The chess games of George Walker

George Walker
Number of games in database: 10
Years covered: 1836 to 1870
Overall record: +2 -6 =2 (30.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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GEORGE WALKER (born Mar-13-1803, died Apr-23-1879) United Kingdom	[what is this?]
George Walker born 1803 was an author and chess organiser who did a great deal to promote chess. He founded both the Westminster Chess Club in 1831 and the St.Georges Club in 1834 and as an author wrote about the game in his chess columns in 'The Lancet' and 'Bell's Life'.

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. G Walker vs Saint Amant	0-1	44	1836	London m1	C00 French Defense
2. G Walker vs Szen	0-1	36	1837	Unknown	C33 King's Gambit Accepted
3. Szen vs G Walker	½-½	39	1837	Paris	B20 Sicilian
4. G Walker vs Boncourt	0-1	30	1839	Paris (France)	C52 Evans Gambit
5. G Walker vs Popert	1-0	20	1841	London	C44 King's Pawn Game
6. Cochrane vs G Walker	1-0	14	1841	London	C44 King's Pawn Game
7. Daniels vs G Walker	1-0	12	1841	London	C50 Giuoco Piano
8. G Walker vs Staunton	0-1	40	1842	London	C50 Giuoco Piano
9. Morphy vs G Walker	½-½	26	1859	London	C01 French, Exchange
10. G Walker vs E Loewe	1-0	36	1870	Chess Player's Chronicle	B32 Sicilian

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Sep-01-03		Honza Cervenka: George Walker

Jun-24-05		aw1988: An English master of the 19th century.

Jun-25-05		SBC: ..and so much more: http://batgirl.atspace.com/Walker.h...

Mar-13-08		brankat: Books by George Walker: New Treatise on Chess - 1832 Chess Made Easy - 1837 Chess Studies: One Thousand Games - 1844 The Art of chess play - 1846 Chess & Chess Players: Original Stories and Sketches - 1850 And he wrote many articles in Chess magazines. Made a considerable contribution to the development of Chess organizations in 19th century England.

Mar-13-08		brankat: An interesting, and a little known fact: In 1823 Walker suggested the idea that, since the Black pieces were thought to be the lucky color, the players who drew White should always have the first move as compensation! It wasn't until 1829 when this rule became universally accepted.

Mar-13-08		whiskeyrebel: Isn't it about time for black to get the first move?

Mar-13-08		brankat: <whiskeyrebel> It would then mess up 150 years of work on the Openings theory :-) On the other hand, a fresh start is sometimes a good idea.

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