Zeekapitein Willian Evans beleefde een kleine comeback bij schaakclub Lewenborg.
Wie was hij?
EVANS , WILLIAM DAVIES ( 1790 - 1872 ), inventor of a chess gambit ; eldest son of John Evans , of the parish of St. Dogmaels and Mary Davis of the parish of Nevern , who, according to the parish records of Nevern , were married on 12 April 1787 . They started life at the farm of Musland , St. Dogmael's . William Davies Evans was born on 27 January 1790 .
It is almost certain that young Evans was educated at Haverfordwest Grammar School . Unfortunately the school records have been destroyed. In 1804 he went to sea and served in the navy until the Napoleonic wars ended in 1815 . Transferred to the postal department , in 1819 , he was the captain of a sailing packet , the Auckland , running between Milford Haven and Waterford . During this period he played a great deal of chess with a distinguished chess-player , Lieut. Harry Wilson , R.N. It was about 1824 , in a steam postal packet, that he invented a game opening that is known the world over and in all the game's literature as ‘The Evans Gambit’ .
About 1826 Evans created a sensation in the chess world by introducing his opening in a famous game in London when he defeated Alexander McDonnell , the strongest player that Ireland ever produced.
In January 1840 Evans retired on a pension and spent his time at London chess clubs and travelling abroad. He died on 3 August 1872 at 29, Rue Christine , Ostend , Belgium , and is buried in the old cemetery in the town. The inscription on his gravestone reads: ‘To the sacred memory of William Davies Evans , formerly Commander in the Post Office and Oriental Steam Services ;Superintendent in the Royal Mail Steam Company , and inventor of the system of tri-coloured light for shipping . Also well known in the chess world as the author of the Evans’ Gambit .’
Unfortunately, his age is wrongly given as ‘eighty years and six months’.
Bovenstaande informatie is afkomstig uit het Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
De volgende e-mail werd door wedstrijdleider Jan Schut gisteravond laat aan de leden gestuurd:
Wie was hij?
EVANS , WILLIAM DAVIES ( 1790 - 1872 ), inventor of a chess gambit ; eldest son of John Evans , of the parish of St. Dogmaels and Mary Davis of the parish of Nevern , who, according to the parish records of Nevern , were married on 12 April 1787 . They started life at the farm of Musland , St. Dogmael's . William Davies Evans was born on 27 January 1790 .
It is almost certain that young Evans was educated at Haverfordwest Grammar School . Unfortunately the school records have been destroyed. In 1804 he went to sea and served in the navy until the Napoleonic wars ended in 1815 . Transferred to the postal department , in 1819 , he was the captain of a sailing packet , the Auckland , running between Milford Haven and Waterford . During this period he played a great deal of chess with a distinguished chess-player , Lieut. Harry Wilson , R.N. It was about 1824 , in a steam postal packet, that he invented a game opening that is known the world over and in all the game's literature as ‘The Evans Gambit’ .
About 1826 Evans created a sensation in the chess world by introducing his opening in a famous game in London when he defeated Alexander McDonnell , the strongest player that Ireland ever produced.
In January 1840 Evans retired on a pension and spent his time at London chess clubs and travelling abroad. He died on 3 August 1872 at 29, Rue Christine , Ostend , Belgium , and is buried in the old cemetery in the town. The inscription on his gravestone reads: ‘To the sacred memory of William Davies Evans , formerly Commander in the Post Office and Oriental Steam Services ;Superintendent in the Royal Mail Steam Company , and inventor of the system of tri-coloured light for shipping . Also well known in the chess world as the author of the Evans’ Gambit .’
Unfortunately, his age is wrongly given as ‘eighty years and six months’.
Sources:
- Personal research and researches of W. R. Thomas , British Chess Magazine 770, 1928 .
Author:
David James Morgan (1894-1978), Aberystwyth
Bovenstaande informatie is afkomstig uit het Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
De volgende e-mail werd door wedstrijdleider Jan Schut gisteravond laat aan de leden gestuurd:
Dinsdag
17 mei werd een 25 minuten rapid toernooi gespeeld met een verplichte
opening. De opening was het Evansgambiet: 1. e4 e5 2. Pf3 Pc6 3. Lc4 Lc5 4. b4 - ..
Ramon werd kampioen door 3 uit 3 te scoren. De wit zwart score werd 10 - 13.
r3 Bp N Wp Sb Ro Rc TPR
1. Ramon 3 3 5 5.00 1836 1809 2144
2. Albert 2½ 3 5½ 4.75 1663 1441 1717
3. Klaas 2 3 6½ 3.50 1908 1721 1844
Henk 2 3 4½ 2.00 1480 1422 1545
Roy 2 3 4½ 1.50 1828 1662 1785
Jan Wiebe 2 3 4 2.00 1712 1706 1829
Jacob 2 3 3½ 1.00 1226 1407 1530
8. Boudewijn 1½ 3 5 1.75 1616 1734 1734
John 1½ 3 1½ 0.25 1382 1450 1450
10. Herman 1 2 2 0.00 1245 1398 1398
11. Jan 1 3 5½ 1.50 1519 1641 1518
Piet 1 3 5 0.00 1692 1583 1460
Sjak 1 3 4 0.00 1357 1340 1217
14. Johan ½ 3 5 0.75 1631 1609 1333
15. Durk 0 2 2 0.00 1315 1301 1029
16. Henk T. 0 3 4½ 0.00 1200 1433 1046
r1 2016-05-17
1. Ramon - Piet 1 - 0
2. Jan Wiebe - Klaas 0 - 1
3. Johan - Roy 0 - 1
4. Henk T. - Jacob 0 - 1
5. Durk - Herman 0 - 1
6. Sjak - Henk 0 - 1
7. Jan - John 1 - 0
8. Albert - Boudewijn ½ - ½
r2 2016-05-17
1. Klaas - Ramon 0 - 1
2. Roy - Jan 1 - 0
3. Henk - Herman 1 - 0
4. Jacob - Albert 0 - 1
5. Boudewijn - Johan 1 - 0
6. Piet - Jan Wiebe 0 - 1
7. Durk - Sjak 0 - 1
8. John - Henk T. 1 - 0
r3 2016-05-17
1. Roy - Ramon 0 - 1
2. Albert - Henk 1 - 0
3. Klaas - Boudewijn 1 - 0
4. Jan - Jan Wiebe 0 - 1
5. Jacob - Sjak 1 - 0
6. Johan - John ½ - ½
7. Henk T. - Piet 0 - 1
Afwezig: Herman,Durk
Terzijde:
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