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George Medley

Number of games in database: 66
Years covered: 1847 to 1862
Overall record: +21 -21 =5 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 19 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

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With the White pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (4) 
    C60 C62 C70 C65
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (7) 
    C01 C00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Anderssen vs G W Medley, 1862 0-1
   G W Medley vs A Mongredien, 1858 1-0
   Morphy vs G W Medley, 1859 1/2-1/2
   G W Medley vs Morphy, 1859 1-0
   G W Medley vs A Mongredien, 1850 1-0
   Bird vs G W Medley, 1849 0-1
   G W Medley vs E Lowe, 1849 1-0
   G W Medley vs A Mongredien, 1858 1-0


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GEORGE MEDLEY
(born Jul-31-1826, died Nov-29-1898, 72 years old) United Kingdom

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George Webb Medley

English player from London. In 1847, he lost a match with Daniel Harrwitz (+7-11=0). In 1848, he lost a match with Howard Staunton (+1-6=3). In 1849, he defeated Henry Bird in a match (+4-2=0). In 1849, he took 2nd place at the Ries' Divan knockout tournament in London. He had to beat his brother, John Racker Medley, in the play-off for 2nd place. The winner was Henry Buckle. In 1850, he defeated Augustus Mongredien in a match (+3-2=0). In 1858, he lost a match to Paul Morphy in London (+2-3=0). In 1860, he lost a match to Ignatz von Kolisch (+0-4=3). Against Medley, Ignatz von Kolisch sometimes took two hours for three moves. After this match, there was a push to have a time limit in chess, which led to the introduction of sand glasses and clocks in chess. He was married to Maria Louise Selous, who was a niece of Frederick Slous.

notes: Either George or John Racker Medley played consultation chess on the team of Lowenthal / Medley.

Last updated: 2024-11-27 14:37:19

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 76  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Saint-Amant vs G Medley 1-0521847Odds game000 Chess variants
2. G Medley vs Harrwitz 0-1271847Odds game000 Chess variants
3. G Medley vs Harrwitz  1-0301847Odds game000 Chess variants
4. G Medley vs Harrwitz  0-1551847Odds game000 Chess variants
5. G Medley vs Harrwitz  0-1381847Odds m000 Chess variants
6. G Medley vs Harrwitz  0-1511847Odds m000 Chess variants
7. G Medley vs Harrwitz  1-0281847Odds match000 Chess variants
8. G Medley vs H Buckle  0-1311848Odds game000 Chess variants
9. G Medley vs C F Smith 0-1211848MatchD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
10. C F Smith vs G Medley  0-1441848MatchC01 French, Exchange
11. G Medley vs G Perigal  1-0361848Odds match000 Chess variants
12. G Medley vs G Perigal  1-0281848Odds match000 Chess variants
13. Bird vs G Medley 0-1291849LondonC00 French Defense
14. G Medley vs Bird 1-0421849LondonA13 English
15. G Medley vs Bird 1-0521849LondonD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. Bird vs G Medley 1-0331849LondonC00 French Defense
17. G Medley vs Bird 1-0471849LondonD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. J Medley vs G Medley 0-1381849Ries' Divan TournamentC01 French, Exchange
19. G Medley vs J Medley  1-0511849Ries' Divan TournamentB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
20. E Lowe vs G Medley 0-1611849Ries' Divan TournamentA02 Bird's Opening
21. G Medley vs Staunton  ½-½271849Odds game000 Chess variants
22. G Medley vs Staunton  0-1341849Odds game000 Chess variants
23. E Lowe vs G Medley  ½-½631849Ries' Divan TournamentA03 Bird's Opening
24. Bird vs G Medley 0-1241849London m2C01 French, Exchange
25. G Medley vs E Lowe  1-0391849Ries' Divan TournamentD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-14-04  Knight13: This guy beat Henry Bird!
Jan-01-05  Knight13: He beat some very strong players like Anderssen, and Bird.
Jul-23-05  Benzol: George Webb Medley.
Mar-17-06  AlexanderMorphy: well this guy had a 6-3 record against Bird...must've been quite a good player!
Jul-01-07  sneaky pete: Secretary of the London Chess Club, for some years Honorary Secretary of the BCA.

From the British Chess Magazine, 1883:

Mr. G. W. Medley, the late Liberal candidate for Mid-Surrey, withdrew from the active practice of chess while still in the prime of life in order to devote himself to more serious pursuits.

As if there was any more serious business than chess ...

Curious is that <late>, since Medley still had 15 years to live. Maybe he always kept people waiting at appointments.

Oct-06-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here are a couple of interesting articles about Medley's wife and country house, plus photos of George:

http://www.winsfordtrust.org.uk/tru...

http://www.winsfordwalledgarden.com...

Aug-21-12  Zyzz: He beat Paul Morphy too.
Feb-01-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Some info on the Medley brothers:

http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com...

Feb-19-16  zanzibar: In <Morphy's Games of Chess> by Sergeant there is this ff on p147:

<George W. Medley, secretary London CC; for some years Hon. Sec. BCA; ... Medley deserves great credit as the principle mover in the introduction of a time-limit for chess.>

Jul-31-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Let's do a hit of Medleys.
Jul-31-22  whiteshark: This is already available on the net:

<[WARNING: At your own risk; no responsibility is being taken for possible ear and/or brain damage] <>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5...

Jul-31-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ld...>

I watched it and it really REALLY sucked.

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