Herbert William Trenchard

Herbert William Trenchard (8 September 1857, Thorncombe – 15 April 1934, London) was an English chess master.

An alumnus of London University,[1] Trenchard was a member of the Middle Temple and was called to the bar in November 1880.[2] Trenchard played in an 1886 match against the City of London Chess Club. The University won by 19.5-17.5.[3] In 1890 he defeated future world champion Emanuel Lasker in a casual game at the British Chess Club.[4]

The organizing committee for the prestigious London International Congress of 1899 was headed by Sir George Newnes, with Trenchard occupying the role of treasurer.[5]

In tournament play, he took 11th and tied for 4-5th in London in 1886, shared twice 3rd at Cambridge 1890 and Oxford 1891, tied for 4-5th at Brighton 1892, took 2nd at London 1892 (B tourn), tied for 3rd-4th at Woolhall Spa 1893, and took 3rd at London 1896,[6]

He also participated at Vienna 1898 (Kaiser-Jubiläumsturnier, Siegbert Tarrasch and Harry Pillsbury won) and took 19th place there.[7][8]

He represented Great Britain in a series of Anglo-American cable chess matches, held between 1896-1911, for the Newnes Trophy. Trenchard took part in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902 and 1903, scoring wins against JA Galbraith (1898) and Eugene Delmar (1902), while he shared a draw with David Graham Baird in 1899.[9][10]

At the 15th City of London Chess Club Championship, which spanned 1904 and 1905, he finished 3rd, behind PS Leonhardt and FE Hamond, but ahead of EG Sergeant.[11]

Trenchard, who managed a mineral water company in Vauxhall, was a prominent member of the National Liberal Club, where he died in 1934.[4]

References
  1. Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 430. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: A Biographical Handlist of the Members of the Various Inns of Court. Reeves and Turner. p. 471.
  3. Sergeant, Philip W. (1934). A Century Of British Chess. Hutchinson. p. 202. ASIN B00085UDPO.
  4. "The great NLC chessplayers of yesteryear (part 1) - The brilliant recluse: Mister Herbert William Trenchard". National Liberal Club Chess Circle. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. Sergeant, Philip W. (1934). A Century Of British Chess. Hutchinson. p. 233. ASIN B00085UDPO.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  7. Vienna 1882 and 1898 Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine at www.endgame.nl
  8. Wien at xoomer.alice.it
  9. Di Felice, Gino (2006). Chess Results 1901-1920. McFarland & Co. pp. 23, 34. ISBN 0-7864-2362-5.
  10. Sergeant, Philip W. (1934). A Century Of British Chess. Hutchinson. pp. 359–363. ASIN B00085UDPO.
  11. Di Felice, Gino (2006). Chess Results 1901-1920. McFarland & Co. p. 281. ISBN 0-7864-2362-5.
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