Philip Stuart Milner-Barry, 1925

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October 17 1925

Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Saturday, October 17, 1925

Honours For College Chess Champion.—P. S. Milner-Barry, ex-junior Chess Champion of Great Britain, and permanent champion whilst at Cheltenham College, has now completed his studies at the College. Whilst there he won a Classical Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge, the Dobson and Jex-Blake Leaving School Scholarship, the Headmaster's Prize, a Silver Medal for Classics, and the Chapel Reading Prize.

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Philip Stuart Milner-Barry, 1933

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April 01 1933

The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Saturday, April 01, 1933

Chess
THE CITY OF LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP
Cambridge Players Success
The championship tournament of the City of London Chess Club, which, from the strength of the entry, ranks as one of the most important events of the British season, has resulted in a remarkable victory for the young Cambridge player, P. S. Milner-Barry, who was making his first appearance in the contest. The competitors included all the leading players of the South, and Milner-Barry's victory puts him at once in the first flight of British players.
At the conclusion of the thirteenth round Milner-Barry and R. P. Michel were equal with a score of ten points each, but when they met in the final game the former, adopting a little-known variation of the King's gambit, in which he is a specialist, completely outplayed his opponent and actually forced the veteran international to resign on the nineteenth move. Among the other competitors were Sir G. A. Thomas, who has won the event on nine occasions, and W. Winter.

Philip Stuart Milner-Barry vs Reginald Pryce Michell
London 5 (1933)
King's Gambit: Accepted. Breyer Gambit (C33) 1-0

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April 24 1933

The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Monday, April 24, 1933

Chess
DUTCH v. ENGLISH STOCKBROKERS
An interesting international event took place in London during the week-end, when ten members of the London Stock Exchange played a match against the Amsterdam Bourse. These matches originated in 1931, when the Amsterdam players put up a challenge cup for annual competition. On the first occasion Amsterdam proved successful by 11½ points to 8½, but London exactly reversed this result last year. The conditions of the match form an ideal test of chess skill, as each player meets the same opponent twice, having white and black alternately. The teams included several well-known names. Most of the games were stubbornly contested. Amsterdam proved the victors by a single point—10½ to 9½.
The following game was played on the second board in the first round:—

(a) Quite useless, as Black can easily prevent the intended P-K4. Either 7. N-K5 or 7. P-QN3 would be better.
(b) Black has already the superior position, and this exchange, which opens the KB file, increases his advantage. His best chance was to attempt a counter-attack on the queen's side by 12. P-QB4.
(c) A fine move, which gives Black a winning attack. If White replies 22. N-N3 BxN; 23. RPxB, R-R3; 24. P-B4 NPxPe.p. and wins.
(d) If 23. Q-Q R-R3 wins immediately.
(e) A necessary precaution: 24. … R-R3, 25. P-KB4; NPxPe.p., 26. QxBP with counter-chances.
(i) Mate in three is forced.

Cornelis Lambertus Christiaan Dekker (white) vs. Philip Stuart Milner Barry (black)
Yusupov-Rubinstein System

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N-KB3 P-K3 3. P-K3 P-QN3 4. B-Q3 B-N2 5. QN-Q2 P-Q4 6. O-O QN-Q2 7. R-K N-K5 8. P-B3 B-Q3 9. Q-B2 P-KB4 10. N-B P-KN4 11. KN-Q2 P-N5 12. NxN BPxN 13. B-K2 Q-N4 14. P-QR3 K-K2 15. P-QB4 QR-KB 16. PxP PxP 17. B-N5 P-B3 18. B-R4 R-B3 19. P-QN4 KR-KB 20. R-K2 B-R3 21. R-Q2 Q-R4 22. P-N3 Q-R6 23. B-N2 BxN 24. RxB P-QN4 25. B-N3 R-R3 26. P-B4 NPxPe.p. 27. QxBP BxKNP 28. Q-B2 BxPch 0-1

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nd2 d5 6. 0-0 Nbd7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. c3 Bd6 9. Qc2 f5 10. Nf1 g5 11. N3d2 g4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Be2 Qg5 14. a3 Ke7 15. c4 Rf8 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bb5 c6 18. Ba4 Rf6 19. b4 Rhf8 20. Re2 Ba6 21. Rd2 Qh5 22. g3 Qh3 23. Bb2 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 b5 25. Bb3 Rh6 26. f4 gxf3e.p. 27. Qxc6 Bxg3 28. Qc2 Bxh2+ 0-1

