About Daniel Yarnton Mills
Lived 1849 – 1904 (aged 55). Daniel Yarnton Mills was a British chess player.
Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master.
Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900) and was British Amateur Champion in 1890. Mills represented Great Britain in all the cable matches between Great Britain and the United States (1896–1911), without losing a game.
An active organizer, Mills was one of the founders and Secretary of the British Chess Club; one of the founders of the British Chess Association, and Secretary of the Scottish Chess Association.
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Who was Daniel Yarnton Mills?
Scottish chess master (1849-1904)
When was Daniel Yarnton Mills born?
Daniel Yarnton Mills was born on 29 August 1849 in Stroud.
When did Daniel Yarnton Mills die?
Daniel Yarnton Mills died on 18 December 1904 in London.
What was Daniel Yarnton Mills's occupation?
Daniel Yarnton Mills was a chess player.
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Daniel Yarnton Mills was British.
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