William Lewis (chess player)
William Lewis (born October 9, 1787 in Birmingham , † October 22, 1870 in England) was an English chess player , author and organizer .
Life
William Lewis was a student of Jacob Henry Sarratt and succeeded him as the leading British chess master after his death (1819). Between 1818 and 1819, at the request of Johann Nepomuk Mälzel , Lewis is said to have served the " Chess Turks " at various performances in England .
In April 1821 Lewis went to Paris to play a match against Alexandre Deschapelles . Three games were played in which Deschapelles Lewis gave the instruction of pawn and move. Lewis won one game and drew two games. In 1823 he lost a match against La Bourdonnais with one win and four losses. He headed the London Chess Club team in the 1824 correspondence chess match against Edinburgh . Alexander McDonnell became a student of Lewis in 1825. In 1827, Lewis went bankrupt after investing in a piano company.
Author activity
He wrote several chess books:
- 1817 Oriental Chess
- 1822 Elements
- 1827 Chess Problems
Before that, chess problems were called chess positions or chess situations. He called himself 'Teacher of Chess'.
- In 1831 and 1832 he wrote Progressive Lessons ,
- 1832 Fifty Games ,
- 1835 A Selection of Games and Chess for Beginners ,
- 1838 Chess Board Companion , of which there were nine editions
- In 1844 he wrote A Treatise on the Game of Chess .
In 1838 an article in Bell's Life by George Walker referred to William Lewis as "our past grandmaster". It was the first time the term grandmaster was used to refer to a high-ranking chess player.
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| SURNAME | Lewis, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English chess player, author and organizer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1870 |
| Place of death | England |