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May 05 1933

Saffron Walden Weekly News, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Friday, May 05, 1933

MR. MILNER BARRY'S SUCCESS
The county individual championship for 1931-32 was won by P. S. Milner Barry who defeated the holder, the Rev. T. Hamilton in the final round. The 1932-33 tournament was still in progress. They had also to congratulate Mr. Milner Barry on winning the championship of the City of London Chess Club, while the Cambridge Town Chess Club was to be congratulated on its enterprise in promoting, and its prowess in winning a telephone match with the Oxford Club. Finally the Secretary thanked the Town Chess Club for its invitation for unattached members to look in at the clubroom.
The report was adopted on the motion of Mr. Church, seconded by Mr. Goulding Brown.
Mr. Church asked whether the Association could give some recognition of the fine work of Mr. Milner Barry, in winning the City of London Club's championship at the first attempt, and it was agreed that the Secretary should write to Mr. Milner Barry expressing their congratulations.
A brief resume of the position in the present Counties and District Correspondence match was given by Mr. Illingworth. He stated that he thought judging from the position now, that they ought to do better than last year. He thought they should get somewhere about third place.

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August 15 1953

August 15, 1953, at Hastings, during the sixth round of the British Championship, Sir Stuart Milner-Barry, engaged in play against Abe Yanofsky.

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Philip Stuart Milner-Barry, 1923

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April 15 1923

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, April 15, 1923

Chess Medal For Barry.
Hastings, April 14—The first tournament for the boys' chess championship of Great Britain, under the auspices of the British Chess Federation, was concluded today at the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess Club. P. S. Milner Barry of Cheltenham College finished in first place and received the gold medal, as well as the Federation shield.

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April 20 1923

Saffron Walden Weekly News, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Friday, April 20, 1923

FIRST BOY CHESS CHAMPION.
Cambridge Lad Wins British Title at Hastings.
A Cambridge boy, P. S. Milner-Barry, son of the late Professor Milner-Barry and Mrs. Milner-Barry, of 50 De Freville-avenue, Chesterton, on April 12th won the title of the first British boy chess champion. The title which has been authorized by the British Chess Federation was open to boys up to 18 years of age, and the entry of 24 was a thoroughly representative one.
Milner-Barry who is only 16½ years of age represented Cheltenham College in the competition, but his success also reflects credit on his old school, St. Faith's Preparatory, and the Cambridge Town Chess Club, of which he is the youngest member.
Play in the tournament commenced at the rooms of the Hastings Chess Club on April 6th, and the winners in each of the four preliminary sections met each other to decide the final.
Milner-Barry tied with a local boy, W. E. Court, in the sectional games, but was successful on the replay. In the final games he scored 2½ points, the runner-up S. Y. Harwich, Owen's School London, securing 2. The third prize winner, L. N. Stuart, Sywell House School, Rhyl, obtained 1½ points, but R. H. Brown, of the Hastings Grammar School, although tieing with Stuart with a score of 4½ points in the preliminary sections, failed to secure a win in the final games.
The secretary of the British Chess Federation (Mr. Leonard P. Rees) was present on April 5th, and spoke in terms of the highest praise of the quality of the chess played by the boys. Mr. E. H Church one of the presidents of the Cambridge Town Chess Club, was also present at the congress.
At the close of the finals the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Ginner, the donor of the championship cup, which was given to commemorate her husband, one of the oldest and most staunch members of the Hastings Chess Club. The cup also carried with it a gold medal, suitably inscribed.
There were enthusiastic scenes in the large room of the club when Milner-Barry received the trophy. The President of the club, in speaking of the play during the tournament, said the standard set thoroughly justified them in awarding the title. Young Milner-Barry proposed a vote of thanks to the President of the club and Mr. Ackroyd, the organizing secretary of the championship, for the great amount of work which had devolved on them. The runner-up, S. Y. Harwich, seconded.
The motion was supported by Mr. Church, who as one of the oldest members of the Cambridge Town Club, of which Milner-Barry was the youngest member, congratulated the club on the way the congress had been arranged and carried out.
A flashlight of Milner-Barry receiving the cup was taken and a permanent record of the first boys' championship being conferred was thus secured.

