| British Championship (1923) |
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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
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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
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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)
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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...
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. H Jacobs vs W Gibson |
 | 1-0 | 14 | 1923 | British Championship | C50 Giuoco Piano |
| 2. Yates vs J Blake |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1923 | British Championship | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 3. F Hamond vs H B Uber |
| 1-0 | 22 | 1923 | British Championship | A50 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 4. G Wainwright vs W Gibson |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1923 | British Championship | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 5. W Gibson vs J Blake |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1923 | British Championship | D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack |
| 6. J Blake vs G Wainwright |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1923 | British Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 7. R Scott vs W Gibson |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1923 | British Championship | D00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 8. G Thomas vs Yates |
| 1-0 | 62 | 1923 | British Championship | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 9. W Gibson vs H B Uber |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1923 | British Championship | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 10. Yates vs C G Steele |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1923 | British Championship | C49 Four Knights |
| 11. C G Steele vs H Jacobs |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1923 | British Championship | A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit |
| 12. G Thomas vs W Gibson |
| 1-0 | 49 | 1923 | British Championship | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 13. H B Uber vs J Blake |
| 1-0 | 24 | 1923 | British Championship | C28 Vienna Game |
| 14. G Wainwright vs R Scott |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1923 | British Championship | A10 English |
| 15. Yates vs F Hamond |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1923 | British Championship | B01 Scandinavian |
| 16. W Gibson vs C G Steele |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1923 | British Championship | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 17. G Thomas vs R Scott |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1923 | British Championship | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 18. H Price vs W Gibson |
| 1-0 | 24 | 1923 | British Championship | D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack |
| 19. W Gibson vs F Hamond |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1923 | British Championship | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 20. H Jacobs vs W Gooding |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1923 | British Championship | B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange |
| 21. Yates vs G Wainwright |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1923 | British Championship | C14 French, Classical |
| 22. W Gooding vs W Gibson |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1923 | British Championship | D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 23. F Hamond vs J Blake |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1923 | British Championship | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 24. Yates vs H Jacobs |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1923 | British Championship | B01 Scandinavian |
| 25. J Blake vs W Gooding |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1923 | British Championship | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
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