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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
British Championship Tournament

George Thomas6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Harry Golombek5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
William Winter5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Alfred Lenton4/5(+4 -1 =0)[games]
Theodore Tylor3/6(+3 -3 =0)[games]
Gerald Abrahams2/4(+2 -2 =0)[games]
Harold Saunders2/6(+1 -3 =2)[games]
Henry Cole2/5(+2 -3 =0)[games]
Reginald Michell2/5(+1 -2 =2)[games]
Stanley Clifford Davey1/5(+1 -4 =0)[games]
Edmund Spencer0/2(+0 -2 =0)[games]
Rupert Cross0/3(+0 -3 =0)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
British Championship (1935)

Played at the Town Hall in Great Yarmouth, England, 8-19 July 1935. Rest day: Sunday 14 July. William Winter won with 8.5/11.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Winter • 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8½ 2 Thomas 1 • ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½ =3 Michell 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 7 =3 Golombek 0 1 ½ • ½ 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 =3 Lenton 0 ½ ½ ½ • 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 7 6 Tylor 0 1 0 1 0 • 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 =7 Abrahams 0 0 0 0 1 1 • 0 1 0 ½ 1 4½ =7 Spencer ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 4½ =7 Davey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 • 1 ½ 1 4½ =10 Saunders ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 • 0 0 3½ =10 Cross 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 • 1 3½ 12 Cole ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 2½ —————————————————————————————————————————

Edith Mary Ann Michell won the British Ladies' Championship for the 3rd time, with 10.5/11. Samuel Reshevsky won the Major Open tournament with 10/11.

Game dates

There are 33 missing games (1 April 2022)

Round 01: Monday 8 July
Round 02: Tuesday 9 July
Round 03: Wednesday 10 July
Round 04: Thursday 11 July
Round 05: Friday 12 July
Round 06: Saturday 13 July
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Round 07: Monday 15 July
Round 08: Tuesday 16 July
Round 09: Wednesday 17 July
Round 10: Thursday 18 July
Round 11: Friday 19 July

Sources

BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Saunders vs G Thomas  ½-½471935British ChampionshipC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
2. T Tylor vs A Lenton  0-1361935British ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
3. W Winter vs Golombek  1-0371935British ChampionshipD70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense
4. Golombek vs R Cross 1-0311935British ChampionshipA34 English, Symmetrical
5. G Thomas vs W Winter  1-0411935British ChampionshipD69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de
6. T Tylor vs R Michell  0-1381935British ChampionshipD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
7. H Saunders vs H H Cole  0-1321935British ChampionshipC11 French
8. S Davey vs G Abrahams  0-1581935British ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. A Lenton vs R Cross  1-0461935British ChampionshipA15 English
10. Golombek vs S Davey  1-0331935British ChampionshipA27 English, Three Knights System
11. G Thomas vs E Spencer  1-0371935British ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
12. Golombek vs G Thomas  1-0581935British ChampionshipA13 English
13. E Spencer vs A Lenton  0-1261935British ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
14. W Winter vs R Michell  1-0371935British ChampionshipE37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
15. S Davey vs G Thomas  0-1361935British ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. T Tylor vs H Saunders  1-0481935British ChampionshipC11 French
17. S Davey vs H Saunders  1-0101935British ChampionshipA84 Dutch
18. Golombek vs H H Cole  1-0411935British ChampionshipA28 English
19. W Winter vs T Tylor  1-0261935British ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
20. H H Cole vs G Thomas  0-1321935British ChampionshipB25 Sicilian, Closed
21. R Michell vs Golombek  ½-½361935British ChampionshipD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
22. H Saunders vs W Winter  ½-½371935British ChampionshipB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
23. G Thomas vs R Michell  ½-½441935British ChampionshipC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
24. Golombek vs G Abrahams  1-0271935British ChampionshipA34 English, Symmetrical
25. A Lenton vs H H Cole  1-0201935British ChampionshipA13 English
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