William Wayte
Chess Player
1829 – 1898
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Who was William Wayte?
William Wayte was a Church of England clergyman and a British chess master. He was one of a group of ministers who played a prominent role in English chess in the late nineteenth century. Although little remembered today, according to Chessmetrics he was the number 9 player in the world at his peak in 1878.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1829
Calne - Education
- Bachelor of Arts
- Died
- May 3, 1898
London
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on July 23, 2013
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