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🏆 Yorkshire Chess Association, York (1869)

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Charles Ranken, William Wayte, Arthur Skipworth, Edmund Thorold

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Yorkshire Chess Association, York (1869)

York, England (2-6 August 1869)

1 2 3 4 Score Place/Prizes ——————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Skipworth • 1 0 1 2 1st £10 in value 2 Rankin 0 • ½ 1 1½ 3 Wayte 1 ½ • 0 1½ 4 Thorold 0 0 1 • 1 ———————————————————————————————————————————————


Introduction
The annual meeting of the Yorkshire Chess Association has been held in York during the present week. The attendance was but somewhat thin, considering the value of the prizes and the great exertions which had been made by the committee on behalf of the association.

There were two class and a handicap. The entry for the first class though small, included some of the strongest English amateur players. The entries for the second class was better. The prize in the first class was of the value of £10, for which the competitors were the Rev. A. B. Skipworth, of Bilsdale; Rev. W. Waite (sic), Eton; Rev. C. E. Ranken, Oxford; and E. Thorold, Esq., Bath. (1)

Sources
(1) York Herald, 1869.08.07, p7

 page 1 of 1; 6 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Ranken vs A B Skipworth  0-1471869Yorkshire Chess Association, YorkC15 French, Winawer
2. W Wayte vs E Thorold  0-1381869Yorkshire Chess Association, YorkC45 Scotch Game
3. W Wayte vs C Ranken  ½-½311869Yorkshire Chess Association, YorkC45 Scotch Game
4. E Thorold vs C Ranken  0-1621869Yorkshire Chess Association, YorkC38 King's Gambit Accepted
5. A B Skipworth vs E Thorold  1-0581869Yorkshire Chess Association, YorkA00 Uncommon Opening
6. A B Skipworth vs W Wayte  0-1411869Yorkshire Chess Association, YorkA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
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