[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Be7 6. d5 b5 7. dxe6 fxe6 8. Nxb5 O-O 9. g3 Ne4 10. Bg2 a6 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bf6 13. Qd3 Nc6 14. O-O Na5 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Be3 Qe7 17. c5 Bd5 18. Nd2 Ba2 19. Rb4 d6 20. Ra1 Rbd8 21. c6 d5 22. Rxa2 Nxc6 23. Rb1 Ne5 24. Qxa6 Ng4 25. Qd3 Qf7 26. Rf1 e5 27. Bc5 e4 28. Qc2 Bg5 29. h3 Ne5 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. c4 Bxd2 32. Qxd2 Nxc4 33. Qd4 c5 34. Qxc5 {Sources: The Times, 7 Jul 1937; Manchester Guardian, 8 Jul 1937, p5; Yorkshire Post, 8 Jul 1937; The Scotsman, 8 July 1937; CHESS, 14 Jul 1937, p391; BCM, Aug 1937, p398} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. b3 d6 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 c5 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. e4 Rfd8 12. Rad1 a5 13. a4 Nf8 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 N6d7 16. Ne4 Ng6 17. Neg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Ngxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxh7+ Kf8 22. f4 Ng4 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Ne3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rf3 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Nf5 28. g4 Nd4 29. Re3 Rb1 30. Nd2 Rb2 31. Rd3 Nxb3 32. Rxb3 Rxd2+ 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. Rxb6 Ra3+ 35. Kh4 Rxa4 36. Rb5 Rxc4 37. Rxa5 Ke7 38. Kg5 Rd4 39. Rxc5 Rd5+ 40. Rxd5 exd5 41. f5 Kd6 42. Kf4 Kc5 43. Ke3 Kc4 44. h4 Kc3 45. f6 g6 46. h5 gxh5 47. gxh5 d4+ 48. Kf2 d3 49. h6 d2 50. h7 {Source: BCM, November 1937, p577} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nd8 15. Nf1 Ne8 16. g4 g6 17. Bh6 Ng7 18. Ng3 f6 19. Rc1 Nf7 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Bd3 Qb7 22. Ba5 Rfc8 23. Qb3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rc3 Bd8 26. Bxd8 Nxd8 27. Nd2 Qb8 28. Qb4 Nb7 29. Nb3 Ne8 30. Nf1 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Qc7 32. Qxc7 Nxc7 33. Ne3 a5 34. f3 Na6 35. a4 Nc7 36. axb5 Bxb5 37. Bxb5 Nxb5 38. Kf2 {Source: BCM, Nov 1937, p575} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. a3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. b4 b6 15. Rfc1 Bb7 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. Ng3 g6 18. Rab1 Rc7 19. Rb3 Rce7 20. Rc3 N6d7 21. Qa4 Qb8 22. Qc2 Ne6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Rg7 25. Qxh6 Nef8 26. Nf5 Rg6 27. Qh4 Re4 28. Qh3 Qd8 29. N3h4 Rg5 30. f4 Rxf5 31. Nxf5 {time (Sources: scorebook; BCM, Aug 1937, p399)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blow, Ronald"]
[Black "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qc7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. Bc3 Qe7 13. Bd3 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Ne5 Bb4 17. Re3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rad8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Rg3 g6 21. Bc2 c5 22. Qe3 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 24. Qg5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Ng4 f5 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Qxc4 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. h4 f4 31. Ra3 a5 32. Qxb6 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qd2 34. Qxe6 Bf5 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Rf3 d3 37. Qg5+ Kg7 38. Rxf4 Kf7 39. Rxf5+ {Source: CHESS, 14 Jul 1937, p. 392; BCM, Aug 1937, p. 400} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nc7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O e6 8. d3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Ne1 e5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bd6 13. Qh5 Be6 14. Rd1 b6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nf3 f6 17. Bxe6+ Nxe6 18. Qd5 Rad8 19. Nh4 Ne7 20. Qc4 Kh8 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Nxa7 Nd4 23. Qa6 Ra8 24. Qxb6 Qxa7 25. Qxa7 Rxa7 26. a3 Rb8 27. Rd2 Rab7 28. Rb1 Rb3 29. Rc1 Ne6 30. Nf5 Nc6 31. d4 Ncxd4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Rc6 R3b6 34. Rxb6 Rxb6 35. b4 Kg8 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Ke2 Ke7 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Kc4 Rc6+ 40. Kb5 Nc7+ 41. Ka4 Ra6+ 42. Kb3 Ke5 43. Rc2 Ne6 44. b5 Ra8 45. a4 Kxe4 46. b6 d3 47. Ra2 Ke3 48. Kb4 d2 49. Ra1 Ke2 50. a5 d1=Q 51. Rxd1 Kxd1 52. b7 Rb8 53. a6 Nd8 {Source: BCM, Oct 1937, p532} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. a3 dxc4 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. e4 Qa5 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 b4 12. axb4 Qxb4 13. O-O Rb8 14. Rab1 Be7 15. Bg3 Rb6 16. d5 exd5 17. e5 Nh5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qxc8+ Bd8 20. e6 Rxe6 21. Bxd5 Nb6 22. Bc6+ Ke7 23. Qb7+ Kf6 24. Bd7 Qe7 25. Rbd1 Nxg3 26. fxg3 Kg6 27. Qxa7 Nxd7 28. Rxd7 Qb4 29. Qa1 Bf6 30. Qb1+ Qe4 31. b4 Rb8 32. b5 Qxb1 33. Rxb1 Re2 34. Nd4 Rd2 35. Nc6 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 Rxd7 37. Ne5+ Bxe5 38. Rxe5 {Sources: CHESS, 14 Jul 1937, p302; BCM, Aug 1937, p399} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. e3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Qd5 9. Ne5 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Bf3 Ne4 13. Bb4 Re8 14. Bh5 g6 15. Qf3 Qb7 16. Qf4 gxh5 17. f3 f6 18. fxe4 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Nc6 20. Qxh5 Qf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. O-O+ Kg8 23. Bc5 Bb7 24. Rf3 Ne7 25. Rf4 Ng6 26. Rg4 Kg7 27. h4 h5 28. Rg5 a6 29. g4 hxg4 30. h5 Bxe4 31. hxg6 Rh8 32. Kf2 Bf5 33. Kg3 Rh3+ 34. Kf4 Rf3+ 35. Ke5 Rxe3+ 36. Kd6 Kh6 37. d5 Rd3 38. Rxf5 exf5 39. Ke6 Kxg6 40. d6 Re8+ 41. Kd7 Rh8 42. Rxa6 Kg5 43. Ke6 Kf4 44. Ra1 Rh6+ 45. Ke7 g3 46. Re1 Kg4 47. Re6 Rxe6+ 48. Kxe6 g2 49. Ke5 Rxd6 50. Kxd6 b4 {Sources: Parr scorebook; BCM, Nov 