Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player)

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Marmaduke Wyvill
John Charles Dundas
Sir Roundell Palmer
Succeeded bySir Roundell Palmer
Personal details
Born22 December 1815
Dorset, England
SpouseLaura Ibbetson
ParentMarmaduke 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.

He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1840.[2]

Regarded by

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.[3]

Through his 1845 marriage to Laura, daughter of Sir Charles Ibbetson, Bart., he came into possession of Denton Hall.[4] 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.[5]

In a chess game, the Wyvill formation refers to a

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.[6]

Notable game

This section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

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

  1. ISBN 978-0-7864-2353-8
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  2. ^ "Wyvill, Marmaduke (WVL834M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ISBN 978-0-14-046452-8
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  4. ^ Harry Speight, Upper Wharfedale, Elliot Stock, 1900
  5. ISBN 978-0-900178-26-9
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  6. ISBN 978-0-19-217540-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  7. ^ chess - Voices - The Independent William Hartston in The Independent (5 February 1996)
  8. ^ Anderssen - Wyvill

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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
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