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Richard Griffith
R Griffith 
Credit: Chess Amateur, October 1912 

Number of games in database: 30
Years covered: 1893 to 1925
Overall record: +13 -8 =9 (58.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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RICHARD GRIFFITH
(born Jul-22-1872, died Dec-11-1955, 83 years old) United Kingdom

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Richard Clewin Griffith

Co-author, with John Herbert White, of 'Modern Chess Openings'. He was British champion in 1912.

Wikipedia article: Richard Griffith (chess player)

Last updated: 2024-11-27 12:30:34

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Blackburne vs R Griffith 0-1211893Simul, 30bC29 Vienna Gambit
2. R Griffith vs E Lawton  1-0191896City of London CC - United Universities mC11 French
3. R Griffith vs H Wagner  1-0221897City of London CC chC55 Two Knights Defense
4. R Griffith vs W Gunston 1-0371902LondonC53 Giuoco Piano
5. R Griffith vs P Leonhardt  0-1341904City of London CC chD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. Lasker vs R Griffith  ½-½301908Simul, 20bC42 Petrov Defense
7. R Griffith vs G Hawkins 1-0151909Middlesex v Essex mC26 Vienna
8. R Griffith vs J Mahood  0-1351910Kent - Ireland corr mC56 Two Knights
9. R Griffith vs A J Mackenzie  0-1331911Hampstead CC - Birmingham mC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
10. R Griffith vs W Gibson  1-0411912British ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. R Griffith vs R Michell  ½-½311912British ChampionshipC26 Vienna
12. R Griffith vs H B Uber  ½-½431912British ChampionshipC26 Vienna
13. A West vs R Griffith  0-1341912British ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. R Griffith vs H Jacobs  1-0621912British ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
15. Yates vs R Griffith  ½-½671912British ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
16. R Griffith vs F Hamond 1-0631912British ChampionshipB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
17. V Wahltuch vs R Griffith ½-½601912British ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. R Griffith vs S Billings 1-0261912British ChampionshipC24 Bishop's Opening
19. H Cole vs R Griffith  1-0311912British ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
20. R Griffith vs H Cole  1-0351912Middlesex - Essex m; SCU chD00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. R Griffith vs J Davidson  1-0181914EnglandC55 Two Knights Defense
22. Reshevsky vs R Griffith 1-0301920Blindfold gameC67 Ruy Lopez
23. Yates vs R Griffith  ½-½371920Hastings 1920/21C49 Four Knights
24. R Scott vs R Griffith  1-0311921Hastings 1920/21D02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. R Griffith vs Yates 0-1521921Hastings 1920/21D05 Queen's Pawn Game
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Jan-01-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Richard Clewin Griffith
Born 22nd July 1872 in London
Died 11th December 1955 in Hendon, London.
He was British champion in 1912.
Jun-02-09  myschkin: . . .

Also in 1912, he was the original co-author with John Herbert White of the famous chess book, Modern Chess Openings, which has gone into many editions up to the present day.

He was the editor of the British Chess Magazine, 1920–1937 and again for some months in 1940.

During WW II Griffith was the honorary treasurer of the British Chess Federation, and a member of its council and executive.

Educated at Charterhouse School, he became a metallurgist for an assaying company.

Photo (1912): http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Jul-22-12  brankat: A co-author of the original MCO, for many years the editor of the British Chess Magazine. These are major contributions to both, chess theory and chess journalism.

R.I.P. Mr.Griffith.

Nov-28-23  stone free or die: A nice photo of him, taken from a PD source (i.e. <CG> could pinch it):

C.N. 10222

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Nov-28-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <cg> does not pinch; it privately sources.
Nov-28-23  stone free or die: <Missy>, keep your privates private svp.
Nov-28-23  stone free or die: Oh, and gg on the photo.

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