Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player)

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Marmaduke Wyvill
Member of Parliament
for Richmond
In office
1847–1865
Preceded by John Charles Dundas
Henry Rich
Succeeded by John Charles Dundas
Sir Roundell Palmer
Member of Parliament
for Richmond
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 Yorkshire, England
Died 25 June 1896(1896-06-25) (aged 80)
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Spouse(s) Laura Ibbetson
Parents Marmaduke Wyvill

Marmaduke Wyvill (22 December 1815 in Constable Burton – 25 June 1896 in Bournemouth)[1] was a leading English chess master and Liberal Party politician. He was among the world's strongest players in the 1840s and 1850s.

He was born the son of Marmaduke Wyvill of Constable Burton Hall (1791–1872), MP for York.

Regarded by Howard Staunton as 'one of the finest players in England' he was primarily an enthusiastic amateur of chess, yet in his sole tournament appearance at London 1851 he took second prize behind Adolf Anderssen. Finishing ahead of Staunton, Elijah Williams, Bernhard Horwitz, and Jozsef 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 the 1883 London tournament.[2]

Through his 1845 marriage to Laura, daughter of Sir Charles Ibbetson, Bart., he came into possession of Denton Hall.[3] In 1847 Wyvill was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond, North Yorkshire. He retained the seat in 1861, but lost it in 1865, regaining it for a final time in 1866.[4]

In a chess game, the Wyvill formation refers to a pawn formation in which White has no pawn on the b file, doubled pawns at c3 and c4, and the d-pawn at d4 or d5, such as may typically arise out of variations of the Nimzo-Indian and (Winawer) French Defences. The pawn at c4 may become a weakness, since it cannot be supported by other pawns.[5]

Notable game

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."[6]

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

  1. ↑ Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-7864-2353-8.
  2. ↑ Golombek, Harry, ed. (1981). The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Chess. Penguin Books. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-14-046452-8.
  3. ↑ Harry Speight, Upper Wharfedale, Elliot Stock, 1900
  4. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 978-0-900178-26-9.
  5. ↑ Hooper, David and Whyld, Kenneth (1984). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-19-217540-3.
  6. ↑ chess - Voices - The Independent William Hartston in The Independent (5 February 1996)
  7. ↑ Anderssen - Wyvill
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Charles Dundas and
Henry Rich		 Member of Parliament for Richmond
1847–1865
With: Henry Rich to 1861
Sir Roundell Palmer 1861–1872		 Succeeded by
John Charles Dundas and
Sir Roundell Palmer
Preceded by
John Charles Dundas and
Sir Roundell Palmer		 Member of Parliament for Richmond
1866–1868
With: Sir Roundell Palmer		 Succeeded by
Sir Roundell Palmer
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