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🏆 Scarborough (1930)

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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 ... [more]

Player: Carl Ahues

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Ahues vs Gruenfeld  ½-½151930ScarboroughD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
2. Colle vs C Ahues  ½-½281930ScarboroughD05 Queen's Pawn Game
3. C Ahues vs R P Michell  ½-½221930ScarboroughD05 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Sultan Khan vs C Ahues 1-0541930ScarboroughC28 Vienna Game
5. C Ahues vs Rubinstein 1-0351930ScarboroughC01 French, Exchange
6. Yates vs C Ahues 0-1571930ScarboroughC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
7. E G Sergeant vs C Ahues  ½-½371930ScarboroughC77 Ruy Lopez
8. C Ahues vs Maroczy  ½-½171930ScarboroughA45 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Menchik vs C Ahues  ½-½581930ScarboroughA53 Old Indian
10. C Ahues vs W Winter  1-0261930ScarboroughD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
11. G A Thomas vs C Ahues  ½-½151930ScarboroughD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
  REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Ahues wins | Ahues loses  

Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-04-14  Errrrrrr: Tough one. Sultan Khan beat Ahues and finished one spot behind him on tiebreak
Apr-15-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Linlithgowshire Gazette, July 4th 1930, p.8:

<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.>

Jun-02-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  woldsmandriffield: Vera Menchik was also by 1930 a home player!?

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