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16 december 1951 surrey , england leeds , england thomas rayner dawson 28 november 1889 chess problem compositions fairy chess dawsonthomasrayner.jpg thomas rayner dawson
 thomas rayner dawson
thomas rayner dawson

thomas rayner dawson -lrb- 28 november 1889 leeds -- 16 december 1951 -rrb- 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 .