1927, p576} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Rd1 c6 8. Nf3 Re8 9. a3 h6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be5 f6 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 f5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Nf6 16. Nc7 Bd7 17. Nxa8 Qxa8 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Qb3 Be8 20. Bd3 Bd6 21. f4 Rc7 22. Kd2 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Rc1 Bc6 26. Rhf1 Qd8 27. Rf4 Qg5 28. g4 Rf7 29. Rcf1 Rxf4 30. Rxf4 a6 31. Qb4 Qd8 32. a4 Qe8 33. b3 Qd8 34. Qd6 Qe8 35. Qc7 Qg6 36. Qe7 Kh7 37. Kc3 a5 38. Qd8 b5 39. axb5 Bxb5 40. Qxa5 Qe8 41. Qc7 Be2 42. Rf7 Qg8 43. Qe7 Bxg4 44. Rf8 {Sources: The Times, 9 Jul 1937; BCM, Nov 1937, p575} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D69"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qe4 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Bd3 Qe6 18. Bb1 f5 19. e4 fxe4 20. Re3 Qf7 21. Bxe4 Be6 22. Re1 Bd7 23. Bc2 Kf8 24. Bb3 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 {Sources: Yorkshire Post, 9 Jul 1937; The Scotsman, 9 July 1937; CHESS, 14 Jul 1937, p393; BCM, Nov 1937, p576} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qb3 N7f6 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nc6 16. Qa4 e5 17. Bb5 exd4 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 dxc3 20. Rxc3 Nd5 21. Rc4 Nb4 22. Qxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Nd3 24. Re2 Nxb2 25. g3 Na4 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nc6 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 a5 29. Rb7 Re8 30. Rc2 Kf8 31. Rc4 Nb2 32. Rg4 g5 33. Rxb6 Nd3 34. Rd4 a4 35. Nb4 Ne1+ 36. Kh3 Rxd4 37. exd4 Kg7 38. Nd5 ({Frank Parr's scorebook gives the finish as} 38. Rb7+ Kg6 39. Rb6 Kg7 {½-½, but it looks dubious because it gives '39.R-N6ch' when it was not in fact check.}) 38... f5 39. Rb7+ Kg6 40. Rb6+ Kg7 {Source: BCM, Nov 1937, p575} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. O-O N8d7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Rad1 a6 17. Nde4 Qc7 18. Qg4 Re6 19. Ng5 Rg6 20. Qf5 Nc5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Re8 23. Red1 f6 24. Nxh7 Rh6 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Ba3 b6 27. Bxc5 bxc5 {Sources: Yorkshire Post, 10 Jul 1937; The Scotsman, 10 July 1937; CHESS, 14 Jul 1937, p392; BCM, Aug 1937, p400; Winnipeg Free Press, 31 Jul 1937, p29} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Ba5 6. Nf3 Nf5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Ne2 a5 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. c3 Bb5 11. Ng3 Bxf1 12. Nxf1 Nd7 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 f6 15. O-O O-O 16. Qe2 Qe8 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Bg5 Rf5 19. Rae1 Nf8 20. g4 Rxf3 21. Qxf3 h6 22. Bc1 Rd8 23. Kh1 Rd7 24. Qg2 Rf7 25. Qxd5 c6 26. Qe4 Bc7 27. f4 Qd8 28. f5 Qh4 29. Bf4 Bxf4 30. Rxf4 axb4 31. axb4 exf5 32. gxf5 Qh3 33. Re3 Qh5 34. Rg3 Qd1+ 35. Rg1 Qd2 36. Rfg4 Qxc3 37. Qg2 g5 38. Rxg5+ hxg5 39. Qxg5+ Ng6 40. Qxg6+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1937, p531} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 h6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. f4 Bb7 15. Bf3 Nb6 16. g4 Nxa4 17. g5 Nd7 18. gxh6 Nxe5 19. fxe5 g6 20. Bd6 Qd8 21. Qf2 Qg5+ 22. Bg2 f5 23. exf6 Kf7 24. Bf4 Qg4 25. h3 Qh5 26. Qg3 g5 27. Bxg5 Rac8 28. h4 Rg8 29. Qd6 {Sources: The Times, 10 Jul 1937; The Scotsman, 10 July 1937; BCM, August 1937, p402; Parr scorebook; Manchester Guardian, 10 Jul 1937, p23; CHESS, 14 Jul 1937, p393; CHESS, Aug 1937, p402} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Blow, Ronald"]
[Black "Craddock, James Marston"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. b3 Nbd7 8. Bb2 b6 9. Rc1 Bb7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 c5 12. Ng3 Rc8 13. Qc2 Bf6 14. Ba3 g6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qb1 f5 17. Ng3 e5 18. Bc4 e4 19. Ne1 Ne5 20. Be2 h5 21. f4 Nf7 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Nxf5 Nf6 24. Bb2 Nd6 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. Nh4 Kh7 28. Rf3 Ng4 29. Rh3 Rcd8 30. Nf3 Kh6 31. Ng5 Rxf4 32. exf4 Bxf4 33. Nf7+ Qxf7 34. Rf1 Qc7 35. Qd1 Kg6 36. Bc3 Rd3 37. Rh4 Bc8 38. Qe2 Bf5 39. g3 Bxg3 40. Rxh5 Bxh2+ 41. Kh1 Bf4 42. Rh4 Kg5 43. Rh8 Rd8 44. Rh3 Rd3 45. Rh8 Rd8 46. Rh3 Rd7 47. Qc4 Nf2+ 48. Rxf2 Bxh3 49. Qg8+ Kf5 50. Qh8 Rh7 51. Qf6+ Kg4 52. Qg6+ Bg5 53. Qxe4+ Kh5 {Source: BCM, Aug 1937, p401} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E23"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 h6 7. g3 Bxc5 8. Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 Qc8 11. Qd1 O-O 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Nd8 14. Qd3 d6 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Rac1 Qc7 17. Na4 Rb8 18. c5 bxc5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. Be5 Qa5 21. Bxb8 Qxa4 22. Rc4 Qa5 23. Qc2 Bd5 24. Ra4 Qb5 25. Rb1 Qe8 26. e4 Bc6 27. Rc4 Bb5 28. Rc3 Nc6 29. Bf4 Nd4 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Rc7 Bxa3 32. Bf1 e5 33. Bxb5 axb5 34. Bd2 Bd6 35. Rb7 Qc8 36. Qxc8 Rxc8 37. f3 Rc2 38. Be1 d3 39. Rd1 Bc5+ 40. Kf1 Rxh2 41. Rxd3 Bd4 42. Rxb5 g5 43. Rxd4 exd4 44. Bf2 Rh1+ 45. Bg1 g4 46. Kg2 Rh5 47. Rb8+ Kg7 48. Bxd4 gxf3+ 49. Kxf3 Rg5 50. Rb6 Rg6 51. e5 Nd5 52. e6+ Kf8 53. Bc5+ {Source: Fairhurst game collection (Alan McGowan)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blow, Ronald"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nge2 dxc4 6. Ng3 b5 7. a4 Nf6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nce4 Nd7 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Nh5 Rg8 14. Ra3 h6 15. Bh4 g6 16. Rg3 Be7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Nhf6 N7xf6 19. Nxf6 Nxf6 20. exf6+ Kxf6 21. Qd2 Rad8 22. Qf4+ Kg7 23. Rf3 Rgf8 24. Qf6+ Kh7 