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David Forsyth

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New Zealand chess player

New ZealandLived 1854 to 1909 · aged 55
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David Forsyth (1854-1909) was a Scotsman who emigrated to New Zealand, served as chess editor of the Glasgow Weekly Herald. Forsyth invented a method for recording chess positions, which he published in the Glasgow Weekly Herald in 1883, now known as Forsyth notation. He won the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1901.

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New Zealand
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deceased
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Lived 1854 to 1909 · aged 55
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