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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: William Winter

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Menchik vs W Winter  ½-½371930ScarboroughE14 Queen's Indian
2. E G Sergeant vs W Winter  ½-½131930ScarboroughB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
3. W Winter vs G A Thomas  ½-½371930ScarboroughD68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical
4. Gruenfeld vs W Winter  1-0641930ScarboroughD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. W Winter vs Colle 0-1201930ScarboroughE23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann
6. R P Michell vs W Winter  1-0401930ScarboroughD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. W Winter vs Sultan Khan 1-0331930ScarboroughD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. Rubinstein vs W Winter 1-0231930ScarboroughE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
9. W Winter vs Yates 0-1341930ScarboroughE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
10. Ahues vs W Winter  1-0261930ScarboroughD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
11. W Winter vs Maroczy  ½-½191930ScarboroughC01 French, Exchange
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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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