25. Rd1 Rd5 26. Qe7 Kg8 27. Rh3 Kg7 28. a5 Qa7 29. Rxh6 Rxd4 30. Re1 Rf4 31. Bf3 Kxh6 32. Qxf8+ Kh7 33. Rd1 Qa8 34. Rd8 {Source: BCM, Oct 1937, p507} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bg3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qe7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb3 e5 14. Qc2 Kh8 15. Rad1 f6 16. a4 Re8 17. Nd2 b6 18. Nc4 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 f5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Ba2 Qc5 23. e4 Rf8 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Be6 Rff8 26. Qe4 Nf7 27. Rd7 Ng5 28. Qg4 h5 29. Qh4 Rae8 30. Re5 Bxe5 31. Qxg5 Bg7 32. Qxg6 Re7 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Qxh5+ {Source: Manchester Guardian, 12 Jul 1937, p13; CHESS, 14 Aug 1937, p459; BCM, Aug 1937, p402} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Bf3 b4 9. e5 d5 10. exf6 bxc3 11. bxc3 gxf6 12. c4 Bb7 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bh5+ Kd7 16. c4 Kc8 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Be3 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Nd7 20. Bf3 {Sources: Yorkshire Post, 12 Jul 1937; Manchester Guardian, 13 Jul 1937, p15; BCM, Oct 1937, p507; CHESS, Vol.3/34, June 1938; Wiener Schachzeitung, Oct 1937, p. 299} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. f4 Ne4 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Nc6 9. Nc3 f5 10. a3 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 cxd4 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. exd4 Rac8 16. Bd2 Nxd4 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Nxd4 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Rxc4 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd8 22. Qf2 Be4 23. h3 h6 24. Rd1 Kh7 25. Rd2 Qc5 26. Kh2 Rd6 27. Nf3 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Qc4 30. Kg2 a5 31. Kg3 Qf1 32. Qe3 {Source: Parr scorebook} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Craddock, James Marston"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Neg5 g6 15. Qe4 Qc7 16. Qh4 Nf6 17. Rfe1 Kg7 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. Nxg3 Bb7 21. Ne5 Nd5 22. c3 Rfd8 23. Rad1 Nf4 24. Be4 Ne2+ 25. Nxe2 Bxe4 26. Nd4 Bd5 27. Nec6 Re8 28. Nxe7 Rxe7 29. Nf5+ gxf5 30. Rxd5 Raa7 31. Rd6 Red7 32. Red1 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Kf6 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Rd4 f6 36. Ke2 e5 37. Rh4 Ke6 38. Rb4 Kd5 39. g3 Rc7 40. Kd2 Rc4 41. Rxc4 bxc4 42. b4 cxb3 43. axb3 a5 44. Kd3 Kc5 45. Kc2 Kd5 46. Kb2 Ke4 47. b4 axb4 48. cxb4 f4 49. gxf4 Kf3 50. fxe5 {Source: BCM, Oct 1937, p532} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qb6 11. Qc1 Rb8 12. Rb1 Ng4 13. Qd2 Qc5 14. Nd1 Qe5 15. Be2 O-O 16. f3 Nf6 17. Qc3 Qg5 18. O-O Nh5 19. Qe3 Nf4 20. g3 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Qa5 22. Qe3 Qxa2 23. Nc3 Qa5 24. Kg2 Qb6 25. Qh6 f5 26. h4 Qd4 27. h5 Qg7 28. Qe3 f4 29. gxf4 Qh6 30. Rh1 Qxf4 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rh6 Kg7 34. Rbh1 Rxb2 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. Kg3 g5 37. R1h6+ Ke5 38. Rxe7+ Kd4 39. Rxd6+ Kxc3 40. Rxc6+ Kd2 41. Rxc8 Ke2 42. Rc3 Rb1 43. Rd7 Rh4 44. Kg2 Rhh1 {Source: BCM, Aug 1937, p403} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O a6 11. a3 Qc7 12. b4 Bd6 13. Be2 Ne5 14. h3 Bd7 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Rfd1 Bb8 19. Qb1 Qc7 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Rxc8 {Sources: The Scotsman, 13 July 1937; Manchester Guardian, 15 Jul 1937, p3; BCM, Aug 1937, p404; Wiener Schachzeitung, Oct 1937, p299: Yorkshire Post, 13 Jul 1937} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C32"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Be3 Bb4+ 8. c3 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qf3 Nf6 13. Re1 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Nd2 Rxe3 17. Rxe3 Bc5 18. Ne4 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Ng4 20. Qe2 Qb6+ 21. Nf2 Nf6 22. Re1 g6 23. Qc2 Rd8 24. Kh1 Qc7 25. g3 Qd7 26. Be4 Qe6 27. b3 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Qd5 29. Kg1 Qc5 30. Re2 Qd5 31. Qe4 Qa5 32. Qc4 Qf5 33. Ne4 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 a6 35. Qc5 Qxc5 36. Nxc5 Rc1 37. Nxb7 Rxc3 38. Nd6 Rd3 39. Nc4 Rc3 40. Rd2 Kf8 41. Rd6 Nb4 42. a3 Nc2 43. Rxa6 Rxb3 44. Ra7 Ne3+ 45. Nxe3 Rxe3 46. a4 Ra3 47. a5 h5 48. a6 Ra2+ 49. Kf3 Ra4 50. Ke3 Kg7 51. Kd3 h4 52. Kc3 h3 53. Kb3 Ra1 54. Kb2 Ra5 55. Ra8 Kf6 56. g4 Kg7 57. g5 Ra4 58. Kb3 Ra5 59. Kb4 Ra2 60. a7 Ra1 61. Kc4 Ra3 62. Kd4 Ra2 63. Ke4 Ra3 {Contributed by Alan McGowan, 24 March 2016.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. dxc5 d4 10. Na4 Be6 11. b4 Bc4 12. Nb2 Ba6 13. Nd3 Nd5 14. Bb2 Bf6 15. a3 Re8 16. Qb3 Bb5 17. Rfe1 a5 18. a4 Bxd3 19. b5 Bxe2 20. bxc6 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 bxc6 23. Qc4 Nb4 24. Ba3 Rb8 25. Bxb4 Rxb4 26. Qa6 d3 27. Qxd3 Rd4 28. Qa6 g6 29. Qxc6 Be7 30. Qb5 Qf8 31. c6 Bc5 32. Qb7 Rb4 33. Qd7 Qh6 34. Qe8+ Qf8 35. c7 Bxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Rc2 38. Bc6 {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 13 Jul 1937, p. 15; The Times, 13 Jul 1937; BCM, Oct 1937, p. 533} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B55"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Nd2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. N2f3 d5 $2 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Qe2 Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bd7 15. Nb3 Rfd8 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. Qe3 e6 18. a4 b6 19. Nb3 Ne7 20. Nbd4 Rdc8 21. Rfc1 Qd8 22. Bg5 Qe8 23. h4 Rc7 24. a5 b5 25. a6 Rac8 26. Ra5 Rc4 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Nxb5 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 R4c7 30. Ra5 Rc4 