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Francis Joseph Lee
F J Lee 
 
Number of games in database: 194
Years covered: 1885 to 1909

Overall record: +53 -86 =54 (41.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (52) 
    D02 D00 A46 A40 D05
 Queen's Gambit Declined (6) 
    D37 D31 D35 D30
 Ruy Lopez (6) 
    C65 C77 C68 C62
 Slav (5) 
    D12
 Tarrasch Defense (5) 
    D32
 Orthodox Defense (4) 
    D50 D60
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (19) 
    B18 B13 B12 B10
 French Defense (18) 
    C14 C11 C00 C12 C01
 Scandinavian (12) 
    B01
 Orthodox Defense (10) 
    D50 D52 D61 D51 D55
 French (9) 
    C11 C00 C12
 Classical French (8) 
    C14
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   F J Lee vs J Mason, 1899 1-0
   A H Pettersson vs F J Lee, 1905 0-1
   F J Lee vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907 1-0
   Bird vs F J Lee, 1892 0-1
   Blackburne vs F J Lee, 1904 0-1
   Chigorin vs F J Lee, 1899 0-1
   Pillsbury vs F J Lee, 1893 0-1
   Steinitz vs F J Lee, 1899 1/2-1/2
   F J Lee vs Blackburne, 1890 1/2-1/2
   Swiderski vs F J Lee, 1905 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Blackburne - Lee (1890)
   Teichmann - Lee (1901)
   British Championship (1908)
   British Championship (1906)
   British Championship (1904)
   London (1904)
   London (1900)
   British Championship (1909)
   Barmen Meisterturnier B (1905)
   London (1899)
   Ostend-B (1907)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   New York 1893, The Impromtu Tournament by Calli
   New York 1893, The Impromtu Tournament /Cali by fredthebear


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FRANCIS JOSEPH LEE
(born 1858, died Sep-12-1909, 51 years old) United Kingdom

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Francis Joseph Lee was born circa 1858 in London, England. He was South African Champion in 1903; although he lost a Blackburne - Lee (1890) match 5.5:8.5 to Blackburne in 1890, the peak of Lee's career was in the 1890's when he was in the top thirty of players. His best tournament result was at New York 1893, Game Collection: New York 1893, The Impromtu Tournament, where he finished third equal, and he went to win two matches against Henry Bird in London 1897.

He passed away in London in 1909.

Wikipedia article: Francis Joseph Lee

Last updated: 2022-04-13 22:44:55

 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 204  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F J Lee vs W Pollock  0-1341885Odds Match000 Chess variants
2. F J Lee vs Blackburne 0-13718873rd BCA Congress, LondonC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. W Pollock vs F J Lee  1-01818873rd BCA Congress, LondonC14 French, Classical
4. F J Lee vs A Guest  1-05518873rd BCA Congress, LondonC77 Ruy Lopez
5. F J Lee vs Gunsberg  0-13018873rd BCA Congress, LondonC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. Zukertort vs F J Lee  ½-½5318873rd BCA Congress, LondonC11 French
7. W Pollock vs F J Lee 1-0281888Simpson's Divan HandicapC00 French Defense
8. Blackburne vs F J Lee  0-15318884th BCA CongressC11 French
9. F J Lee vs A Rumboll  1-04018884th BCA CongressC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
10. F J Lee vs Burn  1-04218884th BCA CongressC46 Three Knights
11. Taubenhaus vs F J Lee  1-03518884th BCA CongressB01 Scandinavian
12. Von Bardeleben vs F J Lee  1-03818884th BCA CongressA80 Dutch
13. F J Lee vs J E Hall  0-14218884th BCA CongressA03 Bird's Opening
14. F J Lee vs E Thorold  0-16318884th BCA CongressC49 Four Knights
15. W Pollock vs F J Lee  1-02818884th BCA CongressC14 French, Classical
16. F J Lee vs Gunsberg  0-14918884th BCA CongressC77 Ruy Lopez
17. W Pollock vs F J Lee  1-0221889Simpson's DivanC11 French
18. Blackburne vs F J Lee ½-½221890Blackburne - LeeC11 French
19. F J Lee vs Blackburne  0-1431890Blackburne - LeeC50 Giuoco Piano
20. Blackburne vs F J Lee ½-½641890Blackburne - LeeC01 French, Exchange
21. F J Lee vs Blackburne ½-½501890Blackburne - LeeD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
22. Blackburne vs F J Lee ½-½531890Blackburne - LeeC14 French, Classical
23. F J Lee vs Blackburne  ½-½391890Blackburne - LeeD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. Blackburne vs F J Lee 1-0471890Blackburne - LeeC14 French, Classical
25. F J Lee vs Blackburne 1-0671890Blackburne - LeeD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-07-04  nimzo: This guy, Francis Joseph Lee, was the national champion of a country. Wasn't England, I think (his name is not on the official list of English champions). Which country was it?
Apr-10-06  blingice: Hmm, he plays a lot of famous people: Lasker, Nimzo, Bird, Blackburne, Steinitz, Znosko-Borovsky, etc.
Feb-24-08  Knight13: This game he won against Bird is very interesting: Bird vs F J Lee, 1892.
Sep-09-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: While in South Africa Lee edited the chess column in the "Rand Daily Mail".
May-30-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: A very quick win by Lee as part of a 19 board simultaneous exhibition in Dublin:

