- Well, that's decided. We'll call the boy 'George', in honour of their late majesties George I, George II, George III and George IV. And the Georgian Squares of Dublin. Name a boy after a square, he may become a decent chessplayer, what?

- That's nice, dear. But what about a middle name? I thought 'Patrick' after my Uncle Pat?

- Uncle Patrick Prunty? The clergyman who changed his name to Bronte and whose daughters write scandalous romantic novels? Never. It's a name for peasants, in any case. If you want the boy to be a Reverend, why not call him 'Alcock', eh?

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cg...

The story of Neumann's confusion as to which McDonnell he was playing (he thought he played better than when he face La Bourdonnais!) is well told there as well, including this:

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Steinitz -- They are always confounding you with the other McDonnell.

McDonnell -- Yes, that other McDonnell has been living off of my reputation ever since he died!

‘When once my opinion was asked about the strength of a certain well-known English player who continually tried to blow himself up into a first-rate in a Sporting and Dramatic manner, I answered: “He evidently has an extraordinary good memory, for he always makes the same mistakes”.’>