31. Rb5 R4c7 32. g3 Qd7 33. Nd4 h6 34. Ra5 Rb8 35. Rca1 Kh7 36. Kg2 Rc4 37. Nb5 Bxe5 38. Qxe5 Rxb5 39. Rxb5 Qxb5 40. Qf6 Qd7 41. b5 Rc7 42. Rb1 Qd6 43. Qd4 Qc5 44. Qxc5 Rxc5 45. Rb3 Kg7 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 h5 48. Kd3 Kf5 49. Rb4 e5 50. f3 Ke6 51. b6 axb6 52. Rxb6+ Kf5 53. Rb4 Ra5 54. g4+ hxg4 55. fxg4+ Kf6 56. Rb6+ Kg7 57. Rd6 Kf8 58. Rd8+ Ke7 59. Ra8 Ra2 60. h5 gxh5 61. gxh5 Kf6 62. Rg8 {Sources: BCM, Oct 1937, p533; Parr scorebook} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Craddock, James Marston"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nc3 f5 6. Be2 Nd7 7. Qc2 Nh6 8. c5 Bc7 9. b4 Qf6 10. Bb2 Nf7 11. b5 O-O 12. Qa4 e5 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Nd1 e4 15. Nd2 f4 16. g3 fxg3 17. fxg3 Nd8 18. Bc3 Qh6 19. Nf1 Nf6 20. Ba5 Bxa5+ 21. Qxa5 Bg4 22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. Rb1 Qf6 24. Qd2 Ne6 25. h3 Ng5 26. Qg2 Nf3+ 27. Ke2 Nh6 28. Nh2 Nf5 29. Ng4 N5xd4+ 30. Kf1 Qg5 31. Qb2 Nd2+ 32. Kg2 Nxb1 33. Qxd4 Na3 34. Nh2 Rab8 35. Re1 Nc2 {Sources: BCM, Nov 1937, p576; Parr scorebook; Manchester Guardian, 14 Jul 1937, p5} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D95"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Nxa4 Ne4 12. Bb4 a5 13. Ba3 Nd6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Nb5 18. O-O Bc8 19. Ra1 Re8 20. Ra4 Nd6 21. Rfa1 Nb7 22. Ba3 Bd7 23. Rc4 Nd6 24. Rc5 Nb5 25. Ne5 Nxa3 26. Rxa3 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Qb6 28. Ra2 Be6 29. Bc4 Qb4 30. Ra4 Qxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 32. Bf1 Ra8 33. Rc5 Bb3 34. Rcxa5 Rxa5 35. Rxa5 {Sources: The Times, 14 Jul 1937; BCM, Aug 1937, p404; Fairhurst game collection (Alan McGowan)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qd2 b6 13. Rd1 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Bb7 15. e4 Qf6 16. Rd4 Nb4 17. e5 Qxe5 18. Bxb7 Rad8 19. Rd2 Qxb2 20. Rxb2 Rd1+ 21. Kg2 Rb8 22. Be4 f5 23. a3 fxe4 24. axb4 Rc8 25. Rxa7 Rcc1 26. Nd2 Rg1+ 27. Kh3 h5 28. Nxe4 Kh7 29. Rd2 Rce1 30. Ng5+ Kh6 31. f4 Re3 32. Rdd7 h4 33. Kxh4 Rg2 34. Kh3 Ree2 35. Rxg7 Kh5 36. Rh7+ Kg6 37. Kg4 {Sources: BCM, Oct 1937, p512; (moves 1-27) The Scotsman, 14 July 1937} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxd5 e6 12. Nf6+ Bxf6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4 Ne5 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. Bd6 Nb6 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. Bxf4 Nd5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Rfd1 Bd7 {Source: BCM, Nov 1937, p547} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. d5 Rd8 11. Bd3 c4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. Bb3 Ne5 14. Ne2 b5 15. O-O Ba6 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bd4 e5 18. dxe6 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 b4 20. cxb4 Qb6 21. Rfd1 Be2 22. exf7+ Kh8 23. h3 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Nh6 25. Qf2 Rd8 26. e5 Qxb4 27. Ne6 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qb1 29. Qd4 {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 14 Jul 1937, p. 5; Yorkshire Post, 15 July 1937; The Scotsman, 15 July 1937; BCM, Oct 1937, p512} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Bd3 d6 4. f4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. c3 Nd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. d5 Ncb8 13. Be3 a5 14. Nd2 Na6 15. Bc2 Ndc5 16. Rad1 b6 17. Rf2 Nb7 18. Rdf1 Nd6 19. Qe2 Qe7 20. a3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Nc4 a4 23. Bd3 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Qd6 25. Bb5 Bh6 26. Rf3 Ra5 27. c4 Raa8 28. Qc2 Bg5 29. Bxa4 f5 30. Bc6 fxe4 31. Qxe4 Rxf3 32. Rxf3 Rf8 33. Kf2 Rxf3+ 34. Qxf3 e4 35. Qxe4 Qf6+ 36. Kg3 Qxb2 37. a4 Qc3+ 38. Kh2 Qd2 39. a5 Bf4+ 40. Kg1 Be3+ 41. Kh2 {Source: Parr scorebook} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Craddock, James Marston"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. Rd1 c6 8. Nf3 Re8 9. a3 Nf8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. a4 Rac8 17. Ra1 Qb6 18. Rfb1 a6 19. c4 Qd8 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Qe2 b4 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Qd3 Ra5 25. Ne5 Qa8 26. Qb3 Ng6 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Rc7 Ra7 30. Rc2 Rc6 31. h3 Rca6 32. Rac1 Qd5 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Qd1 Rxa4 35. Re8 Qd7 36. Rb8 Bd6 37. Bxd6 Qxd6 38. Rcc8 Qxb8 39. Rxb8 Ra1 40. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 41. Kh2 Rb1 42. Rf8 f6 43. Re8 Rf1 44. Kg3 b3 45. Rb8 Rb1 46. h4 g5 47. hxg5 Kg6 48. Rb6 b2 49. gxf6 gxf6 50. Rb7 Kf5 51. Kf3 Kg6 52. Kf4 Rg1 53. Rxb2 Rxg2 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Rb7+ Kg6 56. Re7 Rxf2+ 57. Kg3 Rf1 58. Rxe6 Kf7 59. Re4 Rf5 60. Kg2 Ra5 61. Kf3 Rh5 62. Ke2 Ra5 63. Kd3 Ra3+ 64. Kc4 Ra4+ 65. Kb5 Ra1 66. d5 Rc1 67. d6 f5 68. Re7+ Kf6 69. Re8 Rb1+ 70. Kc6 Rc1+ 71. Kb7 Rb1+ 72. Kc8 Rc1+ 73. Kd8 Rc6 74. d7 Kf7 75. Re7+ Kf8 76. Re5 Kf7 77. Rxf5+ Ke6 78. Rf1 Kd6 79. Rf3 Rc5 80. Rf6+ Ke5 81. Rh6 Ke4 82. Ke7 Re5+ 83. Re6 {Source: CHESS/3/25 September 1937, p24} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 Qe7 7. d4 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Ne5 Rd8 10. Qd3 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 a6 16. Qd3 Ne4 17. Rad1 b5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. e3 Bb6 20. Rc1 Rab8 21. Rc2 Nc5 22. Qc3 Ne6 23. Qe5 d4 24. exd4 f6 25. Qe4 Bxd4 26. Re1 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 Rb6 28. Bh3 Rdd6 29. Rbe2 Qf7 30. Bxe6 {(game ends acc. BCM, Aug 1937, p405 and also Yorkshire Post, 16 Jul 1937)} Rxe6 31. Qa8+ {Source: Manchester Guardian, 16 Jul 1937, p7; The Times, 16 Jul 1937; The Scotsman, 16 July 1937} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Qe4 