[Event "Simultaneous exhibition"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "1890.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Lee, Francis Joseph"]
[Black "Mr JD"]

1. e4 c5 2. ♘c3 d6 3. ♘f3 ♘c6 4. ♗c4 ♗g4 5. 0-0 ♘e5 6. ♘xe5 ♗xd1 7. ♗xf7#

Source: Illustrated Sydney News, 5 July 1890

Jan-16-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: Obituary (in German) and portrait:

http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/a...

Aug-01-13  BlackFront: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!
Feb-13-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Chessical: <OBITUARY>.—We much regretted early the week learn of the death, after only a short illness, of well-known English Chess master, Mr F. J. Lee, which occurred Sunday (12th September 1909 - ed.) The immediate cause of death was, are informed, sudden collapse the nervous system.

During his Chess career, Lee visited South Africa, the United States, Havana, Trinidad, and Venezuela. In South Africa he caught an attack of enteric fever (typhoid - ed.), which enfeebled a constitution already somewhat weakened by chronic indigestion, and at Caracas, Venezuela, he had a severe illness from dysentery, which further played havoc with his system and gave him the appearance a man of sixty, at least, when, as a matter of fact, he was only his fifty-second year when he died.

At the Scarborough Congress recently he played in excellent form during the first week, winning ... ( v Blackburne rd.4 BCF Championship 1912 - ed.), and other good games. Towards the end first week, however, became indisposed, and played far below reputation for the remainder of the tournament. He appeared upon his return to London in fairly good health, but he complained of feeling unwell about ten days before his death, was ordered to bed. In this condition his brother, Mr George Lee, who, fortunately, happens be a visit to England from Durban, obtained his admission the University Hospital, where it appears he fidgeted to be allowed return his lodgings, which request, amazing to say, the Hospital authorities assented on Saturday, and Sunday morning he died.

Mr Lee was scarcely the front rank of the leading Chess masters of the world, but held a prominent position in Chess, and his name was familiar everywhere where Chess is played. He was an adversary whom was exceedingly dangerous take lightly, as witness games standing his record, won from Steinitz, Tchigorin, Mason, Pillsbury, and other players of International fame. He took part with distinction in four International masters' tournaments as well as a number of national tourneys of the British Chess Association, the British Chess Federation, and Simpson's Divan. He was successful competitor impromptu International contest New York, 1893, where divided third and fourth prizes with Showalter, and won his game from Pillsbury, Lasker winning the first prize and Albin the second. He prided himself considerably upon winning the first prize, without the loss of a game, in a tourney at "Simpson's," with Bird, Mason, Van Vliet, Loman, Muller, Mortimer, Gossip, and eight other players, and upon winning the Chess Championship of South Africa.

He was generally counted stodgy player, and yet he won a brilliancy prize for a game against Bird, and for a game won from the young Russian master Snosko-Borowsky. He took part several of the Cable matches between Great Britain and America, and edited the Chess column of the Hertford Times from August, 1890, until July, 1893. Mr Lee was well known throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his sudden and unexpected death will keenly regretted among British Chess players.

Source - <Hereford Times - Saturday 18 September 1909, p.16.>

Jan-04-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: One of the great "journeymen" of late 19th century/early 20th century international chess.
May-27-17  zanzibar: Is he pictured, playing Gossip, here?

http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/singl...

If so, there's a small discrepancy.

The handwritten caption is for J.F. Lee.

The initials could be transposed.

There's also a faint penciled-in date on the lower right, which I read as 1893, making Lee ~36 - which looks about right.

Dec-05-20  cameosis: brth month and year: june 1858

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/info... https://secure.newinchess.com/Lee__...

Dec-05-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <Frank Lee>, it's probably him, but some corroborating evidence would be nice.
Dec-05-20  cameosis: it's the best i can give at the moment for this cis male.

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