Jacob Sarratt

Jacob Henry Sarratt (born 1772, died November 6, 1819) was one of the top English chess players of the late 18th and early 19th century. Sarratt was renowned as a player and author and adopted the title "Professor of Chess" harvcol|Golombek|1977. He was the first professional player to teach chess in England harvcol|Sunnucks|1970. He introduced into England the chess rule that a stalemate is a draw, which was commonly used on the continent of Europe harvcol|Hooper|Whyld|1992.

Writings

* "A Treatise on the Game of Chess", 1808
* "The Works of Damiano, Ruy Lopez, and Salvio", 1813
* "The Works of Gianutio and Gustavus Selenus", 1817
* "A New Treatise on the Game of Chess", 1821

References

* citation
last=Golombek | first=Harry |author-link=Harry Golombek
year=1977
title=Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess
publisher=Crown Publishing
isbn=0-517-53146-1

* citation
last1=Hooper | first1=David | authorlink1=David Vincent Hooper
last2=Whyld | first2=Kenneth | authorlink2=Kenneth Whyld
title=The Oxford Companion to Chess
year=1992
edition=2nd
publisher=Oxford University Press
isbn=0-19-280049-3

* citation
last=Sunnucks | first=Anne |authorlink=Anne Sunnucks
year=1970
title=The Encyclopaedia of Chess
publisher=St. Martins Press
ISBN=978-0709146971