g6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qh4 Kg7 16. Re1 b6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Re3 Qe7 19. Rae1 Nd5 20. Qxe7 Nxe7 21. Bc2 Rad8 22. Nf3 Rd7 23. b4 Red8 24. g4 Rc7 25. Bb3 Rh8 26. h3 h5 27. Kg2 Ng8 28. Kg3 Nf6 29. c5 b5 30. Ng5 Rd7 31. Nf3 Ra8 32. a3 a5 33. R1e2 {Sources: Parr scorebook; Manchester Guardian, 15 Jul 1937, p3 (published as Atkins-Parr)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. g3 exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd4 Qe7 12. e4 a6 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Be3 Qf8 15. h3 Nc5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Rad1 Nh5 19. g4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Ng7 21. Rdd1 b5 22. a4 c5 23. bxc5 b4 24. c6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Qb3 bxc3 27. e5 Rb8 28. Qc2 Rcc8 29. exd6 Ne6 30. Bc1 Qg7 31. Bd5 Qf6 32. Qa2 Ndc5 33. d7 Rd8 34. Bxe6 Nxe6 35. Qc4 a5 36. Re3 Nf8 37. Red3 Rb7 38. Rd6 Qe7 39. Qxc3 Rbxd7 40. Bb2 f6 41. Qc4+ Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Rxf6+ Kg8 44. Rxd7 Rxd7 45. Ra6 Rd5 46. Kg2 Nd7 47. Bc3 Kf7 48. Bxa5 Nc5 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Bb4 Nd7 51. Ra6+ Ke5 52. Ra5 Rxa5 53. Bxa5 Nc5 54. Bc7+ Ke6 55. a5 g5 56. Bb6 Na6 57. h4 h6 58. hxg5 hxg5 59. Bd8 {Contributed by Alan McGowan, 24 March 2016.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxg4 Nxg4 13. O-O Rfc8 14. a3 Na5 15. Rae1 Nf6 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Re2 b5 18. Ne5 Ne8 19. Bc1 Ned6 20. g4 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Nc4 22. Re2 Ra6 23. f4 Rac6 24. f5 Bf8 25. Rfe1 exf5 26. Bxf5 Rd8 27. Re8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Nd6 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rxf8 Rc7 31. Bf4 Rd7 32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxf7 b6 34. Rf5 {Source: Yorkshire Post, 17 Jul 1937; The Scotsman, 17 July 1936} (34. Rf3 {is the slightly less plausible game end according to BCM, Oct 1937, p502}) 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Qc7 5. f4 Bg4 6. Qc2 e6 7. Qf2 cxd4 8. exd4 Bf5 9. Qe2 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ne4 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nbd2 f5 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Qc2 b5 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Kh1 Na5 19. Qc2 Nc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Qa4 Bf6 22. Rc2 Rfb8 23. Re1 {Source: Parr scorebook} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Bc4 b5 6. Nxb5 Nxb5 7. Bxb5 Nxe4 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O e6 10. d4 Bb7 11. Bg5 a6 12. Ba4 Qa5 13. b3 cxd4 14. Rad1 Bc5 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. c3 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. b4 Rg8 21. f3 Ke7 22. bxc5 Qxc3 23. Rc1 Qa3 24. c6 Bc8 25. Qc2 e5 26. Qc5+ Qxc5 27. Rxc5 Kd6 28. Rfc1 f5 29. c7 e4 30. f4 Re8 31. Rc6+ Kd7 32. R6c4 d3 33. Rd4+ Ke7 34. Kf2 Bb7 35. Rc5 Rc8 36. Ke3 f6 37. Rb4 Kd6 38. Rbc4 Bd5 39. Rc1 h5 40. g3 Bxa2 41. Rc6+ Ke7 42. Rxa6 Bb3 43. Rc3 Bd1 44. h3 Bf3 45. Ra5 Bg2 46. Rxf5 Bxh3 47. Rxh5 Bg4 48. Rh7+ Kd6 49. Kxe4 d2 50. Rh1 f5+ 51. Ke3 d1=Q 52. Rxd1+ Bxd1 53. Rd3+ Ke6 54. Rxd1 Rxc7 55. Rh1 Kd5 56. Rh6 Rc3+ 57. Kf2 Rc2+ 58. Kf3 Rc3+ 59. Kg2 Rc2+ 60. Kh3 Ke4 61. Ra6 Rc8 62. Kh4 Rg8 63. Ra3 Rg4+ 64. Kh3 Rg8 65. Kg2 Rb8 66. Ra2 Rb5 67. Re2+ Kd4 68. Kh3 Rb8 69. Kh4 Rb5 70. Re8 Ra5 71. Kg5 Rb5 72. Kf6 Rb3 73. Rd8+ Ke4 74. Re8+ Kd4 75. Kxf5 Rxg3 76. Kf6 Kd5 77. f5 Kd6 78. Rd8+ Kc7 79. Rd4 Kc6 80. Kf7 Kc5 81. Rd8 Rf3 82. f6 Rf4 83. Kg6 {Source: BCM, Aug 1937, p406} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Blow, Ronald"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bb3 e5 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 h6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. d3 Kh7 11. Qe1 Bg4 12. Ng5+ Kg8 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 hxg5 15. fxg5 Bg6 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Bg5 18. c3 Kh7 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Qg3 Qd8 21. g5 Rh8 22. Rf2 Kg8 23. Raf1 Na5 24. Bd1 b6 25. h4 Rb8 26. Rh2 Bh7 27. h5 g6 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 Nc6 31. Nxh7 Rxh7 32. hxg6 Rxh2 33. Rxf7+ Kxg6 34. Rf6+ Kg7 35. Qxh2 {Source: Parr scorebook} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Re1 Bh7 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Rc2 Qb6 13. h3 Bc5 14. Rf1 Rad8 15. Qa1 Qc7 16. Rfc1 Bf8 17. Ne5 Nb8 18. Ndf3 Qa5 19. a3 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Qc7 21. Bd4 Nbd7 22. b4 Qb8 23. Nfe5 Nd5 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Ne5 Rdd8 26. Qb2 f6 27. Nc4 e5 28. Bc5 e4 29. dxe4 Bxe4 30. Rd2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 b6 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Qc2 Ne7 34. Rcd1 Rxd2 35. Qxd2 Nd5 36. Qd3 b5 37. Na5 Re6 38. e4 Nb6 39. f4 Qe8 40. Nb7 Nc4 41. Qf3 Ke7 42. Rd8 Qxd8 43. Nxd8 Kxd8 44. Qf2 Rxe4 45. Qxa7 Re7 46. Qc5 Kd7 47. Kf2 Ne3 48. Kf3 Nd5 49. a4 bxa4 50. b5 Re3+ 51. Kf2 Rc3 52. Qa7+ Kd6 53. b6 Rc2+ 54. Kf3 Nxb6 55. Qxb6 Rc4 56. Qd8+ Kc5 57. Qe7+ Kb5 58. Qxg7 a3 59. Qxf6 Kb4 60. Qa1 Rc3+ 61. Kg4 Rc2 62. f5 a2 63. f6 Rf2 64. f7 {Source: BCM, Aug 1937, p408} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Black "Craddock, James Marston"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qd6 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. c4 c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Ne5 Ba8 17. a3 Qc7 18. Qe3 h6 19. b4 Qb7 20. f3 Qc7 21. Rc1 Nd7 22. Ng4 Rde8 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qxh6 f5 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Bxf5 Nf6 29. Qh6+ Nh7 30. Bxh7 Qxh7 31. Rxe6 Qxh6 32. Rxh6+ Kg7 33. Rh4 Rf6 34. Kf2 Rc8 35. Rd1 Rc7 36. Rdd4 