Jacob Sarratt
Jacob Henry Sarratt (* circa 1772, † November 6, 1819 probably in London) was a British chess player and author. He was one and a half decades as a leading English champion and also emerged as significant chess author works.
Biography
Sarratt originally worked as a school teacher. He became famous for his prominent position in the London chess scene. In 1804 Verdoni, Sarratts died of chess mentor and successor Philidor as professional players of the London Chess Club. Henceforth Sarratt was the strongest English champion. He took the " Salopian Coffee House " in Charing Cross, where in 1770 the elder of the two London chess clubs had founded, for years the position of a professional one.
The actual skill level Sarratts is uncertain, because few games are received from him. Even more so than working through his practical game Sarratt as a book author and chess teacher ( "Professor of Chess "). His best pupil was William Lewis, who later became the chess action line Sarratts continued and goal for.
Sarratt was married to his second wife, the singer and writer Elizabeth Camilla Dufour. This came as already his deceased first wife of the Island of Jersey.
In 1819, Sarratt, who last lived in poverty, a prolonged illness died. His widow moved to Paris, where he was a company active as a chess teacher. According to an article published in the chess magazine Le Palamede call her has been given in the last years of financial support; she died in 1846 in the French capital.
Chess author and teacher
To its action as a chess teacher contributed Sarratts decision to issue several classic chess works of the early modern period. This affected the writings of Damiano, Ruy Lopez, Alessandro Salvio, Horatio Gianutio and Gustavus Selenus. These expenses, which were edited somewhat superficial and also contained only partial translations, contributed to the editor by the contemporaries some criticism. Anyway Sarratt made the long out of print journals accessible again. With his penchant for the combination play of the older masters he sought to gradually overcome the solidified positional school of Philidor era.
The more importance Sarratts is primarily associated with his 1808 published demanding textbook A Treatise on the Game of Chess, with the began a sustained upturn in the chess literature. In 1821, came out posthumously a thoroughly reworked edition, contributed to the already Sarratts pupil and successor Lewis had ( until 1828 published further editions ).
Sarratts main work presented the first systematic chess textbook Represents the greatest attention was paid to the openings, which are split into " attacking " and " defending " Abspiele later but not penetrated. Among the issues discussed in New Treatise openings especially Sarratts detailed study of the Muzio Gambit attracted considerable attention.
Finally Sarratt made an important contribution to the unification of the rules of chess. He criticized the common practice at that time in London, after a stalemate was not counted as a draw, but as a victory for the set patt party. Soon after, the British chess player in the international prevailing rule joined.
The beginning of the game, the 1.d2 -d4 d7 -d5 - f4 2.Lc1 caused by the trains is, going back to a game Sarratts, also known as " Sarratt - opening " ( Sarratt Attack) respectively.
Works
- A Treatise on the Game of Chess. London 1808 (Volume 1) and (Band 2)
- A New Treatise on the Game of Chess. London 1828 (Volume 1) and ( Volume 2 ) reissue of the edition of 1821
- The Works of Damiano, Ruy -Lopez, and Salvio, on the Game of Chess. London 1813
- The Works of Gianutio, and Gustavus Selenus, on the Game of Chess. London 1817 ( Volume 1 ) and ( Band 2 )