Fred Yates (chess player)

Fred Yates
Personal information
BornFred Dewhirst Yates
(1884-01-16)16 January 1884
Birstall, England
Died11 November 1932(1932-11-11) (aged 48)
London, England
Chess career
CountryEngland

Fred Dewhirst Yates (16 January 1884, Birstall – 11 November 1932, London) was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions. He started a career in accountancy, but in 1909, abandoned it in favour of becoming a professional chess player and journalist.

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