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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dr. William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903, Alderley Edge, England - 13 March 1982, Howick, New Zealand) was an English-born bridge designer and chess master of world renown. Unusually, he was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two distinguished careers. He was awarded the CBE for his services to engineering and in chess, gained the title of International Master in 1951. Born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Fairhurst was thirteen when he taught himself to play chess from a collection of books at the family home. During this developmental stage, he was inspired by the teachings of Siegbert Tarrasch and consequently his playing style was based, for the most part, on dogmatic strategic concepts