Died 16 November 1867 | ||
Books Practical Chess Grammar: Or, An Introduction to the Royal Game of Chess, in a Series of Plates ... | ||
William Stopford Kenny (born 1788; died London, November 16, 1867) was a British schoolmaster, a writer and compiler of educational works, and an accomplished chessplayer who published and translated several works on the game.
Kenny ran a Catholic day-school at 5 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square. He edited, compiled, and wrote many educational works, such as The History of England (1850, with William Godwin), Kenny's School Geography (1856), and Tales About the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Comets (1862, with Samuel Goodrich). Kenny was a chessplayer - several of his games were recorded - and published several works on the game, including Practical Chess Grammar (1817) and Practical Chess Exercises (1818). He also translated Philidor's Analysis of the Game of Chess into English, with notes.
His son William David Kenny was also a schoolmaster, and wrote and edited works similar to those of his father.