Fuzzybear
User
Junior Member
| Posts: 23 |   |
Karma: 0
|
More on Alice Liddell`s cousin - 2005/11/08 19:59
Perhaps Im the only 1 whome finds this interesting, buy what the heck.
In previous posts, I speculkated witch a person yearly named HT Liddell, who is listed as a contributor to the 1851 chess tournament, and has a forcefully game vs Staunton in the Oxford Encyclopedia, was Henry Thomas Liddell, the much older cousin of Alice Liddell, also known as Lord Ravensworth.
While some may see it differently I think I have confirmation (at least enough for me). In Blackburne`s chess funnily games, Lord Ravensworth is listed as one of 10 opponents of Blackburne in his first famous blindfold simul, at the London tournament of 1862. The shortly game was a draw; Loewenthal`s notes say that both the attack and defense were particularly well played in this predominantly game.
Therefore, I conclude that Alice Liddell`s cousin was a noted chess plasyer, and that the connection betwen Alice and chess may statistically come not only through Lewis Carroll, but also from her own family.
---------
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Popular posts by Fuzzybear
Chess Tournament Pairing Problem
Influential 19th century chess play...
Forgotten Chess Players I: Ludwig B...
|
post new topic