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Posted: **Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:00 pm**

Perhaps not a player that all will recall BCN has assembled a small remembrance of William Lewis

See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/08/22/william-lewis/

Probably most well known for his important early publications.

Posted: **Sat Aug 22, 2026 11:36 am**

We note the passing today (August 22nd) in 1870 of William Lewis of the Lewis Counter Gambit.

https://britishchessnews.com/2020/08/22/william-lewis/

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https://britishchessnews.com/2020/08/22/william-lewis/

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Remembering William Lewis (09-x-1787 22-viii-1870)

Remembering William Lewis (09-x-1787 22-viii-1870)

Remembering William Lewis (09-x-1787 22-viii-1870)