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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 1; 18 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. C G Steele vs G Wainwright 0-1 56 1923 British Championship A00 Uncommon Opening 2. R Scott vs Yates   0-1 42 1923 British Championship E61 King's Indian 3. C G Steele vs H Price   0-1 34 1923 British Championship D00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. G Thomas vs F Hamond   0-1 46 1923 British Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. H Jacobs vs R Scott   0-1 39 1923 British Championship B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 6. W Gooding vs G Thomas   0-1 35 1923 British Championship A48 King's Indian 7. W Gooding vs H Price   0-1 44 1923 British Championship D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. F Hamond vs G Wainwright   0-1 34 1923 British Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. J Blake vs R Scott   0-1 12 1923 British Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 10. H Price vs Yates   0-1 33 1923 British Championship D00 Queen's Pawn Game 11. J Blake vs G Thomas   0-1 70 1923 British Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 12. W Gooding vs Yates   0-1 54 1923 British Championship D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 13. J Blake vs H Price   0-1 55 1923 British Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 14. R Scott vs C G Steele   0-1 38 1923 British Championship A45 Queen's Pawn Game 15. H Price vs R Scott   0-1 42 1923 British Championship A04 Reti Opening 16. C G Steele vs H B Uber   0-1 43 1923 British Championship D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 17. G Wainwright vs G Thomas   0-1 47 1923 British Championship C78 Ruy Lopez 18. H B Uber vs H Price   0-1 33 1923 British Championship B12 Caro-Kann Defense  page 1 of 1; 18 games      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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