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British Championship (1926) Played at the Albyn Rooms, 77 Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2-13 August 1926. Rest day: Sunday 8 August. Fred Dewhirst Yates won the event for the 4th time, with 9.5/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ——————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Yates • 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 2 Michell 0 • 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½ =3 Goldstein 1 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 6½ =3 Blake 0 0 ½ • 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6½ 5 Saunders ½ ½ 0 0 • 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 =6 Thomas 0 1 ½ 0 1 • ½ 0 1 0 0 1 5 =6 Wheatcroft 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5 =8 Heath 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 • 0 1 ½ 0 4½ =8 Gurnhill 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 • 0 1 0 4½ 10 MacDonald 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 • ½ 1 4 =11 Gooding 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ • 0 3½ =11 Uber 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 • 3½ ——————————————————————————————————————————— Agnes Stevenson won the British Ladies' Championship for the 3rd time. John Arthur James Drewitt, John Harold Morrison and Eugene Znosko-Borovsky won the Major Open tournament with 9/11. Game dates There are 14 missing games (26 March 2022) Round 01: Monday 2 August Round 02: Tuesday 3 August Round 03: Wednesday 4 August Round 04: Thursday 5 August Round 05: Friday 6 August Round 06: Saturday 7 August ----------- Round 07: Monday 9 August Round 08: Tuesday 10 August Round 09: Wednesday 11 August Round 10: Thursday 12 August Round 11: Friday 13 August Sources BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: British Championship (1925). Next: British Championship (1928) (not counting London (1927))  page 1 of 1; 23 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Saunders vs G Wheatcroft   1-0 42 1926 British Championship B07 Pirc 2. J Blake vs W Gooding   1-0 44 1926 British Championship D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 3. A R Thomas vs H B Uber   1-0 28 1926 British Championship A50 Queen's Pawn Game 4. C Heath vs J Blake   1-0 53 1926 British Championship C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense 5. J Blake vs R MacDonald   1-0 40 1926 British Championship C42 Petrov Defense 6. Yates vs C Heath   1-0 54 1926 British Championship C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 7. R Michell vs H B Uber   1-0 32 1926 British Championship D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. R Michell vs W Gooding   1-0 39 1926 British Championship C66 Ruy Lopez 9. G Wheatcroft vs C Heath   1-0 45 1926 British Championship D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. R MacDonald vs H B Uber   1-0 36 1926 British Championship B20 Sicilian 11. Yates vs A R Thomas   1-0 21 1926 British Championship C48 Four Knights 12. W Gooding vs H Saunders   1-0 46 1926 British Championship E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 13. J Blake vs G Wheatcroft   1-0 30 1926 British Championship E60 King's Indian Defense 14. R Michell vs J Blake   1-0 33 1926 British Championship E00 Queen's Pawn Game 15. H Saunders vs C Heath   1-0 50 1926 British Championship C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 16. J Blake vs H Saunders   1-0 21 1926 British Championship D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Yates vs R Michell 1-0 41 1926 British Championship C01 French, Exchange 18. C Gurnhill vs J Blake   1-0 62 1926 British Championship C78 Ruy Lopez 19. H B Uber vs C Heath   1-0 40 1926 British Championship C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 20. J Blake vs H B Uber   1-0 37 1926 British Championship D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. C Heath vs M E Goldstein   1-0 28 1926 British Championship C11 French 22. A R Thomas vs H Saunders   1-0 58 1926 British Championship D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 23. Yates vs C Gurnhill 1-0 42 1926 British Championship C78 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 1; 23 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-26-22    Tabanus: CG had 1 game. 51 games from BritBase added today, and no "new" games found. 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