[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4 O-O 9. cxd5 f5 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bf5 Kh8 15. g4 Nxd5 16. Be6 Bf7 17. Ng5 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Qh4 19. Qb3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 {(Source to here: BCM, Sept 1938, p409)} 22. Kg2 Bd6 23. Qe6 Qg5 24. f4 Bxf4 25. Rae1 Qa5 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Kg8 28. Re7 g5 29. h4 gxh4 30. Kh3 h6 31. Rd7 b5 32. d5 a5 33. Re7 a4 34. a3 Bd6 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Re6 Kg7 37. Kxh4 Bf4 38. Kh5 Bc1 39. Re2 {(sealed move - Black resigned without resuming)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. f4 Kh8 15. Ne2 c5 16. Qc2 b6 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Nc3 g5 20. Nb5 gxf4 21. exf4 Rg8 22. Nd6 Raf8 23. b4 Rxf4 24. bxc5 Ba6 25. Qc3 Qg7 26. Rc2 Rf3 (26... Bd3 $19) (26... Rgf8 $19) 27. Qb2 bxc5 (27... Rgf8 $19) 28. e6 Qxb2 29. Rxb2 Rd3 $4 (29... Rf6 $19) 30. Rxd3 exd3 31. e7 c4 32. Rf2 Kg7 33. Rf7+ Kh6 34. Rf8 d2 35. Nf5+ Kg5 36. Rxg8+ Kxf5 37. Rf8+ Kg4 38. h3+ Kh4 39. e8=Q d1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Qd3 41. Rf4+ Kg5 42. Qe5+ Kh6 43. Rh4+ Kg6 44. Rg4+ Kf7 45. Rg7+ Kf8 46. Qe7# {Sources: The Times, 10 Aug 1938; Manchester Guardian, 11 Aug 1938; Yorkshire Post, 11 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 11 Aug & 2 Sept 1938; The Scotsman, 12 Aug 1938; The Observer, 14 Aug 1938; BCM, Oct 1938, p471} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Ng3 Ng7 18. Bh6 f6 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. b4 Nf7 21. Be3 Qb7 22. Nd2 a5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Bb1 Rc8 25. Qb3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ne8 27. Nc4 Ra6 28. Nb2 Nd8 29. Bd3 Ra8 30. a4 (30. Rc6 $1 {Aitken}) 30... bxa4 31. Qxb7 Nxb7 32. Nc4 Bd8 33. Bb6 Nc5 34. Bxc5 dxc5 35. Na3 Ba5 36. Nc4 Bc7 37. Na3 Rb8 38. Bc4 Kf8 39. Rc2 Nd6 40. Ba2 Nb5 41. Nxb5 Rxb5 42. Nf1 Ke7 43. Ne3 Bd6 44. Kf1 Rb4 45. Nc4 Bb5 46. Ke1 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 2 September 1938} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Qc8 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rae1 a6 13. Ne5 b5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nf3 Nd7 17. Kg2 Nb6 18. h4 Qd8 19. Rh1 Bd6 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Qc2 Qb6 25. f4 Rab8 26. Re2 Qd6 27. Rf2 f5 28. g5 Kf7 29. Kg3 Rh8 30. Rfh2 Rh5 31. Qa4 Rb5 {Source: Leicester Evening Mail, 10 August 1938 p13. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 30 November 2020.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 4. f4 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. d3 Qe7 8. Ne2 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 O-O-O 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Qe1 Nd4 12. Nexd4 exd4 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Bxe6+ fxe6 15. e5 Nh5 16. Qg4 Qf7 17. Bd2 Rhf8 18. Kg1 Rde8 19. Nh4 Nf6 {... 1-0 after another 15 moves. Source: BCM, Sept 1938, p410.} 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Nf3 Rg8 22. Qh3 f5 23. Rae1 Bd6 24. Ng5 Qf6 25. Ne4 Qg6 26. Nxd6+ cxd6 27. Rf3 Qf6 28. Rg3 Rxg3 29. Qxg3 e5 30. Qh3 Re7 31. Qh6 Qxh6 32. Bxh6 e4 33. Kf2 Re6 34. Bg7 {Source: Northern Whig, 16 Sept 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. d3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. b4 a5 9. Bb2 axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Bxb4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. Bc3 e5 14. Bxb4 Nxb4 15. Qc3 Qd6 16. c5 Nbd5 17. cxd6 Nxc3 18. dxc7 Nfd5 19. Nxe5 Re8 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nec4 Bh3 22. Nb3 Nxc7 23. Kd2 Be6 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Nb6 Ra2+ 26. Ke3 Na8 27. Nxa8 Rxa8 28. Nc5 Rc8 29. d4 b6 30. Nd3 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 Kf8 32. Nd3 Ke7 33. Nb4 Bc4 34. Kd2 Kd6 35. e4 Bf1 36. Ke3 b5 37. f4 Bg2 38. d5 f5 39. e5+ Kc5 40. d6 {Sources: Washington Evening Star, 9 October 1938 (contributed by Alan Smith, 14 September 2020); (37w-end) BCM, Sept 1938, p411} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Qe2 Nh5 10. Be5 g6 11. Rad1 b6 12. h3 Bb7 13. g4 Ng7 14. e4 Bb4 15. Bg3 Qe7 16. e5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 c5 18. Bh4 Qf8 19. Nd2 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qe5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 e5 25. dxe5 Qf7 26. f4 h6 27. Rd6 Ne6 28. Bf6 Rac8 29. Kh2 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Qf5 {BCM, Sept 1938, p410} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Ngxe5 8. Nbd2 d6 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Ne4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Be7 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nd5 Rad8 14. b3 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nb4 16. Bb2 e4 17. Bc4 Nc2 18. Rac1 Na3 19. Be2 Rd7 20. Rd4 a6 21. d6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Bxa3 g6 24. Bc4 Re8 25. Bd5 Kg7 26. Bb2+ Kh6 27. Bf6 b5 28. b4 g5 29. Bd4 Ree7 30. Bb6 Re5 31. Bc6 Rde7 32. Bd4 Rf5 33. g4 Rf3 34. Bd5 f5 35. gxf5 Rxf5 36. Bb3 Kh5 37. Rc6 Re8 38. Bd1+ Kh4 39. Rxd6 h5 40. Rh6 g4 41. Bf6+ {Source: Aitken scorebook 5} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D66"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O c5 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Rxc6 Qd5 18. Rc7 Rfd8 19. Rxe7 Qxd3 20. Qf3 Qe4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 22. f3 Nd2 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Rec7 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 g5 26. Bg3 Nc4 27. e4 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Rd2+ 29. Ke1 Rxb2 30. a4 Rxg2 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rc5 Nd2 33. Rc3 {From ere to the end, BCM, Sept 1938, p411} b4 34. Rd3 b3 {Source: The Times, 11 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Ng3 Ne8 10. d4 Bg4 11. c3 Ba5 12. dxe5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 dxe5 14. Qa4 Bb6 15. Qxc6 Nd6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. b3 Qf6 18. Rad1 h5 19. Bxb6 Rxb6 20. Qxc7 Nb5 21. Qd7 h4 22. Nf5 Nxc3 23. Rd3 Nxa2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nd5 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Rg6 27. Qh3 Rb8 28. Rdd1 Qh5 29. Rg1 Rxb3 30. Rxg6 fxg6 {(Final part of game given in BCM, Sept 1938, p410)} 31. Nf6 gxf6 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Qd7+ Kh6 34. Rh8+ Kg5 35. Qd2+ {Sources: The Times, 11 Aug 1938; Manchester Guardian, 12 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 12 Aug 1938; The Scotsman, 13 Aug 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. O-O Nd7 7. c4 N5b6 8. exd6 cxd6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nbd7 14. Rad1 a6 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Qf3 Qa5 17. Nf1 b5 18. g4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Rac8 20. g5 Nh5 21. Bd2 g6 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Ne3 f5 25. h4 Qf7 26. Bb4 Qf8 27. a3 h6 28. gxh6 f4 29. Ng4 Rxc4 30. Qd3 Qf5 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Nh2 Kh7 33. Bxd6 Kxh6 34. Nf3 Kg6 35. Re2 Rc6 36. Bb4 Nhf6 37. Bd2 Nd5 38. Rde1 Kf6 39. Ng5 Nf8 40. Re5 Re7 41. Ba5 Rd7 42. Kh2 Nc7 43. Rc5 Rxc5 44. dxc5 e5 45. c6 Rg7 46. Rd1 Nb5 47. a4 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 9 September 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "Mallison, HV"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. c3 {Inferior to 5.d4, but then Black gets a well-known variation of the Steinitz Defence.} Bd7 6. Re1 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Nbd2 {Again, not good in this position. 8.h3 could be played to keep the centre, or} (8. d5 Nb8 9. Bd3 {followed by c4 and Nc3}) 8... Nxd4 9. cxd4 {The only move to save a pawn.