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British Championship (1908) Played at the Pump Room in Tunbridge Wells, England, 10-21 August 1908. Rest day: Sunday 16 August. Henry Ernest Atkins won the event for the 4th time in a row, with 8/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 —————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Atkins • 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 8 2 Ward 0 • ½ 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6½ =3 Blackburne 0 ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6 =3 Gunsberg ½ 0 ½ • ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6 =3 Lee 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 6 =3 Palmer ½ 1 1 1 0 • ½ 0 1 0 1 0 6 =7 Michell 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ • 0 1 1 1 0 5½ =7 Sergeant ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 • 0 1 ½ 0 5½ 9 Shoosmith ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 • 0 1 1 5 10 Mackenzie 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 • ½ 1 4½ 11 Blake 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ • 1 4 12 Lean 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 • 3 —————————————————————————————————————————— Grace Moore Curling won the British Ladies' Championship, after a playoff in January-February 1909 in London vs Agnes Bradley Lawson and Gertrude Alison Anderson. First-Class Amateur A was won by Georg Schories (again), and First-Class Amateur B was won by David Miller. Game dates Round 01: Monday 10 August Round 02: Tuesday 11 August Round 03: Wednesday 12 August Round 04: Thursday 13 August Round 05: Friday 14 August Round 06: Saturday 15 August ----------- Round 07: Monday 17 August Round 08: Tuesday 18 August Round 09: Wednesday 19 August Round 10: Thursday 20 August Round 11: Friday 21 August Sources Photo: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dBb-sIJf8... BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1907). Next: British Championship (1909)  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H W Shoosmith vs J Blake   1-0 47 1908 British Championship D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 2. R Michell vs W Ward   0-1 44 1908 British Championship B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 3. A J Mackenzie vs W Palmer   1-0 40 1908 British Championship D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. R Lean vs F Lee   0-1 43 1908 British Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 5. H Atkins vs E G Sergeant   ½-½ 27 1908 British Championship C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. Blackburne vs Gunsberg   ½-½ 28 1908 British Championship B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 7. W Palmer vs H W Shoosmith   1-0 26 1908 British Championship D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 8. E G Sergeant vs W Ward   0-1 45 1908 British Championship B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 9. F Lee vs R Michell   ½-½ 55 1908 British Championship D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 10. Gunsberg vs A J Mackenzie   1-0 33 1908 British Championship C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 11. J Blake vs R Lean   1-0 32 1908 British Championship C26 Vienna 12. H Atkins vs Blackburne   1-0 82 1908 British Championship C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 13. W Ward vs F Lee   1-0 35 1908 British Championship D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 14. H W Shoosmith vs Gunsberg   0-1 34 1908 British Championship A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 15. E G Sergeant vs Blackburne 0-1 25 1908 British Championship C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 16. R Michell vs J Blake   1-0 52 1908 British Championship D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 17. A J Mackenzie vs H Atkins   0-1 33 1908 British Championship A53 Old Indian 18. R Lean vs W Palmer   1-0 68 1908 British Championship B30 Sicilian 19. J Blake vs W Ward   1-0 30 1908 British Championship C26 Vienna 20. Gunsberg vs R Lean 1-0 48 1908 British Championship C48 Four Knights 21. Blackburne vs A J Mackenzie   ½-½ 23 1908 British Championship A13 English 22. H Atkins vs H W Shoosmith   ½-½ 48 1908 British Championship C46 Three Knights 23. W Palmer vs R Michell   ½-½ 28 1908 British Championship D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. F Lee vs E G Sergeant 0-1 28 1908 British Championship D02 Queen's Pawn Game 25. R Lean vs H Atkins   0-1 37 1908 British Championship C45 Scotch Game  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    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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