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Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:02 am
by John Upham
BCN Remembers
Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
A regular of the Bristol chess scene he became known as The Bristol Sloth based upon his rate of play.
No known likeness exists.
- Souvenir of the Bristol Chess Club
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Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 11:08 am
by John Upham
Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
https://britishchessnews.com/2026/09/04 ... -williams/ 
The Bristol Sloth returns!
Re: Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 1:40 pm
by Richard James
"The Bristol Sloth" was coined by Mike Fox for The Complete Chess Addict.
Guitarist Leo Kottke read the book and wrote a tune in his honour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQsllzh7mzI
Re: Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 3:38 pm
by Jon D'Souza-Eva
You can read Williams' second book, Horae Divanianae (Divan Hours?), courtesy of Google books:
https://books.googleusercontent.com/boo ... wLAjev1pSD
I've taken the precaution of downloading a PDF of this for my own use (via "Print to PDF") in case it becomes unavailable again.
Re: Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 3:52 pm
by Christopher Kreuzer
Hours spent at the Grand Divan (Simpson's-in-the-Strand). Lovely turn of Latin phrase.
Re: Remembering Elijah Williams (07-x-1809 08-ix-1854)
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 5:09 pm
by John Upham
I suspect Horae Divanianae would merit an update by GMRDKOBE.
Ray could discuss the adding of his name onto the once famous chess board and tell us who made the suggestion.