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Posted: **Fri Nov 06, 2026 10:38 am**

Remembering Jacob Sarratt (?-?-1772 06-xi-1819)

https://britishchessnews.com/2020/11/06 ... 6-xi-1819/

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Posted: **Fri Nov 06, 2026 12:17 pm**

Possibly his most obvious contribution to chess in England was in 1807 when he influenced the result of games that ended in stalemate. You may not know that in England prior to 1807 a game that ended in stalemate was recorded as a win for the party who was stalemated. JHS was able to encourage various major chess clubs so that the result be recorded as a draw. Much endgame theory would be different if it wasn't for JHS !

Posted: **Fri Nov 06, 2026 4:33 pm**

Judging by most of those games, the general standard of play back then was pretty primitive wasn't it.

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