Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=PH...

But, hmm, let's see, what does this word in brackets mean? Possibly?! I don't like such uncertainty.

Did he die 'possibly'?! Hmm, let's see. Born in 1806, though at the very end ... okay, accepted. Maybe even 'probably'!

Or is London 'possibly' in England?! Let me see what Wikipedia has ... no, rather unlikely, because the vast majority of Londons belongs to the United Staates.

<On the 1st inst., George Perigal, Esq., of Clement's lane, Lombard-street, aged 48.>

<Perigal, George
*     Age 48
+ 01-04-1855 London?, ENG>

When I saw the poor biography one evening, I could not resist to post something in a provocative manner. A very rare case, I would say, and probably some white wine was involved.

During the following days I collected material for a proper biography, but since no one seemed to be interested in improving his biography, it remained unposted.

<Death of Mr. G. Perigal, late Hon. Secretary to the London Chess-club. — Of that formidable phalanx of players which a few years back was the pride and boast of the old civic Chess-club — conspicuous in the ranks of which stood Lewis McDonnell, Cochrane, Mercier, Brand, Fraser, Popert, Horwitz, Slous, Walker, Pulling, Perigal, Watts, Jones, &c. — the numbers are rapidly diminishing. Death has done his melancholy work, and those whom he has spared, have, for the most part, retired from active service, so that in the arena of their glory their places know them no longer. The gentleman whose decease we have to-day the pain of recording was for several years the Hon. Secretary of this Club — an office he appears to have been eminently-qualified to fill, and his resignation of which, through ill-health, we believe was very generally deplored. He was an excellent player — well studied, and well practised: not, perhaps, entitled to rank in the highest class of all — for his game was elegant and finished, rather than profound or comprehensive — but certainly he stood only one grade below that; and he has left scores of games which no amateur capable of appreciating the refinements of Chess skill will willingly let die. The two games which follow exhibit his powers both in attack and defence advantageously; and we hope next week to give some farther openings.>

<Henry Perigal (1768-1867), an Admiralty clerk like several other members of the family, was the father of George Perigal (1806-1855), a noted English chess player, and of the eccentric “experimentalist” Henry Perigal (1801-1898) who is remem-bered principally for his elegant proof of Pythagoras’ Theorem, a diagram of which was carved on his gravestone in Wennington Churchyard, Essex.>

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 fxg3 7. Kg2 Bxc3 8. Nf3 Qg4 9. Bxf7+
Kf8 10. h3 Qxe4 11. dxc3 Kxf7 12. Re1 Qc6 13. Qd4 Nf6 14. Bxg5 Re8 15. Rxe8 Nxe8 16. Qf4+ Nf6 17. Kxg3 Qd6 18. Ne5+ Kg7 19. Bh6+ Kg8 20. Qg5+ 1-0