William Wayte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Wayte

English chess master

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1829

Place of Birth: Calne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-May-1898

Profession: chess player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About William Wayte

  • William Wayte (4 September 1829 – 3 May 1898) was a Church of England cleric 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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