} ({If} 9. Bxd7 Nxf3+) ({Or if} 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Bxd7 dxc3) 9... Bxb5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qb3 ({If} 11. Nxe5 Qd4 12. Nef3 Qd3 13. Qb3 ({or} 13. Ne5 {offering a draw.}) 13... Rad8 {gives Black the initiative.}) 11... Ba6 12. Nxe5 Nd7 ({If} 12... Bc5 13. Ndf3 {and White completes his development.}) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nf3 Qb5 15. Qxb5 Bxb5 16. Bf4 c5 {Black has 3 v 2 pawns on the queenside as well as the bishop pair.} 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Ne5 f6 ({If} 18... Bd6 19. Nd3) ({Or if} 18... Bf6 19. b3) ({If} 18... c4 19. Bd2 {followed by Bc3.}) 19. Nc4 {Although this exchanges a bishop, it allows Black's pawns to advance. Nf3 threatening e5 or Bd2, or Bd2 followed by Bc3 was rather better.} Bxc4 20. Rxc4 b5 21. Rc2 c4 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Kf1 Bb4 ({If} 24... Rd1+ 25. Ke2 Rg1 26. Kf3) 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. a3 Ba5 27. Bd2 Bb6 (27... Bxd2 {would give an ending in White's favour, as his King is nearer Black's advanced pawns, but he had to play a6 first or else if 26.Bd2 a5.}) 28. Bc3 Rd3 ({White expected the better move} 28... Ke6 {first, for if then} 29. Rd2 ({Black did not want} 29. f4 Rd3 30. e5 Re3+ 31. Kf1 {but it does not seem good enough for White.}) 29... Rxd2+ 30. Bxd2 ({not} 30. Kxd2 Bxf2) 30... Ke5 31. f3 Bd4 32. Bc3 a5 {with advantage.}) 29. Rd2 Rxd2+ 30. Bxd2 Bd4 31. Bc3 Be5 $2 {Sources: The Scotsman, 15 Aug 1938; Mallison's notebook. Contributor: Andy Ansel.} (31... Bc5 {should be played giving a draw. N.B. This is the move given in the printed sources - Manchester Guardian, 13 August 1938; Yorkshire Post, 13 August 1938; Glasgow Herald, 16 August 1938}) (31... Be5 {White here too hastily offered a draw, which was accepted, but then saw there was a win by} 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. Kd2 Ke6 34. Kc3 (34. a4 b4) 34... Kd6 35. Kb4 Kc6 36. a4 a6 (36... bxa4 37. h4) 37. axb5+ axb5 38. h4 $1 g6 39. g3 h6 40. f4 exf4 41. gxf4 Kb6 42. e5 {and wins.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B95"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nb3 b5 12. a3 Ne5 13. Bd4 Nc4 14. Qc1 Rc8 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. f3 Qc7 17. Qe3 Rb8 18. Qf2 Bc8 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Rfd1 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qg3 e5 23. Rd3 Be6 24. Rad1 Rc6 25. R3d2 a5 26. Qf2 b4 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Rc4 29. a4 Rc8 30. h3 h6 31. Kh2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Qxc2 33. Qxc2 Rxc2 34. Nxa5 Rxb2 35. Nc4 Ra2 36. Nxd6 Rxa4 37. Nf5 b3 38. Ne7+ Kh7 39. Nc6 Nd7 40. Rb1 Ra3 41. g4 f6 42. Ne7 Nc5 43. Kg3 Ra2 44. Nf5 Kg6 45. Rc1 b2 46. Rb1 Nd3 47. Ne3 Ra1 48. d6 Rxb1 49. d7 Rg1+ 50. Ng2 b1=Q 51. d8=Q Qe1+ {Source: Aitken scorebook 5} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. O-O c6 7. c4 Nc7 8. Nc3 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. f4 Nd7 13. Rad1 f6 14. Nd3 Qe8 15. Bc1 Qf7 16. b3 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Qf3 Bf8 19. Bb2 b5 20. c5 Nb8 21. b4 Rcd8 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. g4 Na6 24. a3 Nac7 25. Bc1 Rd7 26. Kh1 Ra8 27. Bd2 Rad8 28. Rg1 Qe8 29. Qh3 g6 30. g5 f5 31. Nf6+ Nxf6 32. gxf6 Rf7 33. Be1 Rxd4 34. Bc3 Qd8 35. Bxd4 Qxd4 36. Ne5 Qe4+ 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Rxg2 Nd5 39. Rf2 Rc7 40. f7+ Kg7 41. h4 Be7 42. h5 Bf6 43. hxg6 hxg6 44. Nxg6 Kxf7 45. Ne5+ Ke8 46. Nd3 Rg7 47. Re1 Kd7 48. Rfe2 Rg3 49. Ne5+ Kc7 50. Rf1 Rh3+ 51. Kg1 Rh4 52. Nxc6 {End of game according to the Times} Rg4+ 53. Kh1 Rh4+ {Sources: The Times, 15 Aug 1938; BCM, Oct 1938, p473} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxd4 exd5 8. Nxd5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qd1 Ne4 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O-O 13. Nd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bb4+ 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. O-O-O Bxa2 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Nd4 Na5 20. g3 Re5 21. Bh3+ Kc7 22. Kc2 Rc5+ 23. Kd3 Bc4+ 24. Ke3 Re5+ 25. Kf3 Bd5+ 26. Kf4 Re4+ 27. Kf5 Re8 28. Nb5+ Kc6 29. Rxd5 g6+ 30. Kf4 Rxe2 31. Nd4+ {Sources: The Times, 13 August 1938; Manchester Guardian, 15 August 1938; Yorkshire Post, 15 August 1938; The Scotsman, 15 August 1938; Glasgow Herald, 16 August 1938; BCM, September 1938, p412} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d4 7. e3 Nb4 8. O-O dxe3 9. fxe3 Nd3 10. Ba3 Be7 11. Ne1 O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Bb2 Bd7 15. a3 Nc6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bg2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nd3 b6 21. b4 cxb4 22. axb4 a5 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Rxa5 Ra8 26. Rc5 Be4 27. Ne5 Ra2 {(Moves hereafter given in BCM, Sept 1938, p412)} 28. Nd7 Qd8 29. Ne5 Rxd2 30. Qh5 Rg2+ 31. Kh1 Rxg3+ 32. Nf3 Bxf3+ {Sources: The Times, 13 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 19 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxb3 13. N2xb3 Qd7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. f4 Bf5 17. Qf2 Rad8 18. Bd4 Qg6 19. Rfe1 Qh5 20. Qe2 Bg4 21. Qd2 Bh4 22. Bf2 Re6 23. Bxh4 Qxh4 24. Qf2 Qh5 25. Re3 Rh6 26. h3 Bf5 27. Rae1 Qg6 28. Rg3 Qc6 29. Nd4 Qd7 30. Rg5 Be4 31. f5 c5 32. e6 Qd6 33. exf7+ Kxf7 34. Ne6 Rg8 35. Nxc5 Qe5 36. Ne6 {Sources: Glasgow Herald, 19 Aug 1938; BCM, Sept 1938, p427} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bc2 c6 11. c4 Qc8 12. Nc3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bg4 14. Be3 b5 15. a3 Qb7 16. h3 Bd7 17. Ne2 a5 18. Ng3 g6 19. Bh6 Rc8 20. Nh4 Ne8 21. Nhf5 gxf5 22. exf5 Nf6 23. Nh5 Rxc2 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxc2 Na6 26. Qe4 Kh8 27. Rad1 Nc5 28. Qg4 Rg8 29. Qh5 Bc8 30. f4 e4 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Nd3 33. Rxe4 Qa7+ 34. Kh2 Nf2 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 16 September 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Menchik, Vera"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Ngf6 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Ne5 c5 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Rf8 15. dxc5 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Qc8 17. b4 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Rd8 19. Qb2 a5 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Rac1 Qc6 22. Qc2 Ra7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Bxh7+ Kf8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Be4 Qb5 27. Rb1 Rd7 28. a4 Qb8 29. Bf3 Rd4 30. b5 Qf4 31. bxa6 Rxa4 32. Bb7 Ra5 33. Rd1 Qc7 34. c6 Be7 35. Qh7 Bd6 36. g3 g6 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qd4 Rd5 {(From here on, BCM, Sept 1938, p413)} 39. Qxd5 exd5 40. a7 {Sources: The Times, 15 August 1938; Manchester Guardian, 16 August 1938; The Scotsman, 16 August 1938; Glasgow Herald, 17 August 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Menchik, Vera"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. h4 Nf8 11. O-O-O N6d7 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Kb1 b5 14. e4 b4 15. Ne2 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nc1 Nd5 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Ng5 h6 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rde1 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Nxh7 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Qxd4 26. Bxh6 gxh6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Qxe6 Qf6 29. Rxh6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rc8 31. Nb3 Rc7 32. Nd4 Ne7 33. Rd6 Ng5 34. Rd8+ Kh7 {(adjourned)} 35. f4 Nf7 36. Rb8 c5 37. Ne6 Rc6 38. Nxc5 Rxc5 39. Rb7 Nc6 40. Rxf7+ Kg6 41. Rb7 Kf5 42. g3 Ke4 43. a3 a5 44. Ka2 Kd3 45. Kb3 Nd4+ 46. Ka4 b3 47. g4 Kc2 48. g5 Kxb2 49. g6 Rc4+ 50. Kxa5 Nf5 51. Rf7 Kxa3 52. Rxf5 Ra4+ 53. Kb6 Rb4+ ({"Mrs Stevenson [Menchik] claimed that} 53... b2 {led to a win after} 54. Rb5 Rxf4 {, and this appears to be correct." (Aitken)}) 54. Ka7 {(second sealed move)} Ra4+ 55. Kb8 b2 56. Rb5 Rxf4 57. g7 Rg4 58. Ra5+ Kb3 59. Rb5+ Kc3 60. Rc5+ Kd3 61. Rb5 Rg2 62. Kc8 Kc3 63. Rc5+ {Source: Glasgow Herald, 23 September 1938} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 c5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. e3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rg8 12. Rg1 b6 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Bc4 Qd6 16. g3 Ke7 17. Qd3 Na5 18. Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Rgc8 20. Qd3 Rc7 21. g4 Rac8 22. Rg3 Rc3 23. Qb5 a6 24. Qxa6 fxg4 25. Qb5 f5 26. Ke2 Rc2 27. Rd1 Nc4 28. a4 Rb2 29. Qa6 Rc7 30. e4 Qb4 31. exf5 Nxd2 32. Qa8 Ne4+ 33. Kf1 Nxg3+ 34. hxg3 Qc4+ 35. Kg1 {Sources: The Times, 16 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 26 Aug 1938 (omits the final half-move); BCM, Sept 1938, p428} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. g3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. f4 Be4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qc2 f5 13. c5 Be7 14. Ng2 Nf6 15. e3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Rfc1 g5 18. b4 Kf7 19. Rf1 g4 20. Rfc1 h5 21. Kf2 h4 22. Rab1 a6 23. a4 Qe8 24. Qc4 hxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rh2 26. Rh1 Qh8 27. Qf1 Rh3 28. Qe1 Qh6 29. Ke2 Rh2 30. Qg1 Rh3 31. Qe1 Rh8 32. Rg1 Ra8 33. Qf2 Rh2 34. Be1 Qh3 35. Qf1 {From here on, BCM, Sept 1938, p413/4} Bh4 36. Qf2 Bxg3 37. Qxg3 Nc3+ 38. Kd2 Nxb1+ 39. Kc2 Rh8 40. Qf2 Qf3 41. Kxb1 Rh1 42. Kc1 g3 {Source: The Times, 17 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. exd5 exd5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Nge2 Nge7 8. d4 a6 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. O-O Be7 11. Kh1 O-O 12. f4 Bf6 13. f5 Nge7 14. g4 h6 15. Be3 b5 16. Bc2 Re8 17. Qd2 Na5 18. b3 Nec6 19. Rf3 Bb7 20. Raf1 Rc8 21. h4 Bxh4 22. f6 Bxf6 23. Qd3 Re4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxd4 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Kg1 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Qd7 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Bf5 Rxh8 32. Bxd7 Bxe3+ {Sources: The Times, 16 August 1938; The Scotsman, 17 August 1938; Liverpool Daily Post, 18 August 1938; Glasgow Herald, 18 August 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 {"Meanwhile Alexander suffered his first defeat, at the hands of T. H. Tylor. He played the Chatard attack 6. P—KR4 against Tylor’s French Defence. This is supposed to have been refuted by the Russian analysts: but the Russian analysts are quite mistaken, as Alexander immediately demonstrated. He castled on the queen’s side and obtained a positional advantage which should have been decisive; but in a very complicated position he lost his way, allowing a bishop to be trapped and losing two pieces for a rook. He could still have made a fight, but finished him­self off by making a blunder and losing yet another piece. Alexander is, unfortunately, suffering from a heavy cold." (The Times, 17 Aug 1938)} f6 7. Qh5+ Kf8 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Qf3 c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Nxc5 12. Nh3 Bd7 13. Qe3 Rc8 14. Nf4 Qe8 15. Bd3 Qf7 16. Rhe1 Bd6 17. Bb5 Ng4 18. Qg3 Ne5 19. Kb1 h6 20. Bxd7 Ncxd7 21. Nb5 Bc5 22. Qh3 Rc6 23. Nc7 hxg5 24. Nfxe6+ Kg8 25. Nd8 Qe7 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Ne6 g4 28. Qc3 Qxe6 29. b4 Bxf2 30. Re2 g3 31. Qb3 Rxh4 32. b5 c5 33. a3 c4 {Source: The Observer, 21 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2 Nc7 9. Nc3 a6 10. a4 Na5 11. Ba2 b5 12. O-O b4 13. Nd1 Bb7 14. Ne3 Be7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Nd4 b3 17. cxb3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Bd2 a5 21. Na3 Qe8 22. Nb5 Qg6 23. f3 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Nc3 Nb4 26. Bb1 g5 27. Bd3 Nxd3 28. Qxd3 Rf7 29. Ne2 g4 30. fxg4 fxg4 31. Bf4 Qh3 32. Qg3 Raf8 33. Rf1 h5 34. Ng1 Qxg3 35. hxg3 h4 36. Rfc1 hxg3 {Sources: The Times, 18 Aug 1938; (final moves) BCM, Sept 1938, p414/5; Sunday Times, 2 October 1938. Note: Arthur Reynolds (1910-29.11.1943), see obit in BCM, March 1980, p150-2} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Menchik, Vera"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1qrnk1/p1b2npp/bpp1pp2/3pP2P/1P1P4/3N1NPB/PBP2P2/1R1QR1K1 b - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Reti opening...} 18... Rb7 19. a4 Bb8 20. b5 cxb5 21. Nb4 {and the bishop is lost. However, White played the succeeding moves in poor style and allowed Black to draw. 81 moves... source: BCM, Sept 1938, p414} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d3 g6 7. Qh3 Nd4 8. f4 Bg7 9. fxe5 N6f5 10. Nf3 Nxb3 11. axb3 d5 12. g4 Ne7 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Be3 h5 15. Ng5 d4 16. Nce4 dxe3 17. O-O Qd4 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. h3 hxg4 20. hxg4 O-O-O 21. d4 Bd5 22. Qf4 Qc6 23. Nc5 e2 24. Rf2 Bh6 25. Qf6 Qxf6 26. exf6 Nc6 27. g5 Bxg5 {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 18 Aug 1938; The Scotsman, 19 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 19 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Qd2 Ng4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Rb8 14. b3 Qa5 15. Qe3 Rfd8 16. h3 Bc8 17. Rfe1 Qb6 18. Rad1 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Ba6 20. e5 d5 21. Na4 Bc8 22. Rc3 Bd7 23. Nc5 Be8 24. Rd4 Rdc8 25. Ra4 Ra8 26. b4 Rcb8 27. Rca3 f6 28. e6 a5 29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. bxa5 g5 31. a6 Bg6 32. a7 Ra8 33. Nd7 {Source: The Times, 18 Aug 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Be7 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Qd7 13. Be5 Nh5 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. f3 Bf5 16. Qf2 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Qf5 18. Rfe1 Qxd3 19. g4 f6 20. Bc7 Rac8 21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Bb4 23. Red1 Qc4 24. Qf1 Bc5+ 25. Kg2 Qxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Bd4 27. Rac1 Rb8 28. b3 Re3 29. Nd1 Re2+ 30. Kh3 c5 31. Nc3 Rd2 32. Rfe1 Kf7 33. Nxd5 Re8 34. a4 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Bf2 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. Rd7 Bg1 38. g5 f5 39. g4 f4 40. Rd8+ Kf7 41. g6+ hxg6 42. Kh4 Be3 43. a5 Bd4 44. g5 Be3 45. a6 Rh2+ 46. Kg4 Rg2+ 47. Kh4 Bf2+ 48. Kh3 Rg3+ 49. Kh2 Rxg5 50. Nb6 {! Aitken} Bg1+ 51. Kh1 c4 52. Nxc4 Ke7 53. Rd3 Bc5 54. Na5 Ke6 55. Nc6 Rg1+ 56. Kh2 Ra1 57. Nd8+ Kf6 58. Rd7 Rxa6 59. Rf7+ Kg5 60. Rxg7 Ra2+ 61. Kh1 Bb6 62. Nc6 Ra3 63. b4 Kf6 64. Rg8 Ra2 65. Rf8+ Kg5 66. Ne5 Kh4 {!! Aitken} 67. Rg8 Kh3 68. Rh8+ Kg3 {Source: Aitken scorebook 5} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Qc8 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. e4 d6 12. a3 a5 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rad1 h5 15. Nb5 e5 16. Bc3 Kb8 17. Rb1 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd4 19. Qd3 e4 20. Rfe1 exd3 21. Rxe7 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. b4 h4 24. bxc5 hxg3 25. fxg3 dxc5 26. Be5+ Ka8 27. Ra7# {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 19 August 1938; Liverpool Daily Post, 19 August 1938; The Scotsman, 19 August 1938; Glasgow Herald, 20 August 1938; Falkirk Herald, 31 August 1938; BCM, September 1938, p415} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Menchik, Vera"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[Annotator "Mallison, HV"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. g3 Nb6 ({A new move, first played by Black in 1937 against T. Tylor. It seems better than the usual} 10... a6) 11. O-O-O {Based on the idea that if Black continues with 11...c4, then 12.Bg2 threatening g4 and f5 and Black will have to move the knight from b6 in order to start a pawn attack with b7-b5.} cxd4 ({If} 11... Nc4 {at once,} 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. d5 {with the better position.