Henry Ernest Atkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHenry Ernest Atkins
British chess master
Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1872
Place of Birth: Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 31-Jan-1955
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Henry Ernest Atkins
- Henry Ernest Atkins (20 August 1872 – 31 January 1955) was a British chess master who is best known for his unparalleled record of winning the British Chess Championship nine times in eleven attempts.
- He won every year from 1905 to 1911, and again in 1924 and 1925.
- A schoolmaster, Atkins treated chess as a hobby, devoting relatively little time to it and playing in only a handful of international tournaments.
- He was an extremely gifted player who would likely have become one of the world's leading players had he pursued the game more single-mindedly.
- FIDE, the World Chess Federation, awarded him the International Master title in 1950 in recognition of his past achievements.
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