The lady on Customer Service didn't seem to really get it, but I got a refund all the same.Ĭibator: Well, they couldn't even get the board the right way round on Alekhine's grave when it was repaired after being damaged in the Boxing Day 1999 hurricane.Ĭibator: Regarding the correct version of Yates' forename: I very recently read a piece about his fellow-Yorkshireman Sir Fred Hoyle, the eminent astronomer. REFINE SEARCH: White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Yates wins | Yates losesĪlanPardew: Many years ago, I bought a cheapo pocket chess set with magnetic pieces from the Sainsbury's in Nine Elms, only to discover - oh the horror! - that the board was the wrong way around (black h1 square). More sources for the Fred Dewhirst spelling: New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 () and England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957.Ĭ31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambitĭ61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attackĭ60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 525-528, in One-Hundred-and-One of My Best Games of Chess (London, 1934), and (therefore) in subsequent works. After he died, his name was erroneously spelled Frederick Dewhurst Yates in the British Chess Magazine, December 1932, pp. and Wikipedia article: Fred Yates (chess player). Sadly he died in his sleep, gassed by a faulty pipe connection at his home in London in 1932.Ĭf. He managed to defeat most of the best players of his time at least once.
A dogged and tenacious player, he was a dangerous opponent to anyone. (born Jan-16-1884, died Nov-11-1932, 48 years old) United Kingdomįred Dewhirst Yates was born in Birstall, near Leeds, England. Search Sacrifice Explorer for Fred Dewhirst Yates One-Hundred-and-One of my Best Games of Chess by Resignation Trapįrederick Dewhurst Yates - Remarkable games by Karpovaįrederick Dewhurst Yates - Remarkable games by Nimzophile * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.ĥ exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc.
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