V. R. Parton

V. R. Parton
V. R. Parton demonstrating 3D chess to a reporter for the Birmingham Post, 9 September 1957
Born
Vernon Rylands Parton

(1897-10-02)2 October 1897
Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Died31 December 1974(1974-12-31) (aged 77)
Liverpool, England
OccupationTeacher
Known for

Vernon Rylands Parton (2 October 1897 – 31 December 1974) was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of Parton's variants were inspired by the fictional characters and stories in the works of Lewis Carroll. Parton's formal education background, like Lewis Carroll's, was in mathematics. Parton's interests were wide and he was a great believer in Esperanto.

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