Marmaduke Wyvill

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Marmaduke Wyvill (1815 – 1896) was a leading English chess master.

He made it to the final of the first international chess tournament, London 1851, but lost to Adolf Anderssen, 4.5-2.5.

Through his 1845 marriage to Laura, daughter of Sir Charles Ibbetson, Bart., he came into possession of Denton Hall.^[1] In 1847 Wyvill was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire. He retained the seat in 1861, but lost it in 1865, regaining it for a final time in 1866.

In a chess game, Wyvill formation refers to a pawn formation in which White has no b pawn, a pawn at c3 and c4, and the d-pawn at d4 or d5 (Some authorities require a Black pawn to be at c5). White's c4 pawn is a weakness because it cannot be supported by other pawns.