}) 12. Nb5 ({If} 12. Nxd4 {at once,} Bd7 {. If then} 13. Ncb5 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Rfc8 {threatening Nc4.}) 12... Bd7 13. Bd3 {This seems to lose time.} ({If} 13. Nd6 f6 14. Nxd4 fxe5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 ({if} 15... Qxd6 16. Nxe5) 16. fxe5 {and Black has the open b- and f-files.}) (13. h4 {could have been played first, to which Black could reply} Qc5) (13. Kb1 {could also be played.}) 13... Nc4 (13... Qc5 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 {loses to} 16. Bxh7+) ({if} 13... Nb4 14. Nd6 {, for if} Nxa2+ 15. Kb1 {wins the knight.}) 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Nfxd4 ({This is now necessary to stop c4-c3, although White might perhaps have risked} 15. Nd6 {, threatening Nxc4, since after the text move, Black gets a free game and an attack.}) 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Rfd8 {Preventing 17.Nf5.} 17. Qc3 {This invites a pawn attack. 17.Qa5 or 17.Qe3 was better.} Rac8 (17... Rdc8 {threatening a5, seems strong. If then} 18. Qa5 Rc5) 18. a3 Qc5 19. Qb4 (19. Rhe1 {at once was better, to threaten g4 and f5.}) 19... Qc7 20. Rhe1 a5 21. Qc3 b5 22. b4 Ra8 ({If} 22... axb4 23. Qxb4) ({or} 22... cxb3 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Nxb3) 23. Kb2 Rdb8 ({Overlooking White's reply.} 23... Ra7 {defending the queen and freeing 24...Ra8, or 23...Qb7, was better.}) 24. Nb3 axb4 25. axb4 Bc6 26. Nc5 Bd5 27. Ra1 ({If} 27. f5 Qxc5 28. bxc5 b4 29. Qe3 c3+ 30. Kb1 Ra2 31. Rxd5 Rb2+ {wins.}) 27... Qc6 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Ra1 Rxa1 30. Kxa1 Qa8+ 31. Kb2 Kf8 32. Qe3 ({To keep queen and knight which, according to Dr. Lasker, is better than queen and bishop. White first intended} 32. Qa3 Qxa3+ ({if} 32... c3+ 33. Qxc3 Qa2+ 34. Kc1) 33. Kxa3 f6 ({if} 33... c3 34. Nd3 {intending Nc1-e2 or a2}) 34. exf6 {with a probable draw.}) 32... Ke8 33. f5 ({A miscalculation, losing.} 33. g4 {should draw easily.}) 33... exf5 34. e6 fxe6 35. Qe2 {The sealed move.} ({White had overlooked that if} 35. Nxe6 c3+ 36. Kxc3 Qa3+ {forces the exchange of queens.}) 35... Kf7 36. Qe5 Qd8 37. c3 Qc8 38. Qd6 (38. h4 {would make it more difficult for Black to win.}) 38... Qc6 39. Qd8 Bh1 40. Nd7 (40. Qb8 {was better.}) 40... Qd6 {Black wins the queen's side pawns. Notes by Mallison in his archives. Sources: Tony Gillam, Bob Jones and H V Mallison archives.} (40... Qd6 {If} 41. Kc1 Bf3) 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 b6 $2 5. e4 exd5 $2 6. e5 $18 Ng8 7. Qxd5 Nc6 8. Bc4 Qe7 9. O-O $2 {etc... 51 moves. Source: BCM, Sept 1938, p415} (9. Nb5 $1 {wins}) 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C74"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. d4 e4 8. Ng5 d5 9. f3 h6 {? Aitken} 10. fxe4 hxg5 11. exf5 Qd6 12. Bxg5 Be7 13. Qg4 b5 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Bc2 Rh4 16. Qg3 O-O-O 17. Nd2 b4 18. O-O Nh6 19. Rae1 Ng4 {(No note from Aitken after this move though it is a blunder forcing Black to shed a piece. Alexander has a chance to take on c7 a few times but shuns it by playing other good moves keeping the threat on the board - GC)} 20. Nf3 Nxh2 21. Nxh2 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Qe3 Bc5 24. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 25. Be3 Bxb2 26. Bg5 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 {Sources: Aitken scorebook 5; (CHESS, Sept 1938, p21 has some commentary on Black's 19th and White's 20th moves)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. b4 cxb4 4. a3 Nf6 5. axb4 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. d3 Qb6 9. Bd4 Qxb4+ 10. c3 Qb2 11. Ra2 Qxa2 12. Bxa2 e5 13. Be3 {Sources: Falkirk Herald, 31 August 1938; BCM, September 1938, p416; CHESS, October 1938, p19} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Nd6 6. Bb3 e4 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 O-O 10. O-O Bf6 11. d4 Re8 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qd5+ Kf8 14. Ng5 Re6 15. f5 Ne7 16. Nxh7+ Kg8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qf3 Nxf5 19. Qxf5 Qf8 20. Rf3 Re7 21. Rg3+ Rg7 22. Bh6 {Sources: The Times, 19 Aug 1938; The Scotsman, 22 Aug 1938; BCM, Oct 1938, p477; Glasgow Herald, 7 October 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Black "Menchik, Vera"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. b4 Qh5 10. h3 Qf5 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. O-O Ne8 13. Rd1 Nd6 14. Qb3 h6 15. Nf3 Qe6 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Nxd5 Nc6 19. Bb2 Rb8 20. Rac1 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qe6 23. Rd3 Qxe2 24. Re3 Qh5 25. Rxe7 Be6 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qxe6 Qg5 28. Rc5 Qxc5 29. bxc5 fxe6 30. Rh7# {Sources: The Times, 19 August 1938; Glasgow Herald, 26 August 1938; BCM, October 1938, p475} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Qb3 Na5 8. Qc2 e6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ngf3 Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Rac8 14. Qb1 a6 15. Ne5 Bh5 16. f4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Re3 Na5 19. Qe1 {(From here on also in BCM, Sept 1938, p417)} Qd8 20. Rh3 Re8 21. Rh8+ Kxh8 22. Nxf7+ Kg8 23. Nxd8 Rcxd8 24. Qg3 {Sources: The Times, 22 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 16 Sept 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Rac1 Nf4 14. Qe3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Nf6 16. Nce5 Qd5 17. Rfe1 Bd6 18. Nc4 Bf4 19. Rc2 Ng4 20. Ne3 Qh5 21. Nxg4 Qxg4 22. h3 Qh5 23. Ne5 Rac8 24. Ree2 f6 25. Nc4 Qd5 26. Ne3 Qd7 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Qc4 Bb8 30. Qe2 Qd6 31. Nf1 a6 32. Qg4 b5 33. Re2 Bc8 34. Qh5 Ba7 35. Rd2 Qf4 36. Qd1 Bb7 37. Qg4 Qxg4 38. hxg4 Kf7 39. Ne3 Rd7 40. Kf1 b4 41. f3 Bc6 42. Nc2 a5 43. Ke1 Bb8 44. Kf2 Bb5 45. Ne3 e5 46. Nc2 Bc6 47. Re2 Ba7 48. Rd2 g6 49. Ke1 e4 50. f4 Bb5 51. Kf2 f5 52. g5 Ke6 53. Ke3 h6 54. gxh6 Rh7 55. a3 bxa3 56. Nxa3 Bd3 57. Nc4 Rxh6 58. Nxa5 Rh1 59. Nc4 Bb8 60. Ne5 Bxe5 61. dxe5 g5 62. fxg5 Rf1 63. Rf2 Re1+ 64. Kd2 Rb1 65. Ke3 Re1+ 66. Kd2 Rb1 {Source: Evening News (London), 23 August 1938. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 21 February 2025.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bh4 Nd7 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. c4 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Ndf6 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. a4 Be6 14. Qa3 Qd6 15. Qxd6 exd6 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 h6 19. Nf3 g5 20. Bg3 Ne4 21. Rfc1 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Rfc8 23. Nd2 Bf6 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Ke2 Rc7 26. Bb5 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Ne4 Be7 30. Nc3 Bb7 31. e4 d5 32. exd5 Bb4 33. Na2 Ba5 34. Bc6 Ba6+ {Source: Leicester Evening Mail, 24 August 1938 p13. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 30 November 2020.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nb6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Be3 Nd5 15. Bc5 f6 16. Nc4 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Bc8 18. Na5 Ra7 19. c4 Ne7 20. Rd6 Kf7 21. Rad1 Rc7 22. b4 h5 23. Rd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Nf5 25. Ne4 Ke7 26. Rd3 e5 27. Nc5 Nd4 28. Rd2 g5 29. Kf1 h4 30. Nab3 Ne6 31. g3 hxg3 32. hxg3 f5 33. Ke2 g4 34. Ke3 Ng5 35. Rd1 Nh3 36. Nc1 f4+ 37. Ke2 Be6 38. Nxe6 Kxe6 39. Nd3 Kf5 40. Nc5 Rh7 41. Rf1 Ng5 42. a4 Ne4 43. Nxa6 Rh2 44. Ke1 f3 45. Nc5 Nxc5 46. bxc5 Ke4 47. a5 Kd3 48. Kd1 e4 49. Kc1 Rxf2 50. Rxf2 e3 {Source: The Times, 22 Aug 1938, p13} 0-1

[Event "GBR-chW 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dew, Rowena Mary"]
