Jacob Sarratt

Jacob Henry Sarratt (1772 - 6 November 1819) was one of the top English chess players of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Sarratt was renowned as a player and author and adopted the title "Professor of Chess". He was the first professional player to teach chess in England. He introduced into England the chess rule that a stalemate is a draw, which was commonly used on the continent of Europe. He coined with his works of 1813 and 1821 the term Muzio Gambit. He was a pupil of Verdoni and later the teacher of William Lewis and Peter Unger Williams.

Writings

• A Treatise on the Game of Chess. London 1808 (vol. 1)
• The works of Damiano, Ruy-Lopez, and Salvio on the game of chess. London 1813
• The Works of Gianutio and Gustavus Selenus, 1817
• A New Treatise on the Game of Chess. London 1821 (vol.1)
• A New Treatise on the Game of Chess. London 1828 (vol.1)