Bb7 37. Rdg4+ Rg6 38. Rxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rd4 Bc8 40. Ke3 Be6 41. Kd3 Kf6 42. h4 Rh7 43. g3 Ke5 44. Ke3 Rc7 45. g4 Bxc4 46. f4+ Kf6 47. f5 Bf7 48. Kf4 Rc3 49. g5+ Kg7 50. Rd7 Rxa3 51. g6 Ra4 52. Rxf7+ Kg8 53. Kg5 Rxb4 54. Rxa7 Rc4 55. Ra8+ Kg7 56. f6# {Source: BCM, Oct 1937, p534} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D95"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 c6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 e6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. Rfd1 a6 12. Qa3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Rac1 Bf8 15. Qb3 b5 16. Be2 Nc5 17. Qc2 e5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. e4 Ncxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qc3 Qe7 22. Qa5 h6 23. Rc7 Qe6 24. Rdc1 Bd6 25. R7c3 Nd5 26. Rc6 Nf4 27. Bxf4 Bxc6 28. Bxh6 Bxf3 29. Bxf3 e4 30. Be2 Qe5 31. g3 Qxb2 32. Qb6 Bf8 {Source: BCM, Oct 1937, p502} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O Nc5 8. Re1 Bd7 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. a4 a5 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nb3 Rd8 13. Qb1 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. c4 O-O 18. Bd2 f5 19. Bc3 Bd6 20. g3 Rf6 21. Bg2 Rg6 22. b3 Re8 23. Ra2 e4 24. Rae2 Rf8 25. Qb2 b6 26. Qd2 Bc8 27. f3 exf3 28. Bxf3 f4 29. Re8 fxg3 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. d6 gxh2+ 32. Kf2 Qf7 33. Be5 h1=Q 34. Rxh1 Bg4 35. Qf4 Qxf4 36. Bxf4 Bxd6 37. Bxg4 Bxf4 38. Bf5 Rh6 39. Rxh6 Bxh6 40. Kf3 g6 41. Be6+ Kg7 42. Ke4 Bd2 {Source: BCM, Aug 1937, p407} 0-1

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Austin, Katharine Tate"]
[Black "Poupard, Audrey Bourne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. Bd3 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxg5 11. O-O Qd8 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Bb1 O-O 15. Qd3 e5 16. e4 g6 17. Rfd1 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rd8 20. Rcd1 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Be6 22. Nf4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. e5 Nd5 {Source: West Ham and South Essex Mail - Friday 16 July 1937 p.8. Contributed by Gerard Killoran (via the English Forum), 28 November 2021.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "St John, Edith"]
[Black "Thomson, Florence Frankland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Be7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ne5 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Re8 12. Nf3 Ng6 13. c4 Bf6 14. Qc2 Qc8 15. Rad1 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Bxb2 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Qb3 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 b6 21. Qc3 f6 22. f4 Ng6 23. Qg3 Qf5 24. Bc3 Kf7 25. Qf2 Qd3 26. f5 Qxc3 27. fxg6+ hxg6 28. Rc1 Qe3 29. Qxe3 Rxe3 30. Rce1 Rae8 31. Kf2 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 f5 34. a4 Kf6 35. Ke2 Ke5 36. Ke3 g5 37. g3 f4+ 38. gxf4+ gxf4+ 39. Kd3 g5 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 10 Jul 1937. Contributed by Gerard Killoran. Biog note: E St John, wife of Dr FA St John (c1873-1947, also a player, obit BCM, Jan 1948, p15). "... one of the British Ladies' team at the Stockholm Congress." Probate shows she is called Edith, widow of Frederick Agar St John, b 1874, d Manchester 1947. (Ancestry.com) "Frederick Agar St.John was born on 8 Nov 1875, in Borneo, Pichincha, Ecuador... married Edith FRASER on 31 December 1907, in Manitoba. He died in 1947 at the age of 72. There is a record for an Edith Fraser living in the right area of Canada (Wallace, Manitoba) in 1901, born Scotland, 1882. One possible death record; Edith Winifred Bray St John, bc 1875, d Dec 1960, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - but it's not her (her h. called Leopold).} 0-1

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Poupard, Audrey Bourne"]
[Black "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O h6 8. f4 e5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 Qe7 11. Qe1 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Qh4 g5 15. Qf2 c6 16. Be3 Na6 17. a3 b6 18. b4 Rac8 19. Rac1 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Rc7 22. Bd3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nb8 24. Rc7 Qd6 25. Rxa7 Rc8 26. Bxb6 Be8 27. Bc5 Qg6 28. Ng3 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Bxf6 30. Nf5 Bg7 31. Ne7+ {Source: West Ham and South Essex Mail - Friday 30 July 1937 p.9. Contributed by Gerard Killoran (via the English Forum), 28 November 2021.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Thomson, Florence Frankland"]
[Black "Budge, Esme Hewetson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. Qe2 d6 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nb5 Qb8 10. Rad1 a6 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bb3 O-O 13. h3 Re8 14. Qe3 Nf8 15. Ne2 Ng6 16. Bh2 Qc7 17. Qxc5 Qd7 18. Qh5 Bb7 19. Nfd4 Bf6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. f4 Bxb2 22. f5 Nf8 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Bxe6 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 10 July 1937. Contributed by Gerard Killoran. Biog note (original research JS): "Mrs D. E. Budge, of Kilmacolm, who did so well in the third class tourney in Folkestone, was, before her recent marriage Miss Benson, of Scarborough, we understand; and of a well-known chess-playing family in the popular Yorkshire coast resort." (Falkirk Herald, 5 July 1933) From BMD records: Esme H Benson married Douglas E Budge, at Malton, N. Riding of Yorks., Apr-May-Jun 1933. Esme Hewetson Benson, b 20 Feb 1907 (Filey, N. Yorks), d May 1998 (N. Yorks.). Douglas Enty Budge, b Apr 1891 (Cheshire), d 25 Aug 1951 (Kilmacolm, Scotland).} 1-0

