Thomas Rayner Dawson
English chess problemist
Died when: 62 years 18 days (744 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Thomas Rayner Dawson (28 November 1889 – 16 December 1951) was an English chess problemist and was acknowledged as "the father of Fairy Chess".He invented many fairy pieces and new conditions.
He introduced the popular fairy pieces grasshopper, nightrider, and many other fairy chess ideas.
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