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George Fraser

Number of games in database: 42
Years covered: 1851 to 1898
Overall record: +14 -21 =7 (41.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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GEORGE FRASER
(born Apr-29-1829, died Dec-01-1905, 76 years old) United Kingdom

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George Brunton Fraser; born, 29 April 1829, Kirkcaldy, Fife, SCO—died, 1 December 1905, Wormit, Fife, SCO.

Scottish Champion in 1898. In 1862, a chess column appeared in the "Dundee Courier and Argus," edited by Fraser. His games were commonly published under the name "Mr. Fraser" to lessen confusion with his contemporary, James Cunningham Fraser, aka. "Dr. Frazer".

https://www.chessscotland.com/docum...

Last updated: 2025-01-23 14:41:50

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Fraser vs NN 1-0161851Odds Game (Ra1)000 Chess variants
2. Sybil vs G Fraser 1-0511851corrC54 Giuoco Piano
3. G Fraser vs NN  1-0191851Odds Game (Nb1)000 Chess variants
4. G Fraser vs NN 1-0511856Casual gameC51 Evans Gambit
5. Kolisch vs G Fraser 0-1271860Match?C27 Vienna Game
6. G Fraser vs Kolisch 0-1291861DundeeC01 French, Exchange
7. G Fraser vs E Pindar  1-0621865DundeeC50 Giuoco Piano
8. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1301867Odds match000 Chess variants
9. G Fraser vs Steinitz 0-1171867Odds match000 Chess variants
10. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1271867Odds match000 Chess variants
11. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1311867Odds match000 Chess variants
12. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1271867Odds match000 Chess variants
13. G Fraser vs Steinitz  1-081867Odds match000 Chess variants
14. G Fraser vs Steinitz ½-½801867Odds match000 Chess variants
15. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1431867Odds match000 Chess variants
16. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1421867Odds match000 Chess variants
17. G Fraser vs Steinitz ½-½251867MatchC52 Evans Gambit
18. Steinitz vs G Fraser 0-1631867MatchC28 Vienna Game
19. G Fraser vs Steinitz  0-1531867MatchC44 King's Pawn Game
20. Steinitz vs G Fraser 1-0531867MatchC28 Vienna Game
21. G Fraser vs Steinitz ½-½411867MatchC51 Evans Gambit
22. Steinitz vs G Fraser  1-0251867MatchC37 King's Gambit Accepted
23. G MacDonnell vs G Fraser  1-0211867Dundee CongressC50 Giuoco Piano
24. S Hamel vs G Fraser  0-1571867Dundee CongressC39 King's Gambit Accepted
25. de Vere vs G Fraser ½-½441867Dundee CongressC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-29-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: George Brunton Fraser
Born 1831
Died 1st December 1905 in Wormit, Fife
He was Scottish champion in 1898.

I'm unsure how he could have played games 1-3 in this file, the year 1831 as that was the year he was born.

Aug-10-06  edo.chess: GB Fraser was born in 1831 (or possibly very late in 1830) according to Gaige's Chess Personalia. The 1831 games were probably played by W. Fraser (see http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVal... or http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scac... ). And 'MacDonnell' should of course be 'McDonnell'.
Dec-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Photo: http://www.chessmail.com/timsite/co...
Nov-25-11  wordfunph: He had a chess library of over 500 chess books.

http://blog.chess.com/billwall/ches...

Jan-10-16  zanzibar: And beware that this Fraser,

George Brunton Fraser

is sometimes seen with last name Frazer, especially later in life, according to Harding in <Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography>, p55.

Jan-11-16  zanzibar: Tim Harding mentions that he was also a wine merchant...

<Wine merchant George Brunton Fraser, organiser of Dundee 1867, one of the leading Scottish CC players of the 19th century and an important organiser of postal tournaments. In the book, Fraser appears in a group photograph.>

http://www.chessmail.com/timsite/co...

Where a photograph of him can be found.

Anybody know Tim Harding? In particular, I'm wondering if he might consider putting the many wonderful photographs he has of chess players into public domain.

Jan-16-16  zanzibar: Announcement of G.B. Fraser's chess column in Dundee Courier & Argus, from 1862.07.05:

http://www.chessarch.com/excavation...

He began his column with elementary lessons on how to move the pieces:

http://www.chessarch.com/excavation...

Jan-16-16  zanzibar: In his 3rd column G.B. Fraser gives the following values for the pieces (out to 2 places no less!):

"The following is generally recognised as sufficiently close for all practical purposes, viz.:--"

<
P = 1.00
N = 3.05
B = 3.50
R = 5.48
Q = 9.94
>

May-22-21  Alan McGowan: An updated and more detailed bio has been posted to the Chess Scotland archive at https://www.chessscotland.com/docum...

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