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British Championship, Scarborough (1909) Played at the Gladstone Road School in Scarborough, England, 9-20 August 1909. Rest day: Sunday 15 August. Number of games played: 62 (Sergeant forfeited rounds 6-9 due to an eye problem). Henry Ernest Atkins won the event for the 5th time, by defeating Joseph Henry Blake in the British Championship Playoff (1910) in Bradford in January. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 —————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Atkins • 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 2 Blake 0 • 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 3 Ward 1 0 • 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½ =4 Blackburne 0 1 1 • 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 =4 Yates 0 0 ½ 1 • 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 7 =6 Michell ½ 0 0 1 0 • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6 =6 Wainwright ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 • 1 1 1 1 1 6 8 Lee ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 • 0 1 1 1 5 9 Holmes 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 • 0 0 1 4 10 Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 1 3 11 Mackenzie 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 • ½ 2½ 12 Sergeant 0 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 - - ½ • 1 —————————————————————————————————————————— Gertrude Alison Anderson won the British Ladies' Championship with 8.5/11. First-Class Amateur A, B and C were won by Frank Scuse Smith, Georg Schories (again) and Hector William Shoosmith, respectively. Game dates Round 01: Monday 9 August Round 02: Tuesday 10 August Round 03: Wednesday 11 August Round 04: Thursday 12 August Round 05: Friday 13 August Round 06: Saturday 14 August ----------- Round 07: Monday 16 August Round 08: Tuesday 17 August Round 09: Wednesday 18 August Round 10: Thursday 19 August Round 11: Friday 20 August Sources Photo: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/im... BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1908). Next: British Championship (1910)  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 62  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E G Sergeant vs A J Mackenzie   ½-½ 24 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 2. Blackburne vs W Ward 1-0 28 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C45 Scotch Game 3. H Jacobs vs H Holmes 1-0 26 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 4. R Michell vs F Lee ½-½ 45 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C60 Ruy Lopez 5. G Wainwright vs H Atkins ½-½ 63 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C49 Four Knights 6. Yates vs J Blake 0-1 46 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C78 Ruy Lopez 7. H Atkins vs Blackburne 1-0 23 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C10 French 8. F Lee vs E G Sergeant   1-0 26 1909 British Championship, Scarborough D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 9. A J Mackenzie vs G Wainwright 0-1 47 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 10. W Ward vs H Jacobs   1-0 40 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C30 King's Gambit Declined 11. Yates vs R Michell   1-0 64 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 12. J Blake vs H Holmes   ½-½ 52 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C27 Vienna Game 13. J Blake vs R Michell 1-0 39 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C28 Vienna Game 14. H Holmes vs W Ward   0-1 65 1909 British Championship, Scarborough D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. E G Sergeant vs Yates   ½-½ 68 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. G Wainwright vs F Lee   1-0 60 1909 British Championship, Scarborough B10 Caro-Kann 17. H Jacobs vs H Atkins   0-1 39 1909 British Championship, Scarborough A02 Bird's Opening 18. Blackburne vs A J Mackenzie   1-0 34 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C50 Giuoco Piano 19. A J Mackenzie vs H Jacobs   0-1 35 1909 British Championship, Scarborough D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 20. R Michell vs E G Sergeant   1-0 41 1909 British Championship, Scarborough D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 21. W Ward vs J Blake   0-1 19 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C78 Ruy Lopez 22. Yates vs G Wainwright 1-0 26 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. H Atkins vs H Holmes   1-0 38 1909 British Championship, Scarborough C49 Four Knights 24. F Lee vs Blackburne   1-0 42 1909 British Championship, Scarborough D02 Queen's Pawn Game 25. Blackburne vs Yates   0-1 73 1909 British Championship, Scarborough A00 Uncommon Opening  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 62    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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