting characters inhabited the chess world back then.

Wilma


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Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Jerry Spinrad

As you said, a lot of good suggestions; I might try to do all of them eventually.
Actually, I already have done articles on a couple (Cochrane and Williams).
For now, I am leaning towards Mongredien. I have come across many references to
his pamphlets on economics, and I think that there is quite a bit of material out
there which is not known to chess players about his life, even though he is
rather well known as an opponent to various top players.

Jerry Spinrad

In article , "John Townsend" writes:
| I see that some decent suggestions have already been made. To these may I
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| John Worrall
| Harry Wilson
| William Fraser
| George Walker
| William Greenwood Walker - you did say obscure.

You may have seen the attack in the Chess Player's Chronicle on George Walker, in
which George is called "the greenwood shade" making an elaborate play on words
involving his supposed bad copying of W.G. Walker. I don't have the impression
that WG Walker led the kind of life that makes interesting stories, however,
despite the role he played in advancing the game by helping so much with the
McDonnell - Labourdonnais match.

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| Jerry, let us know what you decide.
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| Best wishes,
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| John Townsend
| Howard Staunton research project:
| http://www.johntownsend.demon.co.uk/page7.html
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Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
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Any suggestions?

Jerry Spinrad

Louis Paulsen would be good.

wrote:
Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Jerry Spinrad

Prince Dadian of Mingrelia. Supposedly he would play against
redoubtable but cooperative opponents who would allow him, or assist
him, to "win" the game. His book is a rarity tody.

I suppose any prince in Ossetia was not a patron of chess.

David Ames

wrote:
Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Jerry Spinrad

Prince Dadian of Mingrelia. Supposedly he would play against
redoubtable but cooperative opponents who would allow him, or assist
him, to "win" the game. His book is a rarity tody.

I suppose any prince in Ossetia was not a patron of chess.

David Ames

How about Max Judd? I am curious about him because he was not from
NYC.
Or Max Weiss? Must have been very strong (tie 1st in New York 1889),
but is largely forgotten.

Bruce Leverett

wrote:
Since winter break is coming up, and I will not be going anywhere, I
would like to write an articles on some 19th century chess figure
(obscure is fine; the more colorful the better).

Any suggestions?

Jerry Spinrad