The chess games of George Thomas

GEORGE THOMAS
(born Jun-14-1881, died Jul-23-1972, 91 years old) United Kingdom

Sir George Alan Thomas was born on June 14, 1881 near Istanbul, Turkey. He learned chess from his mother, Lady Edith Thomas, who won one of the first women's tournaments, held in Hastings in 1895.

In 1896, George Thomas defeated Emanuel Lasker at a simultaneous exhibition in England. He was the City of London Chess Club chess champion in 1911, and played in his first British chess championship in 1920, taking second place. Thomas would win the title in 1923.

Without a doubt, Thomas' greatest achievement was his tie for first place at Hastings (1934/35) with Max Euwe and Salomon Flohr, finishing ahead of and defeating both Jose Raul Capablanca and Mikhail Botvinnik. He continued to play at a high level in later years, winning the London chess championship in 1946, at age 65, before retiring from competitive chess four years later. In 1950, Thomas was awarded the International Master title at its inception by FIDE.

Thomas' achievements were not restricted to chess. Thomas won 21 British badminton titles between 1903 and 1928, and in 1922 he made it to the last 16 at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Wikipedia article: Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet

Last updated: 2023-06-27 12:12:21

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Lasker vs G Thomas	0-1	29	1896	Simul, 28b	C52 Evans Gambit
2. G Thomas vs R Loman	1-0	28	1903	5th Kent CCA Tournament	C78 Ruy Lopez
3. G Thomas vs C Chapman	0-1	27	1906	Kent Congress 1st Class op	C50 Giuoco Piano
4. H Rosenfeld vs G Thomas	0-1	61	1910	12th Anglo-American Cable Match	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
5. Yates vs G Thomas	1-0	29	1910	K.C.A Open t	C10 French
6. G Thomas vs G Wainwright	0-1	26	1911	City of London CC ch	C60 Ruy Lopez
7. Duras vs G Thomas	1-0	33	1911	Offhand game	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
8. B Neill vs G Thomas	0-1	62	1911	13th Anglo-American Cable Match	C78 Ruy Lopez
9. J Schumer vs G Thomas	0-1	35	1912	London	B01 Scandinavian
10. G Thomas vs Ed Lasker	1-0	33	1912	City of London CC ch	A43 Old Benoni
11. G Thomas vs A C Ellis	1-0	18	1912	Kent Congress Open t	C83 Ruy Lopez, Open
12. G Thomas vs A van Foreest	½-½	46	1912	ENG-NED m	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
13. A van Foreest vs G Thomas	½-½	47	1912	ENG-NED m	C50 Giuoco Piano
14. Ed Lasker vs G Thomas	1-0	18	1912	Casual game	A40 Queen's Pawn Game
15. J Davidson vs G Thomas	1-0	31	1912	Metropolitan Club-ch	C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
16. G Thomas vs H G Cole	1-0	55	1913	City of London CC ch	C49 Four Knights
17. W Ward vs G Thomas	0-1	41	1913	City of London CC ch	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
18. R Loman vs G Thomas	0-1	46	1913	City of London CC ch	B01 Scandinavian
19. O Mueller vs G Thomas	½-½	37	1913	City of London CC ch	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
20. E Scamp vs G Thomas	0-1	17	1913	City of London CC ch	D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
21. H Jacobs vs G Thomas	0-1	42	1913	City of London CC ch	A00 Uncommon Opening
22. G Thomas vs J Davidson	½-½	54	1913	City of London CC ch	C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
23. J A Watt vs G Thomas	1-0	35	1913	Kent-Sussex Congress 1st Class B	A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
24. G Thomas vs J Davidson	1-0	23	1914	Metropolitan CC ch	C77 Ruy Lopez
25. G Thomas vs H Jacobs	1-0	23	1914	City of London CC ch	B01 Scandinavian


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Credit: British Chess Magazine, June 1913.