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Francis Ensor

Number of games in database: 12
Years covered: 1871 to 1885
Overall record: +2 -10 =0 (16.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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FRANCIS ENSOR
(born 1841, died Feb-25-1893, 51 years old) United Kingdom

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Francis Sidney Ensor was born in France (British Subject) as the next eldest son of manufacturer James Rainford Ensor (1804-1877) and Ann Andrew (1816-1904). His outer family were lace manufacturers based in Ostend, Belgium, and so the restless Francis was wealthy enough to travel wide and far as a young man. An uncle of the eccentric and famous painter James Sidney Ensor (1860-1949), he authored and edited the books Incidents on a journey through Nubia to Darfoor (London 1881) and Victoria: The Queen's Speeches in Parliament from Her Accession to the Present Time (London 1882). In 1872 he was married to the music teacher Catherine Pettet from London.

Francis played chess at competition level in 1871 (loss to Joseph Blackburne), 1878 (two tournaments) and with bearable result in Vizayanagaram, London (1883). His brother Albert Ensor (1843-1883) also played chess, with some success. The two were frequent visitors at Simpson's Divan*, the main venue for chess in western London. They both died young in that environment.

Main sources: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi..., http://www.edochess.ca/players/p688..., http://www.hatjecantz.de/leseproben... and http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinr.... *Wikipedia article: Simpson's-in-the-Strand

Last updated: 2025-05-24 19:26:48

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F S Ensor vs Blackburne  0-1111871Westminster CC - City of London CC mC26 Vienna
2. S Hamel vs F S Ensor  0-1271878Casual gameC33 King's Gambit Accepted
3. F S Ensor vs B Fisher 0-1781883Vizayanagaram, LondonD02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. F S Ensor vs Gunsberg  0-1301883Vizayanagaram, LondonC44 King's Pawn Game
5. F S Ensor vs C J Lambert  1-0441883Vizayanagaram, LondonC00 French Defense
6. F S Ensor vs von Bardeleben  0-1461883Vizayanagaram, LondonC33 King's Gambit Accepted
7. J Lord vs F S Ensor  1-0411883Vizayanagaram, LondonC54 Giuoco Piano
8. T H Piper vs F S Ensor 1-0241883Vizayanagaram, LondonA04 Reti Opening
9. C Ranken vs F S Ensor  1-0391883Vizayanagaram, LondonC45 Scotch Game
10. H Lee vs F S Ensor 1-0181883Vizayanagaram, LondonC23 Bishop's Opening
11. G MacDonnell vs F S Ensor  1-0171884Casual gameC37 King's Gambit Accepted
12. G MacDonnell vs F S Ensor  1-0261885Casual gameC30 King's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-08-14  ljfyffe: His brother Albert won the first completed Canadian "closed" chess championship in 1873, doing so as a British subject.
Jul-08-21
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Jean Defuse> Thank you- the blank duplicate name field is now deleted.

Jul-08-21
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  WannaBe: I thought that last name looked familiar, I saw his uncle James' painting at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

And after seeing it, I started calling it Eye-Sore. Judge for yourself.

https://www.getty.edu/art/collectio...

Jul-09-21
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<MannBee> that is a bizarre piece of work. I liked it though please don't yell at me!

Jul-09-21
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  HeMateMe: if she drank <Ensure> to get more energy for big games then Ensor would ensure the win with Ensure!

Thank you. I'll be here all week. $10 cover, two drink minimum...

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