John Wisker

John Wisker (30 May 1846 in Kingston upon Hull, England – 18 January 1884 in Richmond, Victoria) was an English chess player and journalist.

[1] Born and educated at Hull, England, Wisker moved to London in 1866 to become a reporter for the City Press and befriended Howard Staunton.

He won again in 1872 after a play-off against the first British champion, Cecil Valentine De Vere.

[2][3] Wisker edited chess columns for The Sporting Times and Land and Water.

[4][5] After learning that he had contracted tuberculosis, Wisker emigrated to Australia in the autumn of 1876 to try to regain his health.