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February 03 1932

Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Wednesday, February 03, 1932

CHESS TOURNAMENT
ALEKHINE BEATS SULTAN
Yesterday morning's programme at the Chess Congress in London was confined to the playing off of the adjourned games left over from the first round. Dr. Alekhine, as anticipated, beat Sultan, but not until after eighty moves had been scored. Sultan is an exceptionally good player of endings but from the position at the adjournment he was not able to do more than to make the almost inevitable win very difficult for the champion.
Flohr won his adjourned game against Sir George Thomas after a few more moves had been made. The Czecho-Slovakian master who had the upper hand from the middle game, brought off a brilliant finish, which was extensively analysed but found to be flawless. Play went to the forty-third move.

Isaac Kashdan vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
London (1932), London ENG, rd 1, Feb-01
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Neo-Archangelsk Variation (C78) 1-0

Kashdan was rather fortunate against Milner-Barry, who secured a violent counterattack against his strong opponent, but missed a winning move just before the adjournment. Milner-Barry was never able after this to recover material he had sacrificed, and Kashdan coming out of his troubles with a pawn in hand, scored the game on the 64th move. The game between Buerger and Koltanowski was drawn after 41 moves.
The second round games were opened in the evening. Alekhine secured his second win in the tournament, but only after four and a half hours' play, Miss Menchik putting up a steady and careful defence for the greater part of the time. Gradually, however, the champion built up a superior game and a strong concentration of pieces on the King's side enabled him to force a mating position, Miss Menchik resigning on the forty-first move. Milner-Barry beat Tartakower. Winter and Maroczy drew.

Philip Stuart Milner-Barry vs Savielly Tartakower
London (1932), London ENG, rd 2, Feb-02
Caro-Kann Defense: Masi Variation (B10) 1-0

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The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, Wednesday, February 03, 1932

International Chess Play In Its Second Round
Feb 2 (A. P.)-The second round of the international chess tournament was contested today at Central Hall, Westminster. Dr A. Alekhine Of Paris and P. S. Milner-Barry of Oxford were the winners. The summaries:
Sultan Khan, India, vs. Flohr, Czechoslovakia, adjourned.
Menchik, Czechoslovakia, lost to Alekhine, France.
Winter, England, drew with Maroczy, Hungary.
Milner-Barry, England, won from Tartakower, Poland.
Buerger, England, vs. Kashdan, United States, adjourned.
Koltanowski, Belgium, vs. Thomas, England, adjourned.
Alekhine, 2-0, leads, followed by Flohr and Kashdan, each 1-0.

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February 07 1932

Sunday Mirror, London, London, England, Sunday, February 07, 1932

World Champion
This view, of course, applies, to some extent, to most games. Moreover, I have to admit that I enjoyed watching the game between Dr. Alekhine, the world champion, and Mr. Milner Barry. Dr. Alekhine is aided by a cigarette, while Mr. Barry's only ally is a pipe. Dr. Alekhine moves and then goes into a trance, Mr. Barry moves and then goes into hibernation. I watched for half an hour and then went. Overwrought, I should have been led away shouting ribaldries if I had stopped much longer in that deathly silence of concentration.

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February 14 1932

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday, February 14, 1932

The conclusion of the third round of the International Chess Masters' Tournament, now being staged at London, England, found I. Kashdan, young New York master, in a tie for first honors with Dr. Alexander Alekhine, of Paris, world's chess champion. Each had scored three consecutive victories. Kashdan had defeated Milner-Barry and Victor Buerger, both of England, and G. Koltanowski, of Belgium. Dr. Alekhine scored his successes by defeating Mir Sultan Khan, of India; Miss Vera Menchik, woman chess champion, and W. Winter, of England. Twelve players are contesting in the tournament.
In Round 4, Kashdan drew with Tartakower, while Dr. Alekhine defeated Milner-Barry. Also in this round, Flohr, by defeating Winter, tied Kashdan for second position.
In Round 5, Kashdan drew with Alekhine, while Flohr won his game and succeeded in drawing up to a tie with Alekhine for the leadership.

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March 05 1932

Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Saturday, March 05, 1932

The game between S. Flohr and P. S. Milner-Barry in the recent London “Masters” tourney. Flohr had white.

