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British Championship (1924) Played at the Art Galleries in Southport, England, 11-23 August 1924. Rest day: Sunday 17 August. Number of games played: 66. Henry Ernest Atkins won the event for the 8th time, with 8.5/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Atkins • 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 8½ 2 Yates 0 • 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 Thomas ½ 0 • ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 7½ 4 Scott 0 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 5 Saunders ½ ½ 0 ½ • 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 6 6 Price 0 1 0 ½ 0 • 1 1 1 0 0 1 5½ 7 Michell 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 • 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 =8 Khadilkar 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 • ½ 1 1 0 4½ =8 Spencer 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 ½ 1 4½ =8 Blake 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 • 1 1 4½ 11 Fairhurst ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 1 4 12 Gibson 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 1½ ————————————————————————————————————————— Edith Charlotte Price won the British Ladies' Championship for the 3rd time, and Akiba Rubinstein won the BCF Major Open (1924) with 11/11. Game dates Round 01: Monday 11 August Round 02: Tuesday 12 August Round 03: Wednesday 13 August Round 04: Thursday 14 August Round 05: Friday 15 August Round 06: Saturday 16 August ----------- Round 07: Monday 18 August Round 08: Tuesday 19 August Round 09: Wednesday 20 August Round 10: Thursday 21 August Round 11: Friday 22 August Sources Photo: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/im... BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1923). Next: British Championship (1925)  page 3 of 3; games 51-66 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 51. Yates vs J Blake   1-0 50 1924 British Championship C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 52. G Thomas vs H Saunders   1-0 34 1924 British Championship C77 Ruy Lopez 53. R Scott vs H Price   ½-½ 73 1924 British Championship D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 54. R Michell vs W Gibson   1-0 27 1924 British Championship C87 Ruy Lopez 55. H Atkins vs G Thomas   ½-½ 68 1924 British Championship C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 56. J Blake vs H Saunders   1-0 49 1924 British Championship D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 57. W Gibson vs E Spencer 0-1 47 1924 British Championship E10 Queen's Pawn Game 58. V K Khadilkar vs R Scott   1-0 68 1924 British Championship B15 Caro-Kann 59. H Price vs W Fairhurst   0-1 58 1924 British Championship C66 Ruy Lopez 60. Yates vs R Michell   1-0 33 1924 British Championship C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 61. W Fairhurst vs V K Khadilkar   0-1 47 1924 British Championship A81 Dutch 62. R Michell vs J Blake   ½-½ 44 1924 British Championship A33 English, Symmetrical 63. H Saunders vs H Atkins   ½-½ 41 1924 British Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 64. E Spencer vs Yates   0-1 21 1924 British Championship C55 Two Knights Defense 65. G Thomas vs H Price   1-0 41 1924 British Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 66. R Scott vs W Gibson   ½-½ 50 1924 British Championship D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack  page 3 of 3; games 51-66 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-23-22    Tabanus: CG had 64 games. Two games with alternative scores were added from Britbase (which see): Yates vs R P Michell, 1924 and R H Scott vs W Gibson, 1924. 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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