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British Championship (1948) Played at the Bishopsgate Institute in London, England, 30 August - 10 September 1948. Rest day: Sunday 5 September. Reginald Joseph Broadbent won with 8.5/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Broadbent • ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ =2 Thomas ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 7 =2 Milner-Barry ½ ½ • 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 =2 B H Wood 0 ½ 0 • ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 =2 Golombek 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 6 G J Wood 0 0 ½ 0 0 • 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 6 7 Alexander ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 • ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5½ 8 Newman 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 9 Aitken 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 4 10 Winter ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 3½ =11 Ritson-Morry ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • 0 3 =11 Abrahams 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 • 3 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Edith Charlotte Price (age 77) won the British Ladies' Championship for the 5th time, with 7/10. Jonathan Penrose (age 14) shared 1st place with his brother Oliver and three others in the Premier tournament (7.5/11). Game dates There are 37 missing games (6 April 2022) Round 01: Monday 30 August Round 02: Tuesday 31 August Round 03: Wednesday 1 September Round 04: Thursday 2 September Round 05: Friday 3 September Round 06: Saturday 4 September ----------- Round 07: Monday 6 September Round 08: Tuesday 7 September Round 09: Wednesday 8 September Round 10: Thursday 9 September Round 11: Friday 10 September Sources BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1947). Next (32-player Swiss): British Championship (1949)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B H Wood vs W Winter   1-0 24 1948 British Championship B58 Sicilian 2. J M Aitken vs Golombek   ½-½ 57 1948 British Championship B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 3. C H Alexander vs G Abrahams 1-0 15 1948 British Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 4. Ritson-Morry vs Milner-Barry   0-1 33 1948 British Championship A92 Dutch 5. G Abrahams vs J M Aitken   ½-½ 60 1948 British Championship D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. Golombek vs G A Thomas   0-1 44 1948 British Championship E15 Queen's Indian 7. G J Wood vs R Broadbent   0-1 40 1948 British Championship E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. C H Alexander vs W Winter   1-0 20 1948 British Championship B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 9. G A Thomas vs G Abrahams   1-0 28 1948 British Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 10. J M Aitken vs Milner-Barry   ½-½ 33 1948 British Championship C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. R H Newman vs G J Wood   0-1 26 1948 British Championship E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 12. Ritson-Morry vs C H Alexander ½-½ 18 1948 British Championship D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 13. W Winter vs J M Aitken   ½-½ 28 1948 British Championship D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. J M Aitken vs Ritson-Morry   ½-½ 54 1948 British Championship C70 Ruy Lopez 15. B H Wood vs C H Alexander   1-0 25 1948 British Championship D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 16. G J Wood vs Golombek   0-1 32 1948 British Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 17. C H Alexander vs J M Aitken 1-0 28 1948 British Championship B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 18. W Winter vs R Broadbent   ½-½ 44 1948 British Championship E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 19. B H Wood vs J M Aitken   1-0 36 1948 British Championship A03 Bird's Opening 20. G J Wood vs Milner-Barry   ½-½ 38 1948 British Championship E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 21. W Winter vs G J Wood   0-1 39 1948 British Championship E72 King's Indian 22. J M Aitken vs G A Thomas   1-0 43 1948 British Championship C11 French 23. G Abrahams vs Milner-Barry   0-1 30 1948 British Championship A15 English 24. R Broadbent vs J M Aitken   1-0 29 1948 British Championship C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 25. J M Aitken vs R H Newman   ½-½ 43 1948 British Championship B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29    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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