[Black "Thomson, Florence Frankland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Q1q5/K2k4/8/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"To Mrs Thomson who came second there occurred perhaps the most irritating incident possible in chess. The following was the position at adjournment of her game against Miss Dew, the former holder of the championship. Mrs Thomson sealed the correct move:} 1... Qc5+ {. But a number of spectators manifested displeasure at Mrs Thomson continuing what seemed to them an obviously drawn game, and in deference to these 'authorities' Mrs Thomson agreed to a draw. However, there is a win for Black in this position, e.g.} 2. Ka6 Qa3+ 3. Kb7 Qb4+ 4. Ka6 Qa4+ 5. Kb7 Qb5+ 6. Ka7 Kc7 {and White will soon be mated." Sources: BCM, Sept 1938, p417-418; CHESS, October 1938, p21, with a similar account of the spectator interference: "When asked his opinion on professionalism in chess: 'it's not the filthy lucre I object to,' Blackburne used to say, 'so much as the filthy looker-on.' We had an unpleasant instance of interference by spectators at Brighton... Mrs Thomson sealed the move ...Qc5+. Some bystanders audibly criticised Mrs Thomson for trying to win an 'obviously' drawn game, so she changed her mind and accepted the draw. Subsequently analysis revealed a forced win ..." [as above]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-chW 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomson, Florence Frankland"]
[Black "Crum, Agnes Margaret"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 d6 4. d3 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 a6 9. a3 b5 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. Ne2 Qc7 12. Ng3 e6 13. c3 d5 14. e5 Ne8 15. Be3 Na5 16. Bc2 Nb7 17. d4 c4 18. h4 h5 19. Qe2 Bh6 20. Ng5 Ng7 21. Rf3 Nf5 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. Rg3 Bc8 24. Re1 Qe7 25. Qf3 Be6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxh5 Bg7 28. Qf3 Kh7 29. h5 Bh6 30. Kf2 Rg8 31. Rh1 Rad8 32. Rgh3 g5 33. fxg5 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 30 Sept 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Klein, Ernst Ludwig"]
[Black "Cole, Henry Holwell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 h6 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. Re3 c5 19. Rg3 Bc6 {From here on, BCM, Oct 1938, p463} 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qg3+ Ng4 22. Qxg4+ Kf8 23. Qf4 Rc8 24. Qf6 Red8 25. d5 exd5 26. Ng6+ {Sources: The Scotsman, 11 Aug 1938 p16; Glasgow Herald, 19 Aug 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Storr-Best, John"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. c3 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Be3 Nc6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nbd2 e5 9. Nf1 Qe7 10. c4 Nh5 11. Qc1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 f5 15. Bxh5 fxe4 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. dxe4 Qxe4+ 18. Be2 d3 19. Be3 dxe2 20. Kxe2 Qxg2 21. Nd2 Bf5 22. Qf1 Qc6 23. Qc1 Rae8 24. a4 Rf7 25. a5 Rfe7 26. Ra3 Bxb2 {Source: Kensington News and West London Times - Friday 16 September 1938 p.2. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the EC Forum, 16 April 2022} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Thomson, Alexander Aird"]
[Black "Solomon, John David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bf3 Nbd7 7. Ne2 h6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. Nbc3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Re1 c6 13. Qe2 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Re8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rad8 20. Qc1 Bb4 21. Be5 Qa5 22. Bxf6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 {('KtxQ' seems to have been printed)} gxf6 {('QRxKt' for this one)} 24. Qxh6 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxc3 26. Kh2 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 16 September 1939} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Black "Klein, Ernst Ludwig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. h3 Rd8 12. d5 Na5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Be1 Qb3 18. Ra3 Qb6 19. Ra1 c4 20. Rd1 Bb4 21. Ne5 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Nf3 Kf7 25. Kf1 Ke8 26. Ke2 Kd7 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Bxa5 Kc6 29. Nd2 Kd5 30. Nxe4 Kxe4 31. f3+ Kd5 32. Bc3 g6 33. e4+ Kc5 34. Ke3 e5 35. Kd2 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Kc2 {From here on, also BCM, Oct 1938, p463} b4 38. Be1 b3+ 39. Kd1 Be7 40. Bc3 Kd6 41. g3 Ke6 42. Bd2 Bc5 43. Bh6 Bf2 44. Kd2 Kd6 45. g4 Bd4 46. Kc1 c3 47. bxc3 Bxc3 48. Bg7 Kc5 49. f4 b2+ 50. Kc2 exf4 51. Bxc3 f3 52. Be1 Kd4 53. Kxb2 Kxe4 54. Kc2 Ke3 {Source: CHESS, Oct 1938, p72} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Solomon, John David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/2p1rpp1/1p1q4/p5P1/3PpR1P/2P1P3/PP2Q1R1/1K6 w - - 0 34"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

34. Rf6 Re6 35. Rxe6 Rxe6 36. h5 Kf8 37. c4 Qb4 38. a3 Qb3 39. d5 Re5 40. Qc2 Qxe3 41. g6 f5 42. Qa4 Re7 43. Qc6 Qc5 44. h6 gxh6 45. g7+ Rxg7 46. Qf6+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p464} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Klein, Ernst Ludwig"]
[Black "Stuart, E Leslie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/6k1/5p2/1pK2R1P/6P1/5P2/1r6 w - - 0 41"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 41. Kc5 Rb2 42. Kb5 Rb3 43. Ka5 Rb2 44. Ka4 b3 45. Ka3 {Source: Deutsche Schachzeitung 9/1938, 269+285. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Storr-Best, John"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Ndb5 Nf6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Ne5 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Re1 Ng6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qd4 b6 16. Nd1 Qc7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Qxc2 19. Ne3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. h4 Kh7 22. Rcd1 Rac8 23. h5 Rg8 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Re5 Qg4 26. Rexd5 gxh5 27. Qxf7+ Kh6 28. Rd6+ Rg6 29. Rxg6+ Qxg6 30. Qf4+ Kh7 31. Rd6 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p464} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inglott, Erin Serracino"]
[Black "Solomon, John David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. e3 Bf5 4. Nbd2 e6 5. c4 Nbd7 6. Qb3 Rb8 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Be2 c6 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. h3 g5 15. O-O g4 16. hxg4 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Rh1+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p464} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Klein, Ernst Ludwig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nge2 d6 4. d3 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. g3 b5 7. Qd2 b4 8. Nd1 Ne5 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. f4 Nf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxf3 12. O-O Bg4 13. e5 Bh3 14. Re1 Qc8 15. Nf2 dxe5 16. Nxh3 Qxh3 17. Bxc5 a5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. d4 Bc7 20. d5 Qd7 21. c4 Nf6 22. Nd4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nc6 Qc5+ 25. Qe3 Qxe3+ 26. Rxe3 e6 27. dxe6 Ra6 28. Rf1 Rxc6 29. Rxf6 Rxe6 30. Rexe6+ fxe6 31. Rxe6+ {... 58 moves. Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p463} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cole, Henry Holwell"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd7 6. h3 Bf5 7. d4 e6 8. Bb5 f6 9. Nh4 Nge7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Be3 g5 12. Nxf5 Nxf5 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxa7 Qd6 15. Qg4 Nxa7 16. Qxf5+ Kb8 17. Rad1 Nxb5 18. Rxd5 Qe7 19. Rxb5 c6 20. Rb3 h5 21. Ne4 Bg7 22. c4 g4 23. Nc5 b5 24. cxb5 Qe5 {Source: Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette - Friday 19 August 1938 p.8. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Klein, Ernst Ludwig"]
[Black "O'Donovan, John Francis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. f3 d6 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qd2 Nf8 13. Nf5 Ng6 14. g3 Qd7 15. d5 a5 16. h4 Ne7 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Qxf6 {Source: Falkirk Herald, 24 Aug 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "List, Paul M (Dr)"]
