Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player)
Marmaduke Wyvill | |
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| Member of Parliament forRichmond | |
| In office 1847–1865 | |
| Preceded by | John Charles Dundas Henry Rich |
| Succeeded by | John Charles Dundas Sir Roundell Palmer |
| Member of Parliament forRichmond | |
| In office 1866–1868 | |
| Preceded by | John Charles Dundas Sir Roundell Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Sir Roundell Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1815 Constable Burton,Richmondshire,North Riding of Yorkshire,England |
| Died | 25 June 1896(aged 80) Bournemouth,Dorset, England |
| Spouse | Laura Ibbetson |
| Parent | Marmaduke Wyvill |
Marmaduke Wyvill(22 December 1815 inConstable Burton– 25 June 1896 inBournemouth)[1]was a leading Englishchessmaster andLiberal Partypolitician. He was among the world's strongest players in the 1840s and 1850s.
He was born the son ofMarmaduke WyvillofConstable Burton Hall(1791–1872), MP forYork.
He was educated atTrinity College, Cambridge,and was admitted toLincoln's Innin 1840.[2]
Regarded byHoward Stauntonas 'one of the finest players in England', he was primarily an enthusiastic amateur of chess, yet in his sole tournament appearance atLondon 1851he took second prize behindAdolf Anderssen.Finishing ahead of Staunton,Elijah Williams,Bernhard Horwitz,andJozsef Szen,he succumbed only to Anderssen in the final, by a score of 2½-4½. Long after he had retired from competitive play, he retained a great interest in the game and was known to have contributed to the organisation and funding of the1883 London tournament.[3]
Through his 1845 marriage to Laura, daughter ofSir Charles Ibbetson, Bart.,he came into possession ofDenton Hall.[4]In 1847 Wyvill was elected as aMember of Parliament(MP) forRichmond, North Yorkshire.He retained the seat in 1861, but lost it in 1865, regaining it for a final time in 1866.[5]
In a chess game, theWyvill formationrefers to apawn formationin which White has nopawnon thebfile,doubled pawnsat c3 and c4, and the d-pawn at d4 or d5, such as may typically arise out of variations of theNimzo-Indianand(Winawer) FrenchDefences. The pawn at c4 may become a weakness, since it cannot be supported by other pawns.[6]
Notable game
[edit]His triumph in the third game of the final of the London tournament saw Wyvill winning with a fine counter-attack after defending Anderssen's attack with great expertise. As Staunton put it in a note to Black's 28th move: "... the assault is conducted with uncommon ingenuity and spirit."[7]
- Anderssen - Wyvill, London 1851[8]
Sicilian Defence- 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nd2 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. f4 f5 12. Rf3 c5 13. Rh3 Rf7 14. b3 g6 15. Nf3 Nb6 16. Bf2 d4 17. Bh4 Nd5 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Ng5 Ne3 21. Qf2 Bb7 22. Bf1 Ng4 23. Qh4 Qd7 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Be2 h5 26. Rg3 Qe8 27. Rd2 Rg7 28. c3 Ne3 29. cxd4 cxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Nd5 32. Rgd3 Qc6 33. Rd2 Qb6 34. Bc4 Rc2 35. Ke1 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Qg1+ 37. Bf1 Rc7 38. Rd1 Rc2 39. Qg3 Ba6 40. Qf3 Bxf1 0-1
References
[edit]- ^Gaige, Jeremy(1987).Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography.McFarland. p. 471.ISBN978-0-7864-2353-8.
- ^"Wyvill, Marmaduke (WVL834M)".A Cambridge Alumni Database.University of Cambridge.
- ^Golombek, Harry,ed. (1981).The Penguin Encyclopedia of Chess.Penguin Books. p. 516.ISBN978-0-14-046452-8.
- ^Harry Speight,Upper Wharfedale,Elliot Stock, 1900
- ^Craig, F. W. S.(1989) [1977].British parliamentary election results 1832–1885(2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.ISBN978-0-900178-26-9.
- ^Hooper, DavidandWhyld, Kenneth(1984).The Oxford Companion To Chess.Oxford University. p. 381.ISBN978-0-19-217540-3.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^chess - Voices - The IndependentWilliam HartstoninThe Independent(5 February 1996)
- ^Anderssen - Wyvill