Salomon Flohr vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
London (1932), London ENG, rd 5, Feb-05
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Milner-Barry Variation (E33) 1-0

4. … N-B3
(a) P-B3 considered better.
8. … P-K4
(b) Not good, losing a pawn with no real attack.
14. … P-KN4
(c) A good idea, threatening a winning attack if PxN, by PxB, PxB, Q-R5ch, K-Q, QR-Qch, K-B or B2, P-B6.
21.… QxR
(d) If Q-K4, QxQ. PxQ, RxP and will win.
25. B-Q4
(e) QxB only delays mate by one move.

Milner-Barry won the following in the same tourney, v. the celebrated player Tartakower.

Philip Stuart Milner-Barry vs Savielly Tartakower
London (1932), London ENG, rd 2, Feb-02
Caro-Kann Defense: Masi Variation (B10) 1-0

30. … N-N4
(a) A bad move, shutting in the Bishop.

Mr. Milner Barry was one of Alekhine's eleven opponents when Alekhine played “blindfold” in Cheltenham in 1923. Alekhine won (and nine other games, losing to Mr. Foxwell), but remarked that Mr. Milner-Barry played very strongly, and he found the game the most interesting of the evening. Mr. Milner-Barry had lately won the British Boys' Championship, being the first to hold the title.

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March 06 1932

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, March 06, 1932

An interesting game played in the recent International London Tournament. This is one of the games where P-Q4 was not played for White. The opening, however, would have been of more interest had White continued for his third move P-KB4, a form of the King's Gambit which we believe is stronger for the attack after each player has continued with 2. N-QB3 than if played immediately on White's second move.

Philip Stuart Milner-Barry vs Alexander Alekhine
London (1932), London ENG, rd 4, Feb-04
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1

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April 01 1932

Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Friday, April 01, 1932

TIME LIMIT CHESS COMEDY
PLAYER WHO HESITATED AND LOST
After the fifth round in the Masters' tournament Sultan and Van Den Bosch share the lead. These fine players meet on Saturday in their individual game on which probably the result of the whole contest at Cambridge will depend.
Van Den Bosch who had Alexander as his opponent in a queen's pawn opening secured a superior position in the opening through probably a premature attempt by Alexander to open out the game. The Cambridge man was in fact able to do very little throughout except mark, while the Dutch master repressing skillfully all his efforts to secure freedom worked up a winning, The end came on the twenty-eighth move with Alexander's resignation.

Race Against Time
Comedy had a hand in the ending of a game between Miss Menchik and Milner Barry. Both players were desperately short of time just before the adjournment, the lady champion having to put in something like fourteen moves in less than five minutes while Milner Barry was in a very little better case. Miss Menchik had apparently a losing game but the position or the play hardly mattered. The great thing was to get in the requisite number of moves. As it happened, Milner-Barry made a mistake in the scramble stopped to consider how best to get out of it, hesitated over his moves, and had the mortification of seeing the flag signal on his timing clock fall before the tally was complete. Miss Menchik, winning on time limit had herself only a few seconds in hand.

Vera Menchik vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
Cambridge (1932), rd 5, Mar-26
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Milner-Barry Variation (E33) 1-0

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The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Friday, April 01, 1932

Chess: Tie For Lead at Cambridge
A Brilliant Game From our Chess Correspondent
At the end of the fifth round yesterday in the premier tournament at Cambridge Sultan Khan and J. van den Bosch tied with four points each and a one-point lead over their nearest rivals. Sultan Khan adopted the English opening against T. H. Tylor, but no advantage was gained by either side, and the game was drawn with two rooks, pawns, and bishops of opposite colour.
Van den Bosch played in excellent style against C. H. Alexander from a queen's pawn opening, and with two bishops, a queen, and a rook—an ideal attacking combination—he won a brilliantly played game. Miss Menchik obtained an advantageous opening against P. S. Milner Barry (queen's pawn), and though at one part her opponent was a pawn ahead, she always had as compensation the positional advantage, and won a neat ending. F. D. Yates and Sir G. A. Thomas played another Ruy Lopez, and the game fluctuated a little. Yates missed a fairly easy winning combination after about 40 moves, and later it was agreed to draw. Scores:—Sultan Khan and Van den Bosch 4 each, Alexander 3, Thomas and Yates 2½ each, Miss Menchik 2, Tylor 1½, Milner Barry ½.
In the major A tournament O'Hanlon beat Reid. Golombek drew with Cross, Koltanowski beat Reid, and Fry beat Mackenzie. Leading scores:—Cross and Golombek 3½ each, Koltanowski 3 and one adjourned.
In the major B tournament Carmichael leads with 4½ points.
A finely played game from the third round:—

