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| Born | Thomas Rayner Dawson 28 November 1889 Leeds, England |
| Died | 16 December 1951 (aged 62) Surrey, England |
| Known for | Chess problem compositions Fairy chess Dawson's Chess |
Thomas Rayner Dawson (28 November 1889 – 16 December 1951) was an English chess problemist and is acknowledged as "the father of Fairy Chess".[1] He invented many fairy pieces and new conditions. He introduced the popular fairy pieces grasshopper, nightrider, and many other fairy chess ideas.
- ^ Pritchard, D. B. (2007). Beasley, John (ed.). The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. John Beasley. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-9555168-0-1.