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Black "St John, Edith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. f4 a6 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. a4 Qc8 11. Kh1 Bh3 12. Ng1 Bxg2+ 13. Kxg2 Nd4 14. Nf3 Nxf3 15. Rxf3 Qd7 16. a5 h5 17. f5 Ng4 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Ne5 21. Rf2 g5 22. Qxh5 Rf7 23. h4 g4 24. Bf4 Bh8 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Qxg4+ Rg7 27. Qf3 Rf7 28. Rh1 e6 29. Nb6 Rb8 30. g4 Qc7 31. g5 Re8 32. f6 Ref8 33. h5 Qd8 34. Qg4 Qe8 35. h6 Bxf6 36. gxf6+ Kh8 37. h7 Rxf6 38. Rxf6 Rxf6 39. Rf1 Rxf1 40. Kxf1 Kxh7 41. Qh4+ Kg7 42. Nc4 d5 43. Nxe5 Qf8+ 44. Ke2 Qf6 45. Qxf6+ Kxf6 46. Nd7+ {Source: Shrewsbury Chronicle, 23 July 1937. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 6 December 2024.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Abraham, Emily Eliza"]
[Black "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a3 e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. O-O Ne8 10. e4 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bc2 Ng6 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Ne2 Qe8 15. Bc1 Bd7 16. Ng5 Nh4 17. Bb3 Qg6 18. Ng3 f4 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 fxg3 21. fxg3 Nf5 22. Bc2 Ng4 23. Qf3 Qh5 24. h3 Nfe3 25. hxg4 Rxf3 26. gxh5 Rxf1+ 27. Kh2 Nxc2 {"and wins easily". Source: Western Morning News, 8 Sept 1937} 0-1

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Black "Michell, Edith Mary Ann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. O-O N7f6 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. f4 c5 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Rf2 a6 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Rb1 Be7 18. Nc4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rab8 20. f5 exf5 21. Bf4 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxf5 Qxd4 25. Bxa6 Re8 26. Qd3 Qe4 27. Qxe4 Bxe4 28. Rf2 Ng4 29. Rf4 Ne3 30. Re1 Bxg2+ 31. Kg1 g5 32. Rf2 Bc6 33. Bb5 Ng4 {Score says "Kt-Kt3"} 34. Rxe8+ {"and wins" Source: Western Morning News, 6 Oct 1937 (says 10th round but it's the 7th)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Thomson, Florence Frankland"]
[Black "Austin, Katharine Tate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Nge2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 O-O 8. Nd5 Nd7 9. f4 e6 10. Ne3 a6 11. Ng3 b5 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. f5 exf5 14. exf5 Kh8 15. Rf2 Ne7 16. Ng4 Ng8 17. Ne4 Nb6 18. f6 Nxf6 19. Nexf6 h5 20. Bh6 hxg4 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qxg4 Nd7 23. Nh5+ Kh8 24. Raf1 Ne5 25. Qf4 gxh5 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Bxf7+ Nxf7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Rxf7 Qg8 31. Qh6+ {Source: Glasgow Herald, 17 Jul 1937. Contributed by Gerard Killoran.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Black "Thomson, Florence Frankland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Be7 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. Nd2 Nbd7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ne5 9. Bc2 c5 10. N4f3 Ng6 11. Bg3 b5 12. O-O Qb6 13. h3 h6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nxe5 Kh7 17. Ndf3 Ne4 18. Bh2 Bf5 19. Qe2 Nd6 20. Nd7 Bxd7 21. Qxe7 Bxh3 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Rfd8 24. Bxc5 Bg4 25. Ne5 Bf5 26. Rad1 Re8 27. Nf3 Re2 28. Nd4 Rxb2 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. a3 a5 31. Rb1 Rc2 32. Bd4 Rb8 33. Rfe1 Ra2 34. Re7 Rg8 35. Rxb5 {Sources: Western Morning News, 12 Aug 1937; BCM, Aug 1937, p410} 1-0

[Event "GBR-chW 30th"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Black "Lander, Margaret Eleanor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Qxd4 h6 9. O-O c5 10. Qd3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be3 Be7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Rd2 O-O 15. Bxc5 Nf4 16. Qf3 Ng6 17. Bxa7 f5 18. Qd3 Nf4 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Be3 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Qg4 22. f3 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Nxe6 24. Rfd1 Ra8 25. a3 Rac8 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Rf6 28. c3 Re8 29. Bf2 Rg6 30. Rb6 Nf4 31. Rxg6 Nxg6 32. Rd7 Ne5 33. Rxb7 Nd3 34. Kf1 Kh7 35. a4 Re5 36. b4 Re6 37. Rd7 Ne5 38. Rd1 Rc6 39. Bd4 Nc4 40. b5 Rd6 41. Ra1 Nd2+ 42. Ke2 Nb3 43. Ra3 Na5 44. Bc5 Rd5 45. Bb4 Nc4 46. Ra2 Kg6 47. a5 Rxb5 48. a6 Nb6 49. a7 Na8 50. Ra5 Rb7 51. Bc5 Rc7 52. Bd4 Kf7 53. Rc5 Re7+ 54. Kd2 {Source: The Times, 19 Jul 1937. Note on Black's identity: Margaret Eleanor Lander (1907-72), d. of Dr. Charles Llewellyn Lander (also a chess player; surgeon; 1873-1946)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch30 Major Open"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Peters, Arthur John"]
[Black "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 d5 3. Ngf3 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. a3 O-O 8. b4 Ne4 9. Bb2 Qf6 10. Qe2 Qh6 11. g3 f6 12. Rfc1 Qh5 13. Qe1 Bg4 14. Nh4 g5 15. Ng2 f5 16. c4 Rf6 17. h4 Rh6 18. f4 gxh4 19. Nxh4 Be7 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Rxc7 Bxh4 23. gxh4 Kf7 {Source: Western Morning News, 25 Aug 1937. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch30 Major Open"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. Qe1 a6 11. a4 Na5 12. Rd1 Nc4 13. Bc1 e5 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Nf3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Re8 17. Kh1 b5 18. b3 Qc5 19. Be3 Qc6 20. Nd4 Qb7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ndxb5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Nc7 Bb7 25. Qd2 Rec8 26. Rf4 Qg6 27. Rc4 Ra5 28. Nd5 Bd8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Qxa5 Bxa5 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Nxg6+ hxg6 33. Rxd6 {Source: BCM, Aug 1937, p411} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch30 Major Open"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Watson, Arthur T"]
