About Samuel Boden
Lived 1826 – 1882 (aged 55). Samuel Boden was a British chess player and chess composer.
Samuel Standidge Boden (born 4 May 1826 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire; d. 13 January 1882 in Bedford Square, London) was an English professional chess master.
The mating pattern "Boden's Mate" was named after the mate that occurred in one of his games, Schulder–Boden, London 1853. However, the mate was known previously from the game Horwitz–Popert, Hamburg 1844. There is also a line in the Philidor Defence named after him, based on one of his games against Paul Morphy.
Morphy was of the opinion that Boden was the strongest English master, even though Barnes had a better record against him than Boden.
He was the author of A Popular Introduction to the Study and Practice of Chess, published anonymously in 1851.
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Who was Samuel Boden?
British chess player (1826–1882)
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Samuel Boden was born on 4 April 1826 in Kingston upon Hull.
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Samuel Boden died on 13 January 1882 in London.
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Samuel Boden was a chess player and chess composer.
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Samuel Boden was British.
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