[Black "Thomson, Alexander Aird"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 O-O 9. O-O c6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Rfe1 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. g3 Nd5 14. Rad1 Bb4 15. Qd3 Qf6 16. Ne4 Qg6 17. Ne5 Qf5 18. Rf1 h5 19. a3 Be7 20. Bc2 f6 21. Nf3 Qg4 22. h3 Qxh3 23. Neg5 Qf5 24. Qd2 Qg4 25. Nh2 Qxd1 26. Qxd1 fxg5 27. Qxh5 Nf6 28. Qxg5 Nd5 29. Qg6 Rf6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Ng4 {Source: Narodni Listy, 6.11.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bf4 e5 8. Be3 d6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. c3 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Qd7 13. Bh6 O-O 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne3 Rab8 16. g4 b5 17. h4 h6 18. Rf1 b4 19. f4 f6 20. f5 gxf5 21. exf5 Bg8 22. g5 fxg5 23. hxg5 Nxf5 24. Qh5 Bh7 25. Nxf5+ Rxf5 26. Qxh6+ Kh8 27. Rxf5 Qxf5 28. Be4 {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p464} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Inglott, Erin Serracino"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6r1/2pb3k/1p1n2rp/p1pPp2q/2P1Pp2/1P1N1P2/P4QBP/2R3RK b - - 0 29"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

29... Rg3 30. Rce1 R8g5 31. Re2 Qxh2+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p463} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cole, Henry Holwell"]
[Black "Storr-Best, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. e3 c5 5. Nc3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 c4 8. Qf3 Bd6 9. Nxc4 Bg4 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. Qg3 Qxg3 12. hxg3 O-O 13. Rh4 Bf5 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Bd2 Nb4 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. f3 Rc7 18. g4 g5 19. Rh6 Kg7 20. Rxf6 Kxf6 21. gxf5 Rfc8 22. a3 Nc6 23. Nxd5+ {Sources: H H Cole and Borough of West Ham, East Ham and Stratford Express, 26 Aug 1938. The London newspaper makes an error in saying that this game was played in a Hastings tournament. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Black "Koenig, Imre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nc3 (2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 {was the move order according to StarBase 4.56}) 2... Nc6 3. f4 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. d3 a6 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Rf1 O-O 11. Nd5 Qd6 12. Nh4 Na5 13. Qh5 Nxc4 14. dxc4 c6 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Rd1 Qe6 17. Ng6+ fxg6 18. Qxg6 gxf6 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Rf5 Qxf5 22. exf5 e4 23. g4 b6 24. Rd8 Rxd8 25. Qxf6+ Kh7 26. Qxd8 e3 27. Qc7+ Kg8 28. f6 Bf8 29. Qxc6 Rb8 30. Qd5+ Kh7 (30... Kh8 31. Qf7 {StarBase 4.56}) 31. Qf7+ {Sources: The Times, 12 Aug 1938; BCM, Oct 1939, p465; CHESS, Oct 1938 p73} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Peters, Arthur John"]
[Black "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 c5 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Qe2 Bb7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. O-O Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qd5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Bf4 Qd3 17. Qxd3 Rxd3 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Kf1 g5 21. Be3 Rd5 22. f4 Kg7 23. c4 Rd8 24. fxg5 Kg6 25. h4 Kf5 26. Re1 Rd7 27. Kf2 Kg4 28. g3 Bd8 29. b3 Bc7 30. Bf4 Rd4 31. Re2 Rd3 32. Kg2 a5 33. Rc2 Bd8 34. Kf2 Kf5 35. Rd2 Rxd2+ 36. Bxd2 Ke4 37. Bf4 Be7 38. Ke2 Bd8 39. Kd2 Kd4 40. Kc2 a4 41. Kd2 axb3 42. axb3 Bc7 43. Be3+ Ke4 44. Bf4 Bd8 45. Kc2 Be7 46. Kd2 Kd4 47. Kc2 Bf8 48. Kd2 Bg7 49. Be3+ Ke4 {Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 19.9.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schaechter, Leiser"]
[Black "Koenig, Imre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. e4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Bb1 Ba6 11. Re1 Nd3 12. Bxd3 Bxd3 13. Ne5 Ba6 14. Ndf3 Bb7 15. Ng5 O-O 16. f3 d5 17. Qd3 h6 18. Nh3 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nd7 20. Ng4 Kh8 21. Nf4 Bg5 22. Qh3 Kg8 23. e5 b5 24. Nh5 Rc8 25. Kh1 Rc2 26. Bxg5 Qxg5 27. Ne3 Rxb2 28. Ng3 Nb6 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Nxe2 Rc8 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Nxc1 a5 {Source: scoresheet of Imre Koenig. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 25 March 2016.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Black "Koenig, Imre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. g3 c5 4. c3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bxf4 9. gxf4 Qb6 10. Nb3 a5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Nfd2 a4 13. Nxe4 axb3 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nxd4 18. e3 Nxb3 19. Qa3+ Kf6 20. f5 g6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Qa4 Rc4 23. Qe8 Qc7 24. Qh8+ Qg7 25. Qd8+ Qe7 26. Qh8+ Qg7 27. Qd8+ Qe7 28. Qh8+ Qg7 {Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 3.10.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "O'Hanlon, John James"]
[Black "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. O-O-O Bc6 12. Bc4 Rg8 13. f3 g6 14. Rhe1 Bh6+ 15. Kb1 Bg7 16. Bc5 Bf8 17. Re2 e6 18. Bd4 Bg7 19. Bc5 Bf8 20. Be3 Be7 21. Red2 Kf8 22. Bh6+ Ke8 23. Be3 Kf8 24. Bh6+ Ke8 25. Be3 g5 26. Bd3 f5 27. Re2 Rg6 28. Bg1 Kf7 29. Rde1 Bd7 30. Bc4 b5 31. Bb3 a5 32. a3 a4 33. Ba2 Ra6 34. Re5 Ke8 35. Bd5 f4 36. Bb7 Rd6 37. R5e2 Bc6 38. Bxc6+ Rxc6 39. Re5 b4 40. axb4 Bxb4 41. R1e4 Rd6 42. Bd4 Ra6 43. Bf2 Be7 44. Bc5 Bd8 45. Ba3 h6 46. Rb5 Rg7 47. Rb8 Rd7 48. Kc1 Kf7 49. Rbb4 Rad6 50. Re1 Ba5 51. Rbe4 Bd2+ 52. Kb1 Bxe1 53. Bxd6 Rxd6 54. Rxe1 Rd2 55. Re4 Rxg2 56. Rxa4 e5 57. Re4 Ke6 58. Kc1 g4 59. Re1 gxf3 60. Rf1 e4 61. c4 e3 62. Rxf3 Rg1+ 63. Kc2 e2 {Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 26.9.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Perlmutter, Jacob Baruch"]
[Black "Koenig, Imre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 e6 3. Bd3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Qe2 Be7 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 {... Source: J. Donaldson, Imre Koenig. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schaechter, Leiser"]
[Black "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 c5 2. d5 e5 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Re8 9. Ne1 Nf8 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Bf8 13. Bf3 Nd7 14. Nd3 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Bg4 Be7 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Qf3 Bf6 20. Kh1 Re8 21. Ne2 Rc7 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Qg4 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. b3 Bf6 26. Ng3 Bh4 27. Rbe1 Re5 28. Rf5 Rde7 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Re3 Bxg3 31. hxg3 f5 32. Kg1 fxe4 33. Kf2 Kf7 {... 37 moves (problems with notation: 34. Ke3 Kf6, 35.Rf1+ Rf5, 36. Rf4 Rxf4, 37.Kxf4 is not possible - perhaps, one move is missing). Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 3.10.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Koenig, Imre"]
[Black "Hammond, Cecil Perfect"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/p5kp/1p2R3/3p2p1/4n3/4P1p1/PP3P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 42"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
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42... gxh2+ $2 (42... gxf2+ $1 43. Kf1 g4 44. Rxd5 g3 $19) 43. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 44. Kg1 Rf7 45. Rxd5 {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p466} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Blow, Ronald"]
[Black "Schaechter, Leiser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/2qnbpp1/p6p/1pnRP1N1/2p5/4B3/PPB1QPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 21"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
