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Matthew Sadler has written an excellent series of posts where he has subjected a few of F. D. Yates' games to his usual rigorous analysis. I suggest you all have a look.

http://matthewsadler.me.uk/

Coincidentally I've come across a couple of early games by 'Our Fred'. I wonder if they've been published online before?

[Event "Leeds vs Bradford - Woodhouse Cup"] [Site "Leeds"] [Date "1906.11.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Yates, Fred Dewhirst"] [Black "Guy, John Anthony"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: old Steinitz defence"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Qxd4 Ne7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. O-O Bf6 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rfe8 17. Rde1 b6 18. Rf3 Rad8 19. Rg3 f6 20. Kh1 Qf7 21. Qc3 Re7 22. h3 Rde8 23. Rge3 Qxa2 24. b3 Qa6 25. Qc6 Qc8 26. f5 Qd7 27. Qd5+ Kf8 28. h4 Re5 29. Qd1 Qf7 30. c4 R8e7 31. g4 Qe8 32. Qf3 c6 33. g5 d5 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Rg1 Rg7 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Rg3 Qf7 39. exd5 cxd5 40. Qf4 Qh5 41. cxd5 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Qe2+ 43. Rg2 Qe5 44. Qxe5 Rxe5 45. Rd2 Rxf5 46. Kg2 h5 47. d6 Ke8 48. Rd4 Kd7 49. b4 Rb5 50. Kf3 Rf5+ 51. Kg3 a6 {'...and wins.' Shipley Times and Express - Friday 23 November 1906} 0-1

[Event "Northern Counties Chess Union Tournament"] [Site "Blackpool"] [Date "1908.02.24"] [Round "01"] [White "Yates, Fred Dewhirst"] [Black "Löbel, Carl"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C80"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: open (Tarrasch) defence"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. d3 Nc5 8. Nxe5 Be6 9. Nxc6 Qd6 10. Nd4+ Nxa4 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qg4 Qd7 13. Rxe6+ Kf7 14. Rf6+ Ke7 15. Rf7+ {Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 25 February 1908} 1-0