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Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master.

Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900) and was British Amateur Champion in 1890. Mills represented Great Britain in all the cable matches between Great Britain and the United States (1896–1911), without losing a game.^[1]

An active organizer, Mills was one of the founders and Secretary of the British Chess Club; one of the founders of the British Chess Association, and Secretary of the Scottish Chess Association.

References

^ "Daniel Yarnton Mills". ChessScotland.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

External links

Daniel Yarnton Mills player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Daniel Yarnton Mills at 365Chess.com

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[1] "Daniel Yarnton Mills". ChessScotland.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

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-'''Daniel Yarnton Mills''' (1849, [[Stroud, Gloucestershire]], [[England]] – 1904, [[London]], England) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[chess master]].
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+[[File:Daniel Yarnton Mills.jpg|thumb|150px|Daniel Yarnton Mills]]
+'''Daniel Yarnton Mills''' (29 August 1849, [[Stroud, Gloucestershire]], [[England]] – 17 December 1904, [[London]], England) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[chess master]].
-He has won the [[Scottish Chess Championship]]s on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900) and was [[British Chess Championship|British Amateur Champion]] in 1890.
+Mills won the [[Scottish Chess Championship]]s on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900) and was [[British Chess Championship|British Amateur Champion]] in 1890. Mills represented [[Great Britain]] in all the cable matches between Great Britain and the [[United States]] (1896–1911), without losing a game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessscotland.com/history/mills.htm |title=Daniel Yarnton Mills |publisher=ChessScotland.com |accessdate=2009-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516134312/http://www.chessscotland.com/history/mills.htm |archivedate=2008-05-16 }}</ref>
+An active organizer, Mills was one of the founders and Secretary of the British Chess Club; one of the founders of the British Chess Association, and Secretary of the Scottish Chess Association.
-He also represented [[Great Britain]] in all the cable matches between Great Britain and the [[United States]] (1896-1911), without losing a game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessscotland.com/history/mills.htm|title=Daniel Yarnton Mills|publisher=ChessScotland.com|accessdate=2009-07-05}}</ref>
-An active organiser, Mills was one of the founders and Secretary of the British Chess Club; one of the founders of the British Chess Association and Secretary of the Scottish Chess Association.
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