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{"The Birmingham player, R[onald] Blow, obtained fourth prize, but was disappointingly erratic for a player of his known capabilities. In the following position from the eighth round he made a very fine combination indeed against Schächter only to put his queen en prise at the culminating moment:"} 21. Nh7 Nb6 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qh5 Nxd5 24. Bxh6 Nxf6 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. exf6+ Kxf6 27. Qg5+ $4 {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p466} (27. Qh6+ Ke5 28. f4#) 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Black "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Qe2 a6 5. Ba4 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 e4 10. dxc6 exf3 11. Qxf3 Bg4 12. Qf4 Be2 13. Re1 Bd3 14. h3 Re8 15. Re5 Qd6 16. Bc2 Rxe5 17. Kh2 Re1 18. Qg3 Bxc2 19. Na3 Nh5 {Source: Falkirk Herald, 24 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Black "Peters, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1r1k1/3nb2p/pqb3p1/1p1p2P1/3Pp1Q1/1NNBP3/PP3P2/1K1R3R w - - 0 23"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

23. Qe6+ Kg7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Rh1# {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p466} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Koenig, Imre"]
[Black "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4 7. e4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nb6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ne4 N8d7 13. Qg4 Qd5 14. a5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. axb6 O-O 17. Bxh6 a5 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. Nf6+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1938, p466} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Black "Hammond, Cecil Perfect"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bd3 h6 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. b4 Na6 14. Qe2 c5 15. b5 Nc7 16. a4 b6 17. c4 a6 18. O-O axb5 19. axb5 O-O 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bb3 Rfd8 22. Qe2 Be8 23. Rfd1 Qf8 24. h4 Qg7 25. Nf3 Kh8 26. Qb2 Kh7 27. Rxa8 Nxa8 28. Ra1 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Nc7 30. Ra7 Nd5 31. Qd2 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. e4 Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Qg8 35. Qd2 Qe8 36. Qd3 Kg7 37. Kh2 Kg8 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. Nh2 g5 40. Ng4 Bc8 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Qd2 Kg6 43. Qf2 Qh8 44. Qf6+ Qxf6 45. Nxf6 Bb7 46. Bd3 Ba8 47. Nd7 Bb7 48. Nxb6 f6 49. exf6 Kxf6 50. Nd7+ Ke7 51. Nxc5 {Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 26.6.1939. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Spitz, Robert"]
[Black "Schaechter, Leiser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne5 c5 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Qa5+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Qf3 h5 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. O-O Bd6 15. Rfe1 Kg8 16. Rad1 Ng4 17. Qe4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qe7 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 b6 22. Bc6 Rb8 23. Red1 Ba6 24. Rd7 Rc8 25. Bf3 {Source: Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette - Friday 26 August 1938 p.14. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Blaine, Martin"]
[Black "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A89"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 d6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Kh8 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Qb2 e4 15. Bxg7+ Qxg7 16. Qxg7+ Kxg7 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Be6 19. Rfd1 Rae8 20. e3 Kf6 21. Kf1 g5 22. h3 h5 23. f3 exf3 24. Bxf3 Bc8 25. Bxh5 Rxe3 26. Kf2 Rc3 27. Be2 Rc2 28. R4d2 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rh8 30. Bf1 Be6 31. Bg2 b6 32. Ke3 Ke5 33. Kf2 Rh7 34. Re2+ Kf6 35. Rd2 f4 36. gxf4 gxf4 37. Kf3 Kg5 38. Rd8 Bxh3 39. Rg8+ Kf5 40. Rf8+ Ke5 41. Re8+ Kd4 42. Bxh3 Rxh3+ 43. Kxf4 Rh2 44. Re7 Rf2+ {Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 17.10.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022. N.b. Martin Blaine's birth name was Marton Blum (b Hungary, c1916, d 1995), known as Martin Blum when he came to the UK and he changed it to Martin Blaine in 1946. To avoid confusion BritBase only uses his later name to record his games.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Black "O'Hanlon, John James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7 5. O-O Bb6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Be2 Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Ndb4 15. d5 Nd4 16. Qd1 Qf6 17. a3 Nbc2 18. Rb1 Re8 19. Ne4 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rxe4 21. fxe4 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Ne1 23. Qg4 Qf1+ 24. Kh2 Bg1+ {Source: Belfast News-Letter, 8 September 1938 p. 12 (giving White as "S. J. Butcher"), with notes by O'Hanlon. Contributed by Sean Coffey, 13 November 2020.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Major B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Seitz, Jakob Adolf"]
[Black "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. d4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O c5 6. c3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nh5 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Na3 a6 10. Qd3 f5 11. Ne1 d5 12. c4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxa3 14. bxa3 dxc4 15. Qe3 Bxg2 16. Qxe6+ Qe7 17. Qc8+ Qd8 18. Qxd8+ Kxd8 19. Bxb6+ Kd7 20. Nxg2 Nc6 21. Ne3 Rhe8 22. Rfd1+ Kc8 23. Nxc4 Rxe2 24. Nd6+ Kd7 25. Rac1 Ne5 26. Nxf5+ Ke8 27. Nd4 Re4 28. Re1 Nf6 29. Rxe4 Nxe4 30. Re1 {Source: Augsburger Schachblatt, 19.9.1938. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davidson, WA"]
[Black "Keeble, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bd7 8. e3 Qc8 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Nd8 11. Qd3 Bh3 12. e4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd7 14. b4 a5 15. b5 Nc5 16. Qe2 f5 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 f4 19. f3 fxg3 20. hxg3 h6 21. Nh3 Nf7 22. Rh1 Qd8 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Ne5 25. Raf1 Qg5 26. Rh5 Qg4 27. Qxg4 Nxg4 28. Re1 Rae8 29. Ng6 Rf2+ 30. Kh3 Nf6 31. Rh4 Rf3 32. Nb1 Ncxe4 33. Kg2 Rxg3+ 34. Kh2 Rxg6 {Sources: Kensington News and West London Times - Friday 18 November 1938. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 18 April 2022. Also CHESS, April 1939, p261} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Black "Knight, Anthony Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nc5 6. d4 Na6 7. d5 Ne7 8. Nxe5 c6 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. Qf3 Qa5 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. Bd2 Qc5 13. d6 Qxd6 14. Ba5+ {Source: Sussex Daily News, 12 Aug 1938. Knight came from Ashford. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mitchell, Ward Mayhew Parker"]
[Black "Feldman, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B57"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 g6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Bxf7+ {Source: CHESS, October 1938, p19} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sullivan, Patrick Humphrey"]
[Black "Watson, Arthur T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Bd6 9. c3 h6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Nd2 c5 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Ne5 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Bf4 Nc4 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Nf5 {Source: Sussex Daily News, 11 Aug 1938. Sullivan came from Dartford. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Watson, Arthur T"]
