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Roland Scott

Number of games in database: 106
Years covered: 1912 to 1924
Overall record: +52 -42 =12 (54.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ROLAND SCOTT
(born Mar-25-1888, died Jan-10-1953, 64 years old) United Kingdom

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Roland Henry Vaughan Scott was born in Barnes, England. He was British champion in 1920. He passed away in Monte Carlo in 1953.

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 106  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. W MacBean vs R Scott  0-1341912Divan Cafe tD05 Queen's Pawn Game
2. R Scott vs A Speijer  0-1361912BCF-ch 9th Major OpenC66 Ruy Lopez
3. R Scott vs G Schories  1-0361912BCF-ch 9th Major OpenC66 Ruy Lopez
4. W H Kirk vs R Scott  0-1301912Divan tC42 Petrov Defense
5. R Scott vs F S Dunkelsbuhler  0-1451912Divan Cafe tA02 Bird's Opening
6. R Scott vs V Rush  1-0321913Metropolitan CC chA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
7. R Scott vs J P Savage  1-0231913City of London CC chD00 Queen's Pawn Game
8. R Scott vs F L Anspach  0-1201913Hampstead CC - Lud-Eagle CC m; LCL-AA40 Queen's Pawn Game
9. R Scott vs W H Kirk  1-0381913Middlesex - Surrey mC14 French, Classical
10. R Scott vs Yates  ½-½351913British ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
11. R Michell vs R Scott  1-0251913British ChampionshipA80 Dutch
12. R Scott vs D Miller 1-0621913British ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
13. R Scott vs J Mahood  1-0371913British ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
14. W Gibson vs R Scott  1-0361913British ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. R Scott vs H B Uber  1-0421913British ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
16. F Hamond vs R Scott  1-0511913British ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
17. R Scott vs H Jacobs  0-1251913British ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
18. R Scott vs D Miller  1-0561913Scott - Miller mC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
19. R Scott vs D Miller  1-0541913Scott - Miller mC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
20. R Scott vs R Loman  0-1311913City of London CC-chC24 Bishop's Opening
21. R Scott vs H Jacobs 1-033191424th City of London Club ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
22. J Macalister vs R Scott 1-0261914Metropolitan CC tC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
23. R Scott vs W H Watts  1-0431914City of London CC chD04 Queen's Pawn Game
24. R Scott vs Ed Lasker  0-1461914City of London CC chD00 Queen's Pawn Game
25. R Scott vs A Curnock  1-0411914City of London CC chD00 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-28-05  WMD: William Winter wrote of Scott: 'Probably the most brilliant combinative player England has ever seen.'
Mar-25-08  brankat: A very talented player indeed. Just like his friend William Winter. Also, outstanding characters, both of them.
Oct-11-14
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  MissScarlett: Record of his promotion to second lieutenant during WW1: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London...
Feb-13-17  Eastfrisian: chess notes has today a photo of him.

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