chess-The Oxford Companion to Chess - First Edition by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld

184 LEWIS
1821, .eceived odds oI paNn and move lrom
nFs.HApFrr!-s,.d defealed him in ashort march
(+1=2). Lewis had ahcady besun to srite and oi
the mo.e usetul books he publisbed around this
limewere translationsof GRlco andCaRRERAwhich
appeared in 1819 and i822 rcspectively. Although
be considered Sanatt\ ,4 ftcatis. on the Gane af
Cn4s (1808) a poorly wrirten book, Lewis pub
lished a second edition in 1822 in direct compctition
wnh Sdrat\ last book. published in 1821 by
his idpoverished wjdo*. (In 1843 nany English
nen @nlribuled to a tund for Mrs sarart in her old
age, L€wis's nane is not on the slbscnption list.)
In 1825 BoURDoNNAs visiled England. Lesis
recalied rhal they playcd about ?0 games, and
aeording 10 wALxER seve. of then constnuted a
nalch which L.wh lost (+2 s). with no significant
playing achievenents ro his credn L€wis
acquired such a high reputatjon thal a correspondenr
*ntin8 10 tbe weetly maeazine Bel s Lile in
1838 ras moved 10 cau him GtuNDNm. Fron
1825 hc pre*ned lhis reputation by the simplost
means: he declined to Play on even terms. In the
sane vear be opened a club vhe.e he save lessons
ar hall a guinea each. M.DoNNET and Walter were
mong his pupils. Speculating unvisely on a
pi.no oating patent. L.wis $e.t banknpl in
1827, and the club closed- After three precanous
yean ol reaching ches (ncb pafions were bccomiDs
fe*e, Lewis became actuary ol rhe Fanily
Endormenl Sociely and enjoyed financial secunty
torthe rest Dfhh life. circumstances now nadc ir
possible lor hin to @n@nlrate oo nis sriting and
he published his two nosl important works: ,tenes
ol Ptoqrcsiw L.so6lt83t) an