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British Championship Tournament

William Albert Fairhurst9/11(+7 -0 =4)[games]
Frank Parr5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
George Thomas5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Henry Atkins4.5/8(+4 -3 =1)[games]
Reginald Michell4/8(+3 -3 =2)[games]
Ronald Blow3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Alfred Lenton3/8(+3 -5 =0)[games]
Theodore Tylor2.5/6(+1 -2 =3)[games]
Harry Golombek2.5/4(+1 -0 =3)[games]
William Ritson-Morry2/6(+0 -2 =4)[games]
Herbert Gibson Rhodes2/5(+2 -3 =0)[games]
James Marston Craddock0.5/5(+0 -4 =1)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
British Championship (1937)

Played at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 5-16 July 1937. Rest day: Sunday 11 July. William Albert Fairhurst won with 9/11.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ———————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Fairhurst • ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 9 2 Thomas ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 8 =3 Golombek ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 =3 Tylor 0 ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 6 =3 Atkins 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 6 =6 Parr ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 • ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 5½ =6 Michelll 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 1 1 1 5½ 8 Blow 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 • 1 0 1 ½ 5 9 Lenton 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 1 1 ½ 4½ 10 Rhodes 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 • ½ ½ 4 11 Ritson-Morry ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 1 3½ 12 Craddock 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • 3 ————————————————————————————————————————————

Rowena Mary Bruce won the British Ladies' Championship with 10/11. Harold Vincent Mallison won the Major Open tournament with 8.5/11.

Game dates

There are 22 missing games (2 April 2022)

Round 01: Monday 5 July
Round 02: Tuesday 6 July
Round 03: Wednesday 7 July
Round 04: Thursday 8 July
Round 05: Friday 9 July
Round 06: Saturday 10 July
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Round 07: Monday 12 July
Round 08: Tuesday 13 July
Round 09: Wednesday 14 July
Round 10: Thursday 15 July
Round 11: Friday 16 July

Sources

BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...

Previous: British Championship (1936). Next: British Championship (1938)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 44  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. W Fairhurst vs R Blow  1-0341937British ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
2. R Michell vs T Tylor  ½-½381937British ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
3. Golombek vs W Ritson-Morry  ½-½501937British ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
4. F Parr vs A Lenton  1-0311937British ChampionshipD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
5. H G Rhodes vs F Parr  0-1501937British ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. W Ritson-Morry vs G Thomas  ½-½381937British ChampionshipD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. A Lenton vs W Fairhurst  0-1531937British ChampionshipA34 English, Symmetrical
8. R Blow vs R Michell  1-0391937British ChampionshipD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. R Michell vs A Lenton  1-0251937British ChampionshipD69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de
10. W Fairhurst vs H G Rhodes  1-0441937British ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. G Thomas vs H Atkins  1-0271937British ChampionshipB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. F Parr vs W Ritson-Morry  ½-½401937British ChampionshipD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. T Tylor vs R Blow  1-0401937British ChampionshipC16 French, Winawer
14. W Ritson-Morry vs W Fairhurst  ½-½531937British ChampionshipE23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann
15. H Atkins vs F Parr  1-0291937British ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. R Blow vs J M Craddock  ½-½531937British ChampionshipA13 English
17. F Parr vs Golombek  ½-½321937British ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. R Michell vs W Ritson-Morry  1-0201937British ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. G Thomas vs J M Craddock  1-0501937British ChampionshipC11 French
20. T Tylor vs H G Rhodes  0-1441937British ChampionshipB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
21. R Blow vs A Lenton  1-0341937British ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. W Fairhurst vs H Atkins  1-0341937British ChampionshipD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
23. H Atkins vs R Michell  1-0211937British ChampionshipE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
24. Golombek vs W Fairhurst  ½-½631937British ChampionshipC32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
25. H G Rhodes vs R Blow  1-0381937British ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 44  PGN Download
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