'''Thomas Wilson Barnes''' (1825-1874) was an English Chess_master, one of the leading British masters at the time of Morphy's visit to the UK in 1858. Barnes had the happy fortune of having the best record against Paul_Morphy during the latter's brief visit. A variation of the Ruy_Lopez called the "Barnes Defense" was named after him: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6?! (this is also sometimes known as the Smyslov Defense). A much more dubious variation named for him is Barnes_Opening, 1.e4 f6 which he played against Andersson and Morphy, beating the latter http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1266586 ==External links== {{chessgames player|id=10344}} Barnes, Thomas Wilson Barnes, Thomas Wilson Barnes, Thomas Wilson Barnes, Thomas Wilson Br:Thomas_Wilson_Barnes Pl:Thomas_Barnes {{chessplayer-stub}}