Fred Dewhirst Yates
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| Fred Dewhirst Yates, around 1925 |
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 England
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| Born | January 16, 1884 Birstall |
| Died | London November 11, 1932 |
| Best Elo rating | 2596 (January 1925) ( Historic Elo rating ) |
Fred Dewhirst Yates (born January 16, 1884 in Birstall , † November 11, 1932 in London ), also known as Frederick Dewhurst Yates , was an English chess player .
Life
He won the British championship in 1913, 1914, 1921, 1926, 1928 and 1931 . In international tournaments he was usually not able to place himself at the top, but in individual games he could also be dangerous for better players. At the tournament in Hamburg in 1910, Siegbert Tarrasch objected to his admission because he was too weak. Yates was actually last, but won the game against Tarrasch of all places. He also managed several times in the course of his career to win against Alexander Alekhine and Akiba Rubinstein . He wrote about chess in several English newspapers. With the English national team, Yates took part in the Chess Olympiads in 1927 , 1930 and 1931 and achieved third place as the greatest success in 1927.
It reached its best historical rating of 2596 in January 1925.
He was tragically killed by carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a defective gas stove.
Fonts
- FD Yates: 101 of my best games. Moravian Chess, Olomouc 2004, ISBN 80-7189-478-8 (reprint of the 1934 edition).
See also
- Chess Fever Yates as an extra in a film humor
Web links
- Playable chess games by Fred Dewhirst Yates on chessgames.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Yorkshire Chess History via Yates
- ↑ Frederick Yates' results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Chessmetrics Player Profile April 14, 2006 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Yates, Fred Dewhurst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yates, Frederick Dewhurst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birstall |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1932 |
| Place of death | London |