[Black "Cole, Henry Holwell"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. a3 Qb6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. e3 Rc8 10. Bd3 f5 11. O-O Nf6 12. Na4 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Nb6 Rc6 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rfc1 Nc4 17. b3 Na5 18. Rxc6 Nxc6 19. b4 h6 20. Rc1 g5 21. Bc7 Nd8 22. b5 a5 23. a4 Bb4 24. Rc2 Ke7 25. Ne5 Rg8 26. Kf1 h5 27. g3 Rg7 28. Nxd7 Kxd7 29. Be5 Rf7 30. Rc7+ Ke8 31. Rc8 Rd7 32. Rc7 {Source: H H Cole. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch30 Major Open"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "O'Donovan, John Francis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Bg5 Ne7 12. Rxe4 d6 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. Re1 h6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe5 O-O-O 17. Qg4+ {Source: Kington Times - Saturday 24 July 1937 p.5. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 24 April 2022} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch30 First Class A"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mullen, Laurence"]
[Black "Taylor, Charles Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. Re1 a6 6. Ba4 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Rb8 12. Ne2 Nh5 13. Be3 f5 14. Ng3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 fxe4 16. fxe4 Bf6 17. f4 g6 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. Rad1 Qf6 23. Rf1 Qe6 24. Rd7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh2+ Kg8 27. Bb3 {Source: West Ham and South Essex Mail - Friday 23 July 1937 p.8. Contributed by Gerard Killoran (via the English Forum), 28 November 2021.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch30 First Class C"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Richardson, John Stanley"]
[Black "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. a4 c6 8. axb5 cxb5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qe4 Qf5 11. Qxa8 Qc2 12. Qxb8 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Ke2 Qc2+ 15. Kf3 O-O 16. Qxb5 Bb7+ 17. Qxb7 Qf5+ 18. Ke2 Qc2+ 19. Ke1 Qc3+ 20. Kd1 Qxa1+ 21. Kc2 Qxf1 {and the final two moves are recorded as "22 K-B1 R-N1 Resigns" so there is a move missing. So probably} 22. Qf3 Qd3+ 23. Kc1 Rb8 {Source: Kington Times - Saturday 31 July 1937 p.8. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 24 April 2022} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch30 First Class C"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jones, EA"]
[Black "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. f4 e6 10. Ndb5 Ne8 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Nxd8 13. Bc5 a6 14. Na3 b5 15. Ne4 exf4 16. c3 f5 17. Bxf8 Bxf8 18. Ng5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 e5 20. Rad1 Ne6 21. Nf3 e4 22. Ne5 Bd6 23. Nc6 Bd7 24. Nb4 N8c7 25. Rxd6 Nc5 26. Rfd1 Be6 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kf7 29. Nac2 a5 30. Nc6 Bd5 31. Rc8 N5e6 32. Nd8+ Kf6 33. Nxe6 Nxe6 34. Nd4 f3 35. Bxb5 Nf4 36. gxf3 exf3 37. Kg1 Nh3+ 38. Kf1 f2 39. Bc4 Be4 40. Nb5 Kg5 41. Rd8 Kf4 42. Bd3 Ke3 43. Bxe4 fxe4 44. Re8 Kd3 45. Nd4 Ke3 46. Ne2 Kd3 47. b3 e3 48. c4 Ng5 49. Ng3 Nf3 50. c5 Nd2+ 51. Kg2 h5 52. c6 h4 53. Nf1 h3+ 54. Kxh3 Nxf1 55. Kg2 Nd2 56. Rf8 f1=Q+ 57. Rxf1 Nxf1 58. c7 e2 59. c8=Q e1=Q 60. Qd8+ Kc2 61. Qd6 Qd2+ {Source: Shrewsbury Chronicle, 30 July 1937. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 3 December 2024.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch30 First Class C"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henderson, William"]
[Black "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Rc1 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Rxc3 b6 14. g3 Bb7 15. Bg2 Rc8 16. Rxc8+ Bxc8 17. O-O Ke7 18. Rc1 Ba6 19. Nd4 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Nc6+ Kd6 22. Nxa7 Ba6 23. Nc6 Bxe2 24. f4 Bc4 25. b3 Bd5 26. Nd4 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Kd5 28. Nc2 Ke4 29. Kf2 Kd3 30. Ne1+ Kc3 31. Ke3 Nc5 32. Nf3 f6 33. Nd2 b5 34. Nb1+ Kb4 35. Kd4 Nd7 36. g4 e5+ 37. Ke3 exf4+ 38. Kxf4 Ne5 39. g5 Nd3+ 40. Kf5 fxg5 41. Kxg5 Nc1 42. Kf5 Nxa2 43. Ke6 Kxb3 44. Kf7 g5 45. Kg7 Nc3 46. Nd2+ Kc2 47. Nf3 g4 48. Ne5 h5 49. Kg6 Nd5 50. Kxh5 Ne3 51. Nc6 Kd3 52. Kh4 Kc4 53. h3 gxh3 54. Kxh3 Kc5 55. Ne5 Kd5 56. Nd3 Nc2 57. Kg3 Kd4 58. Nc1 Ke3 59. Nb3 b4 60. Kg4 Nd4 61. Nc5 Kd2 62. Kg3 Kc3 63. Kf2 Kc4 64. Ne4 Kd3 65. Nc5+ Kd2 66. Ne4+ Kc2 67. Ke3 Nf5+ 68. Kf2 b3 69. Ke1 b2 70. Nd2 Nd4 {Source: Shrewsbury Chronicle, 6 August 1937. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 3 December 2024.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch30 First Class C"]
[Site "Blackpool, Imperial Hotel"]
[Date "1937.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Black "Schaechter, Leiser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1937.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 d5 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Nbd7 8. Re1 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qh5 f5 13. Nf3 Rac8 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. f3 Nf6 16. Qh3 Bd6 17. f4 Ne4 18. g4 Qe7 19. Re2 g6 20. Bd2 Rc7 21. Be1 Qe8 22. Bh4 Be7 23. Rg2 Bxh4 24. Qxh4 Rg7 25. g5 c4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Qh6 Qe7 28. h4 Rc8 29. Kf2 Qf8 30. h5 gxh5 31. Rh1 Re7 32. Qxh5 Qf5 33. Qh4 Rg7 34. g6 Kh8 35. Rgh2 Rf8 36. Qxh7+ Rxh7 37. Rxh7+ Kg8 38. Rh8+ Kg7 39. R1h7+ Kf6 40. Rxf8# {Source: Kington Times - Saturday 17 July 1937 p.5. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 24 April 2022} 1-0

