| British Championship (1926) |
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Played at the Albyn Rooms, 77 Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2-13 August 1926. Rest day: Sunday 8 August. Fred Dewhirst Yates won the event for the 4th time, with 9.5/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Yates • 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½
2 Michell 0 • 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½
=3 Goldstein 1 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 6½
=3 Blake 0 0 ½ • 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6½
5 Saunders ½ ½ 0 0 • 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6
=6 Thomas 0 1 ½ 0 1 • ½ 0 1 0 0 1 5
=6 Wheatcroft 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5
=8 Heath 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 • 0 1 ½ 0 4½
=8 Gurnhill 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 • 0 1 0 4½
10 MacDonald 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 • ½ 1 4
=11 Gooding 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ • 0 3½
=11 Uber 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 • 3½
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Agnes Stevenson won the British Ladies' Championship for the 3rd time. John Arthur James Drewitt, John Harold Morrison and Eugene Znosko-Borovsky won the Major Open tournament with 9/11.
Game dates
There are 14 missing games (26 March 2022)
Round 01: Monday 2 August
Round 02: Tuesday 3 August
Round 03: Wednesday 4 August
Round 04: Thursday 5 August
Round 05: Friday 6 August
Round 06: Saturday 7 August
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Round 07: Monday 9 August
Round 08: Tuesday 10 August
Round 09: Wednesday 11 August
Round 10: Thursday 12 August
Round 11: Friday 13 August
Sources
BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
Previous: British Championship (1925). Next: British Championship (1928) (not counting London (1927))
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. M E Goldstein vs J H Blake |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1926 | British Championship | E16 Queen's Indian |
| 2. W Gooding vs C B Heath |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1926 | British Championship | D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 3. C R Gurnhill vs A R Thomas |
| 0-1 | 48 | 1926 | British Championship | C01 French, Exchange |
| 4. R P Michell vs R C MacDonald |
| ½-½ | 67 | 1926 | British Championship | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 5. H Saunders vs G Wheatcroft |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1926 | British Championship | B07 Pirc |
| 6. H B Uber vs Yates |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1926 | British Championship | A04 Reti Opening |
| 7. J H Blake vs W Gooding |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1926 | British Championship | D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line |
| 8. A R Thomas vs H B Uber |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1926 | British Championship | A50 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 9. G Wheatcroft vs C R Gurnhill |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1926 | British Championship | D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de |
| 10. Yates vs M E Goldstein |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1926 | British Championship | C11 French |
| 11. W Gooding vs Yates |
| 0-1 | 142 | 1926 | British Championship | E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 |
| 12. C B Heath vs J H Blake |
| 1-0 | 53 | 1926 | British Championship | C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense |
| 13. M E Goldstein vs A R Thomas |
| ½-½ | 53 | 1926 | British Championship | D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line |
| 14. J H Blake vs R C MacDonald |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1926 | British Championship | C42 Petrov Defense |
| 15. G Wheatcroft vs M E Goldstein |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1926 | British Championship | D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran |
| 16. Yates vs C B Heath |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1926 | British Championship | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 17. R P Michell vs H B Uber |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1926 | British Championship | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 18. J H Blake vs Yates |
| 0-1 | 59 | 1926 | British Championship | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 19. M E Goldstein vs R P Michell |
| 0-1 | 62 | 1926 | British Championship | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 20. W Gooding vs G Wheatcroft |
| 0-1 | 52 | 1926 | British Championship | E77 King's Indian |
| 21. C R Gurnhill vs R C MacDonald |
| 0-1 | 58 | 1926 | British Championship | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. H B Uber vs H Saunders |
| 0-1 | 19 | 1926 | British Championship | C43 Petrov, Modern Attack |
| 23. G Wheatcroft vs C B Heath |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1926 | British Championship | D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 24. A R Thomas vs J H Blake |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1926 | British Championship | D00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 25. R P Michell vs W Gooding |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1926 | British Championship | C66 Ruy Lopez |
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Mar-26-22
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