Samuel Boden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Boden

British chess player

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1826

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1882

Profession: chess composer, chess player

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Samuel Standidge Boden (1826–1882) was an English professional chess master.The mating pattern "Boden's Mate" was named after the mate that occurred in one of his games, Schulder–Boden, London 1853. There is also a line in the Philidor Defence named after him, based on one of his games against Paul Morphy.
Morphy was of the opinion that Boden was the strongest English master, even though Barnes had a better record against him than Boden. He was the author of A Popular Introduction to the Study and Practice of Chess, published anonymously in 1851.