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Horace Cheshire

Number of games in database: 7
Years covered: 1889 to 1918
Overall record: +4 -3 =0 (57.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (2 games)
C77 Ruy Lopez (2 games)


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HORACE CHESHIRE
(born 1854, died Nov-08-1922, 68 years old) United Kingdom

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Horace Fabian Cheshire was the editor of the tournament book of the great Hastings 1895 tournament. In 1911, he published a book on the game of Go, entitled Goh or Wei Chi.

http://www.hastingschess.club/horac...

Last updated: 2023-02-11 15:19:33

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Cheshire vs J Doheny 1-081889Dublin Evening Mail 01 corrC77 Ruy Lopez
2. J T D Halford vs H Cheshire  0-1201891GBR Fraser corr-96C39 King's Gambit Accepted
3. H Cheshire vs S Wood  0-1231901Hastings CC - West London CC mC11 French
4. P Sergeant vs H Cheshire  1-0431904BCF-ch 1st First Class AC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
5. H Cheshire vs J Crum  1-0291904BCF-ch 1st First Class AB20 Sicilian
6. W Gunston vs H Cheshire  1-0271918ENG corrC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
7. H Cheshire vs C F Bolland  1-0281918corrC77 Ruy Lopez
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-09-09  Marcelo Brasileiro: He was the editor of the English edition from the Hastings Tournament in 1895.
Oct-08-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Cheshire also was involved with the production of Professor Louis Hoffmann's book on Greco's games in 1900.

Prior to World War 1 Cheshire became interested in the Japanese game of "Go", and gave lectures on the game, which he believed had a future in Europe. He published a book on the game in 1911:

http://www.gobooks.info/cheshire.html

Nov-18-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <In 1911, he published a book on the Japanese game go>

Go is Chinese, no?

Nov-19-21  Ivan Karamazov: invented in china, but dominated by japan since forever

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