John Arthur James Drewitt
- Birth Date:
- 17.10.1873
- Death date:
- 19.03.1931
- Length of life:
- 57
- Days since birth:
- 55005
- Years since birth:
- 150
- Days since death:
- 34033
- Years since death:
- 93
- Categories:
- Chess player
- Nationality:
- english
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
John Arthur James Drewitt (England, 17.10.1873 - 19.3.1931)
Strong Chess player and master. He was also a chess composer of endgame studies
Life
John Arthur James Drewitt was born in Patching, Sussex, England. He was London champion in 1927, 1928 and 1929-30. He was a philosophy professor.
Many games of him can be found, he lived in Hastings and gave chess lessons to Miss Menchik.
John Drewitt had bad eyesight.
Death:
He died en route to Hastings in 1931 after falling from a train.
About his endgame studies:
His chess studies (35) show well-known motifs in a classic and appealing way.
Others: On Dutch Website ARVES are selected 5 studies with solution
Source: Website ARVES
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