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At their 23rd Annual Congress due to be held at Scarborough in Yorkshire from June 23 to July 5, 1930 the British Chess Federation decided to substitute for their British Championship event an international tournament containing six strong foreign masters and six of the leading home players. The players invited from abroad were Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower (Poland), Maroczy (Hungary), Colle (Belgium), Grünfeld (Austria) and Ahues (Germany). Unfortunately, Tartakower fell ill and was unable to come; his place was filled by Vera Menchik, the only woman to attain real master class at that time. The home players were Michell, Sergeant, Sultan Khan, Sir George Thomas, Winter and Yates. The final standings and crosstable:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1 Colle * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½
2 Maroczy ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7½
3 Rubinstein ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7
=4 Ahues ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½
=4 Sultan Khan 0 0 0 1 * ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 6½
6 Grünfeld ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6
7 Thomas ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½
=8 Michell 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 4½
=8 Yates 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 1 4½
10 Menchik 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 4
11 Winter 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 3
12 Sergeant 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 2½
Tournament book: 1930 Scarborough International Tournament by Harry Golombek (British Chess Magazine, 1962).Based on an original collection by User: whiteshark. Previous: Scarborough (1929)
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| Dec-04-14 | | Errrrrrr: Tough one. Sultan Khan beat Ahues and finished one spot behind him on tiebreak |
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Apr-15-18
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<Last week, in speaking of the B.C.F. Congress at Scarborough, we quoted from a local paper saying, “One of the most romantic figures at the tournament will be the turbaned Mir Sultan Khan.” It turns out, however, that for this occasion Sultan Khan has abandoned his picturesque Indian costume, and appears in European dress, which suits him admirably.> |
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Jun-02-19
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