| British Championship, Scarborough (1909) |
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Played at the Gladstone Road School in Scarborough, England, 9-20 August 1909. Rest day: Sunday 15 August. Number of games played: 62 (Sergeant forfeited rounds 6-9 due to an eye problem). Henry Ernest Atkins won the event for the 5th time, by defeating Joseph Henry Blake in the British Championship Playoff (1910) in Bradford in January. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Atkins • 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½
2 Blake 0 • 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½
3 Ward 1 0 • 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½
=4 Blackburne 0 1 1 • 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
=4 Yates 0 0 ½ 1 • 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 7
=6 Michell ½ 0 0 1 0 • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6
=6 Wainwright ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 • 1 1 1 1 1 6
8 Lee ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 • 0 1 1 1 5
9 Holmes 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 • 0 0 1 4
10 Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 1 3
11 Mackenzie 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 • ½ 2½
12 Sergeant 0 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 - - ½ • 1
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Gertrude Alison Anderson won the British Ladies' Championship with 8.5/11. First-Class Amateur A, B and C were won by Frank Scuse Smith, Georg Schories (again) and Hector William Shoosmith, respectively.
Game dates
Round 01: Monday 9 August
Round 02: Tuesday 10 August
Round 03: Wednesday 11 August
Round 04: Thursday 12 August
Round 05: Friday 13 August
Round 06: Saturday 14 August
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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.saund.co.uk/britbase/im...
BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Blackburne vs W Ward |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C45 Scotch Game |
| 2. H Jacobs vs H Holmes |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit |
| 3. W Ward vs H Jacobs |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
| 4. F Lee vs E G Sergeant |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
| 5. H Atkins vs Blackburne |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C10 French |
| 6. Yates vs R Michell |
| 1-0 | 64 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 7. G Wainwright vs F Lee |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | B10 Caro-Kann |
| 8. Blackburne vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C50 Giuoco Piano |
| 9. J Blake vs R Michell |
 | 1-0 | 39 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C28 Vienna Game |
| 10. H Atkins vs H Holmes |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C49 Four Knights |
| 11. Yates vs G Wainwright |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. F Lee vs Blackburne |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 13. R Michell vs E G Sergeant |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack |
| 14. W Ward vs H Atkins |
| 1-0 | 63 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C87 Ruy Lopez |
| 15. Yates vs H Jacobs |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | B01 Scandinavian |
| 16. R Michell vs Blackburne |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C10 French |
| 17. J Blake vs G Wainwright |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C25 Vienna |
| 18. H Atkins vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C49 Four Knights |
| 19. H Holmes vs Yates |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 20. W Ward vs F Lee |
| 1-0 | 23 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | B01 Scandinavian |
| 21. W Ward vs R Michell |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 22. H Atkins vs Yates |
| 1-0 | 84 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C49 Four Knights |
| 23. Blackburne vs J Blake |
| 1-0 | 51 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 24. G Wainwright vs H Holmes |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C45 Scotch Game |
| 25. Yates vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 66 | 1909 | British Championship, Scarborough | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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