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Scarborough (1928) The 4th Whitsuntide Chess Congress at the Pavilion Hotel in Scarborough, England was held from 26 May to 2 June 1928. Rest day: Sunday 27 May. William Winter won the Premier tournament with 7/9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ———————————————————————————————————— 1 Winter • 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7 2 Colle 0 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6 3 Michell 1 ½ • ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 5½ =4 Yates 0 ½ ½ • 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 =4 Thomas ½ ½ 1 0 • 0 0 1 1 1 5 =4 Saunders 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 1 1 1 5 =7 Buerger 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 • ½ 1 1 4½ =7 Menchik 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ • 1 1 4½ 9 Schubert ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 • 1 2½ 10 Wenman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 ———————————————————————————————————— Premier Reserve was won by Alfred Joseph Butcher. The Major tournament was won by Charles William Fallows, and the Minor tournament was won by W. Bowden. Game dates There are 21 missing games (6 May 2022) Round 1: Saturday 26 May Round 2: Saturday 26 May ---------- Round 3: Monday 28 May Round 4: Tuesday 29 May Round 5: Tuesday 29 May Round 6: Wednesday 30 May Round 7: Thursday 31 May Round 8: Friday 1 June Round 9: Saturday 2 June Sources Yorkshire Chess History: https://mannchess.org.uk/Events/192... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: Scarborough (1927). Next: Scarborough (1929)  page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Thomas vs Menchik 1-0 32 1928 Scarborough C11 French 2. Yates vs W Winter   0-1 36 1928 Scarborough B56 Sicilian 3. W Winter vs F Wenman   1-0 46 1928 Scarborough D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. H Saunders vs G Thomas   1-0 35 1928 Scarborough A46 Queen's Pawn Game 5. F Schubert vs H Saunders 0-1 34 1928 Scarborough B10 Caro-Kann 6. R Michell vs F Schubert   1-0 33 1928 Scarborough D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. Menchik vs Yates 1-0 63 1928 Scarborough E60 King's Indian Defense 8. R Michell vs F Wenman   1-0 16 1928 Scarborough A52 Budapest Gambit 9. H Saunders vs Colle   0-1 40 1928 Scarborough B03 Alekhine's Defense 10. V Buerger vs Yates   0-1 43 1928 Scarborough D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 11. F Schubert vs G Thomas   0-1 39 1928 Scarborough C77 Ruy Lopez 12. Colle vs F Schubert 1-0 18 1928 Scarborough D05 Queen's Pawn Game 13. H Saunders vs Yates   0-1 43 1928 Scarborough C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. W Winter vs R Michell 0-1 54 1928 Scarborough E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 15. G Thomas vs R Michell   1-0 28 1928 Scarborough C17 French, Winawer, Advance 16. R Michell vs Menchik 0-1 48 1928 Scarborough D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 17. Yates vs F Schubert 0-1 40 1928 Scarborough C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. G Thomas vs V Buerger   0-1 32 1928 Scarborough C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 19. W Winter vs H Saunders   1-0 25 1928 Scarborough E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 20. Colle vs W Winter   0-1 41 1928 Scarborough D05 Queen's Pawn Game 21. H Saunders vs Menchik   1-0 43 1928 Scarborough A46 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Yates vs G Thomas   1-0 48 1928 Scarborough C77 Ruy Lopez 23. W Winter vs V Buerger   1-0 39 1928 Scarborough A50 Queen's Pawn Game 24. Menchik vs F Schubert 1-0 40 1928 Scarborough D35 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 1; 24 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   May-06-22    Tabanus: CG had 11 games (under 2 tids), 13 games added from 365Chess = 24 games. 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