Thomas Rayner Dawson

Thomas Rayner Dawson
Born
Thomas Rayner Dawson

(1889-11-28)28 November 1889
Leeds, England
Died16 December 1951(1951-12-16) (aged 62)
Surrey, England
Known forChess 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". He invented many fairy pieces and new conditions. He introduced the popular fairy pieces grasshopper, nightrider, and many other fairy chess ideas.