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British Championship (1920) Played in McEwan Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, 9-20 August 1920. Rest day: Sunday 15 August. Roland Henry Vaughan Scott won with 9/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 —————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Scott • 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9 2 Thomas 1 • ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8 3 Sergeant 0 ½ • 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 4 Michell ½ 1 1 • ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7 5 Gibson 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 6½ 6 Mackenzie 0 0 1 1 ½ • 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 6 7 Smith 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 1 1 ½ 0 5 8 Wainwright 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 1 0 1 1 4½ =9 Jacobs 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 • 1 ½ 1 3½ =9 Middleton ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 • 1 0 3½ =9 Wenman 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 1 3½ 12 Blake 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 • 2 —————————————————————————————————————————— Agnes Stevenson won the British Ladies' Championship, and Abraham Speijer won the Major Open tournament. Game dates There are 35 missing games (20 March 2022). Round 01: Monday 9 August 6 pm Round 02: Tuesday 10 August 9:30 am Round 03: Wednesday 11 August Round 04: Thursday 12 August Round 05: Friday 13 August Round 06: Saturday 14 August ----------- Round 07: Monday 16 August Round 08: Tuesday 17 August Round 09: Wednesday 18 August Round 10: Thursday 19 August Round 11: Friday 20 August Sources Photo: https://www.chessscotland.com/docum... BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1914) (not counting Hastings (1919)). Next: British Championship (1921)  page 2 of 2; games 26-32 of 32  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. S F Smith vs F Wenman   ½-½ 53 1920 British Championship D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 27. H Jacobs vs E E Middleton   1-0 42 1920 British Championship A00 Uncommon Opening 28. R Scott vs J Blake   1-0 41 1920 British Championship D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 29. G Thomas vs S F Smith   1-0 20 1920 British Championship C14 French, Classical 30. F Wenman vs R Michell   ½-½ 35 1920 British Championship C77 Ruy Lopez 31. R Michell vs G Thomas   1-0 49 1920 British Championship C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 32. E G Sergeant vs R Scott   0-1 59 1920 British Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical  page 2 of 2; games 26-32 of 32    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-20-22    Tabanus: W Gibson vs J H Blake, 1920 is added today, from Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 16 September 1920, page 4, Mar-20-22    Sally Simpson: A group picture of the players at the Edinburgh event. https://www.chessscotland.com/docum... Mar-20-22    Sally Simpson: Where they stood to get the above picture taken is just five minutes walk from my house. I found the exact same location and.... https://www.redhotpawn.com/imgu/blo... Mar-20-22    MissScarlett: Have you given up on your tour of Scottish graveyards? Mar-20-22    perfidious: <Geoff>, who are those reprobates? (laughs) Mar-20-22    Sally Simpson: Hi Miss Scarlett, Yes it was pretty fruitless regarding chess and Cochrane but I do have two leads to chase up. ATM most of my spare time is being taken up with 200th centenary of the Edinburgh Chess Club though I did take a day out to pop down to Hartlepool to watch Leyton Orient. (0-0). HMS Trincomalee is moored there, one of Nelson's ships. Of course Admiral Cochrane's name popped up. Seems everywhere I go a Cochrane appears....mocking me. Next step is Maggie the Mystic who drinks in my local. She is a Medium and Clairvoyant. I'll pay her to contact John. (Whilst there is there anybody you or the rest of BIO team want answers from?) Mar-20-22    MissScarlett: https://www.chessscotland.com/docum... With apologies to Stephen Francis Smith, who's the great lump, back and middle? Mar-21-22    Sally Simpson: That is Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-82). The first Scottish Archbishop of Canterbury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archi... I have just decided from now on any Bishop that has been fianchettoed shall henceforth be known as an Archbishop. (the pawn phalanx one associates with a fianchetto is the Cathedral.) Mar-21-22    MissScarlett: <E E Middleton> was 35 going on 55. No wonder there's a doubt as to whether his father was playing instead. 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. 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