Aug-12-08 | | sneaky pete: In the year 1831, Mr. McDonnell commenced a match with Mr. F***** of twenty-one games on even terms. The following five games only were played; the first was drawn; and Mr. D. won three, and lost one, of the other four. The match excited much interest among the Chess circle. I am not acquainted with the reason why it was not played out. Mr. F. has the reputation of being the first amateur player of the present day, but does not put it to the test, in the way Mr. McD. did. William Greenwood Walker, A Selection of Games at Chess, 1836. |
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Oct-07-13 | | thomastonk: In search of a source of the initial "W" I found "Fraser, W. Esq." in the list of subscribers of William Lewis' book "A Series of Progressive Lessons on the Game of Chess" of 1831 (p. ix), but funnily enough, this book has been printed by "James Fraser, 215, Regent Street". |
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Jan-10-16
 | | Stonehenge: William Frazer (Fraser) according to http://www.edochess.ca/players/p51..... |
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Jan-10-16 | | zanzibar: And beware that this Fraser,
George Brunton Fraser
is sometimes seen with last name Frazer, especially later in life, according to Harding in <Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography>, p55. |
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Jan-10-16 | | zanzibar: Which Fraser is George Walker talking about here - I would guess W. Fraser - <As Chess player, never was first-rate, although after the death of Macdonnell, Cochrane being in India, and Fraser and Lewis
having abandoned the game, there was for time no stronger player in the field than myself. Players of the force of Morphy, Deschapelles, Macdonnell, or La Bourdonnais, could always have given me the Pawn.> From Westminster Papers, v10 (1878) p140
See online version by batgirl:
http://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/g... (search <OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY No. 8.—MR. GEORGE WALKER>) |
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Oct-03-22 | | marcelete: A game plaeyd by W.Fraser in 1837, London. The source iswww.chessbites.com
Best wishes and enjoy it!
[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1837.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stanley, Charles Henry"]
[Black "Fraser, W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "C39"]
[PlyCount "43"]
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 h5 6.Bc4 Rh7 7.Bxf7+ Rxf7 8.Nxf7 Kxf7 9.d4 Bh6 10.Bxf4 Bxf4 11.O-O Qxh4 12.Rxf4+ Kg7 13.Nc3 Qg5 14.Qd2 Qg6 15.d5 d6 16.Qd4+ Nf6 17.Raf1 Nbd7 18.Nb5 a6 19.Nxc7 Rb8 20.Rxf6 Nxf6 21.Rxf6 Qxf6 22.Ne8+ 1-0 |
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Oct-03-22
 | | MissScarlett: Hold your horses - we have the game already: C Stanley vs NN, 1841 The date of 1841 is based on its appearance in the <CPC> of that year. The opponent <F> could be Fraser. But better documentation thanwww.chessbites.com would be required to make any changes. |
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Nov-21-22
 | | Stonehenge: William Fraser (1792-1879), see C.N. 11912. |
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