George Walker (chess player)
- George Walker (chess player)
George Walker (born March 1803 – died April 1879) was an English chess master and writer.
He was an author of "The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor" (London, 1832), "A New Treatise on Chess" (London, 1832), "A Selection of Games at Chess played by Philidor" (London, 1835), "Chess Made Easy" (London, 1836), "Chess Studies" (London, 1844). [ [http://www.booksandwriters.co.uk/writer/C/chess-books-1749-1875.asp Books and Writers - Chess Books 1749-1875 ] ]
In 1845, he teamed up with Henry Thomas Buckle, William Davies Evans, George Perigal, and William Josiah Tuckett in London in two telegraph games (won and drew) against a team of Howard Staunton and Hugh Alexander Kennedy in Portsmouth. [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinrad15.pdf] [ [http://www.belkaplan.de/chess/allgemeine_beitraege/tim_harding/is_there_such_a_thing_as_chess_culture.htm The Kibitzer ] ] He won a match against Daniel Harrwitz (7 : 5} at London 1846. [ [http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site ] ]
Walker used his column in "Bell's Life" to propagate organizing the international London 1851 chess tournament (Adolf Anderssen won). [Eales, Richard [1985] (2002). Chess, The History of a Game. Harding Simpole, 142–145. ISBN 0-95137-573-3]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/player/george_walker.html chess games of Walker]
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