Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player)
| Marmaduke Wyvill | |
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| Member of Parliament for Richmond |
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In office 1847–1865 |
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| Preceded by |
John Charles Dundas Henry Rich |
| Succeeded by |
John Charles Dundas Sir Roundell Palmer |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond |
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In office 1866–1868 |
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| Preceded by |
John Charles Dundas Sir Roundell Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Sir Roundell Palmer |
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| Born | 22 December 1815 Constable Burton, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 25 June 1896 (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) 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.
Through his 1845 marriage to Laura, daughter of Sir Charles Ibbetson, Bart., he came into possession of Denton Hall. 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.
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.
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