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British Championship (1923) Played at the Girls' Secondary School in Southsea (Portsmouth), England, 13-24 August 1923. Rest day: Sunday 19 August. Sir George Alan Thomas won with 9/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Thomas • 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 9 2 Yates 0 • 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ =3 Scott 0 0 • 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 =3 Price 0 0 0 • 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 5 Wainwright 0 0 1 0 • 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 6 Jacobs ½ 0 0 1 1 • 1 0 1 0 0 1 5½ 7 Gibson 0 1 0 0 0 0 • 1 1 1 1 0 5 8 Uber ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 0 • 0 1 1 ½ 4½ 9 Hamond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • ½ 1 ½ 4 =10 Steele 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ½ • ½ ½ 3½ =10 Blake 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 ½ • 1 3½ 12 Gooding 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 • 2½ ——————————————————————————————————————————— Edith Charlotte Price won the British Ladies' Championship for the 2nd time (9/11), and Alexander Alekhine won the BCF Major Open (1923) (10.5/11). Game dates There are 17 missing games (22 March 2022). Round 01: Monday 13 August Round 02: Tuesday 14 August Round 03: Wednesday 15 August Round 04: Thursday 16 August Round 05: Friday 17 August Round 06: Saturday 18 August (Alekhine simul +26 -0 =11 in the evening) ----------- Round 07: Monday 20 August Round 08: Tuesday 21 August Round 09: Wednesday 22 August Round 10: Thursday 23 August Round 11: Friday 24 August Sources Photo: http://britishchessnews.com/wp-cont... BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1921) (not counting London (1922)). Next: British Championship (1924)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 50  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Hamond vs H B Uber   1-0 22 1923 British Championship A50 Queen's Pawn Game 2. H Jacobs vs W Gibson 1-0 14 1923 British Championship C50 Giuoco Piano 3. C G Steele vs G Wainwright 0-1 56 1923 British Championship A00 Uncommon Opening 4. Yates vs J Blake   1-0 43 1923 British Championship C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 5. R Scott vs Yates   0-1 42 1923 British Championship E61 King's Indian 6. C G Steele vs H Price   0-1 34 1923 British Championship D00 Queen's Pawn Game 7. G Thomas vs F Hamond   0-1 46 1923 British Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. G Wainwright vs W Gibson   1-0 48 1923 British Championship C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 9. W Gibson vs J Blake   1-0 43 1923 British Championship D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 10. W Gooding vs G Thomas   0-1 35 1923 British Championship A48 King's Indian 11. F Hamond vs C G Steele   ½-½ 41 1923 British Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. H Jacobs vs R Scott   0-1 39 1923 British Championship B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 13. G Thomas vs Yates 1-0 62 1923 British Championship C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 14. R Scott vs W Gibson   1-0 39 1923 British Championship D00 Queen's Pawn Game 15. J Blake vs G Wainwright   1-0 43 1923 British Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 16. W Gibson vs H B Uber   1-0 59 1923 British Championship D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 17. W Gooding vs H Price   0-1 44 1923 British Championship D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. F Hamond vs G Wainwright   0-1 34 1923 British Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. H Jacobs vs G Thomas ½-½ 47 1923 British Championship C50 Giuoco Piano 20. Yates vs C G Steele   1-0 32 1923 British Championship C49 Four Knights 21. J Blake vs R Scott   0-1 12 1923 British Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 22. H Price vs Yates   0-1 33 1923 British Championship D00 Queen's Pawn Game 23. C G Steele vs H Jacobs   1-0 26 1923 British Championship A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit 24. G Thomas vs W Gibson   1-0 49 1923 British Championship C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 25. H B Uber vs J Blake   1-0 24 1923 British Championship C28 Vienna Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 50    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-22-22    Tabanus: Britbase says they have 49 games but I found only 48. CG had 47 games, I added W Gibson vs C G Steele, 1923 from Britbase and found a 'new' game in the Westminster Gazette: H Jacobs vs R H Scott, 1923. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. 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