[Black "Ward, H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Bf5 3. Bf4 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 e6 6. c5 b6 7. Bb5 Nd7 8. Bxc6 Rb8 9. Ne5 bxc5 10. Bxd7+ Ke7 11. Nc6+ Kxd7 12. Nxd8 Kxd8 13. O-O Rxb2 14. Nc3 c4 15. Qa4 Rb7 16. Qc6 Bb4 17. Qxb7 {Source: Sussex Daily News, 17 Aug 1938. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Black "Birch, Leonard Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nh3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Qe8 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Nb5 Bd8 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nd4 Ne4 12. f3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. b4 Na4 15. f4 Ng4 16. dxe6 Bf6 17. e3 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Bxa1 19. Bd5 Kh8 20. Nxf8 Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 22. Kg2 c6 23. Qxf5 g6 24. Qf7 {Source: Kington Times - Saturday 03 September 1938 p.6. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 24 April 2022} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De Burca, Austin"]
[Black "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. Ne2 e5 9. cxd5 exd4 10. e4 c4 11. Bxc4 Nxe4 12. Qxd4 Re8 13. O-O Nd6 14. Bd3 b5 15. a4 Bd7 16. Ng3 bxa4 17. c4 {'...and White won.' Source: Kington Times, 29 March 1941. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 27 November 2024. (Austin Bourke later known as Austin (Aibhistin) de Burca.)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gordon, AL"]
[Black "Randall, Ernest J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Rc1 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 a6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Re1 Be6 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Ng5 Rae8 19. Rce3 Re7 20. Nxe6 Rfe8 21. Nc5 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Qxd4 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Nxb7 Qb4 25. Qb3+ Qxb3 26. axb3 Nc7 27. f4 Ne6 28. g3 Kf7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. Ke3 h5 31. b4 g5 32. Nc5 gxf4+ 33. gxf4 Nc7 34. Ke4 Ke7 35. Ke5 Kf7 36. Kd6 Nd5 37. Nd3 Ne7 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Nd7+ Kf7 40. Ne5+ Kf6 41. Nxc6 Ng6 42. Nb8 Nxf4 43. Nxa6 Nd3 44. b3 Nc1 45. Nc5 {Source: Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette - Friday 30 September 1938 p.9. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 20 April 2022.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Randall, Ernest J"]
[Black "Watson, Arthur T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. dxe5 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 dxe5 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. O-O-O Qe7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Bc4 c6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Rd3 Qe7 14. Rhd1 O-O-O 15. Bh4 Rhg8 16. Qf5 Rg6 17. f4 Bb6 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxd7 Qxf5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. exf5 Rxg2 22. Bxf7 Rxh2 23. Be6+ Kc7 24. Bg3+ {Source: Borough of West Ham, East Ham and Stratford Express, 26 Aug 1938. The chess columnist, F W Markwick, states that the game was played in a First Class tournament at Hastings, but this appears to be wrong. In the same article he mentions that a game between H H Cole and J Storr-Best (c.f. elsewhere in the database) was also played at Hastings, though it is known that the game took place at the BCF Congress at Brighton. Both E J Randall and A T Watson were in the 1st Class 'C' event in the congress at Brighton. (Contributed by Brian Denman, who also wrote the above note.)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Turriff, Henfrey Austin"]
[Black "Randall, Ernest J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D60"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qc2 c6 12. Ne5 Ned5 13. a3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Ne4 15. Qc2 f5 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. f3 Nd6 18. Ba2 Nf7 19. Nd3 Qd6 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. Nc5 Nd8 22. Rfd1 b6 23. Nd3 Rc8 24. b4 Nf7 25. Qb3 g6 26. Qb2 Rfd8 27. Nf2 Qe7 28. Nd3 Qf6 29. Rd2 Kf8 30. Rcd1 Be8 31. Nf4 Bd7 32. Qb3 Re8 33. Nd3 Rc7 34. Nf2 Bc8 35. e4 Qe7 36. Qe3 Qg5 37. f4 Qe7 38. e5 Rd8 39. Qh3 Kg7 40. Qg3 {The score just gives 40 'Q - Kt3'.} c5 41. bxc5 bxc5 42. dxc5 Rxd2 43. Rxd2 Qxc5 44. Qd3 Qc1+ 45. Rd1 Qxf4 46. Re1 Qg5 47. Nh3 Qe7 48. Nf4 Rc6 49. h3 Qc5+ 50. Kh1 Qf2 {Source: Borough of West Ham, East Ham and Stratford Express, 19 Aug 1938. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 First Class C"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, H"]
[Black "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 a6 9. h4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. f3 d5 12. Nb3 dxe4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nc5 Bc6 15. fxe4 Nbd7 16. Bf3 Ne5 17. Ke2 Nc4 18. b3 Nxe3 19. Kxe3 Bh6+ 20. Kf2 Rd2+ 21. Ne2 Rxc2 22. b4 a5 23. g4 Bg7 24. Ke3 axb4 25. Rhc1 Rxc1 26. Nxc1 Nxg4+ 27. Bxg4 Bxa1 28. axb4 Ra3+ 29. Kf4 e5+ 30. Kg5 Kg7 31. Be2 f6+ 32. Kg4 h5# {Source: Kington Times, 29 March 1941. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 27 November 2024.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Second Class A"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Dixson, Owen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2P2n2/6k1/3Rn3/8/8/7K b - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

25... Ng3+ 26. Kg2 Nf5 27. Rd8 Ne7 28. c7 Kf5 29. Kf3 Ke6 30. c8=Q+ Nxc8 31. Rxc8 Kd7 32. Rc1 Ke6 33. Rc6+ Ke5 {Source: Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette - Friday 26 August 1938 p.14. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 20 April 2022.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch31 Second Class B"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goble, James Blackley"]
[Black "Aston, WA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. e4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nf3 c6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. a3 Nf8 13. Rac1 N6h7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e5 f6 16. Ne4 f5 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Bxf5 Rxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Ne5 Qe7 22. Bxh7 Kxh7 23. Qd3+ Kg8 24. f4 Bd7 25. Rf3 Be8 26. Rg3 Qf6 27. Ng4 Qxf4 28. Rf1 Qd6 29. Nxh6+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Bxf7 31. Rxf7 g6 32. Qe3 Kg8 33. Rff3 c5 34. dxc5 Qd1+ 35. Rf1 {Source: Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette - Friday 12 August 1938 p.7. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 24 April 2022} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch31 Third Class Div 1"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wood, Eric Gilbert (Rev)"]
[Black "Jarrett, Evan Derek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/1p2bpkp/2p3p1/2PpK3/N1r5/5PP1/7P/8 w - - 0 38"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.12.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 38. Ra5 Bd8 39. Ra7 Bc7# {Source: Kington Times, 3 September 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch31 Third Class Div 2"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brooks, HN"]
[Black "Coleman, John E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[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. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. cxd3 e6 6. Qe2 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 c6 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. exd5 Qe7 12. dxc6 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. cxb7 Rab8 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qc7 17. g3 Rfe8 18. Qg4 Re6 19. Qc4 Qxb7 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. d4 h5 23. Rac1 Rg6 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rc1 Qd7 26. Qd5 h4 27. Qa8+ Bf8 28. Rc8 Qe7 29. Re8 Qb4 30. Bd2 Qd6 31. Bf4 Qb4 32. a3 {Source: Sussex Daily News, 8 Sept 1938. Contributed by Brian Denman.} 1-0