(a) Avoiding the complications arising from 6. NxN, followed by P-Q4, or 6. P-QB3, and in any event 6. N-B3 is a sound developing move.
(b) This loses time, as will be seen, for black must play according to plan and retain his KB and keep the diagonal for it open.
(c) A fine defensive move, and the only one to keep the position intact. If BxP or B-K3, 16. NxNPch would force a speedy win.
(d) Seizing at once a clear avenue of attack, the open KB file.
(e) Black's sortie on the queen's side has failed, and he cannot play RxNPch, as after QxR his Q is pinned.
(f) Forcing mate: 45.… R-R3; 46. R-N8ch R-N3; 47. Q-B6ch, K-R3; 48. R-R8mate.

Fred Dewhirst Yates (white) vs. Philip Stuart Milner Barry (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 N-B3 5. O-O B-B4 6. N-B3 P-Q3 7. P-KR3 B-Q2 8. P-Q3 N-Q5 9. NxN BxN 10. B-N3 P-QB3 11. N-K2 B-R2 12. N-N3 Q-B2 13. Q-B3 B-K3 14. B-N5 BxB 15. N-B5 N-N 16. RPxB P-KB3 17. B-K3 P-KN3 18. N-N3 K-B2 19. BxB RxB 20. Q-K3 R-R 21. P-KB4 K-N2 22. R-B2 N-K2 23. QR-KB KR-KB 24. P-KR4 P-KR3 25. R-B3 PxP 26. RxP P-Q4 27. Q-B2 Q-Q3 28. P-Q4 Q-K3 29. P-K5 P-KB4 30. P-R5 P-QB4 31. P-QB3 PxQP 32. PxQP QR-B 33. PxP KxP 34. Q-B3 R-B7 35. Q-R5ch K-N2 36. NxPch NxN 37. RxN RxR 38. RxR Q-KN3 39. Q-B3 R-B3 40. R-KB4 P-KR4 41. QxQP K-R3 42. R-B8 Q-N8ch 43. K-R2 R-KN3 44. R-R8ch K-N4 45. Q-B3 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. Nc3 d6 7. h3 Bd7 8. d3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Bb3 c6 11. Ne2 Ba7 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Bg5 Bxb3 15. Nf5 Ng8 16. axb3 f6 17. Be3 g6 18. Ng3 Kf7 19. Bxa7 Rxa7 20. Qe3 Ra8 21. f4 Kg7 22. Rf2 Ne7 23. Rf1 Rhf8 24. h4 h6 25. Rf3 exf4 26. Rxf4 d5 27. Qf2 Qd6 28. d4 Qe6 29. e5 f5 30. h5 c5 31. c3 cxd4 32. cxd4 Rc8 33. hxg6 Kxg6 34. Qf3 Rc2 35. Qh5+ Kg7 36. Nxf5+ Nxf5 37. Rxf5 Rxf5 38. Rxf5 Qg6 39. Qf3 Rc6 40. Rf4 h5 41. Qxd5 Kh6 42. Rf8 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Rg6 44. Rh8+ Kg5 45. Qf3 1-0

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April 03 1932

The Observer, London, Greater London, England, Sunday, April 03, 1932

CAMBRIDGE CHESS CONGRESS.
SULTAN KHAN'S VICTORY.
(By Our Chess Correspondent.)
At the final round on Saturday of the premier tournament, played at the Guildhall, Cambridge, Sultan Khan, by defeating the Dutch International player, J. van den Bosch, won the first prize, and ended the week's tourney with one point lead. The game was admirably played by the Indian champion, who, in an Indian defence to the queen's, opened out from a rather cramped position with an unexpected advance of his queen's side pawns. His style lends itself to the unexpected, especially in pawn moves, and he soon took complete command of the board, and then won a rook and pawn, ending with accurate play.
P S. Milner Barry and C. H. O'D. Alexander had an old-time game, a variety of the king's gambit more popular thirty years ago than nowadays. It proved an exciting encounter, but gradually Alexander's counter-attack began to tell, and he won by a nice mating combination.
Miss Vera Menchik v. Sir G. A. Thomas opened queen's pawn, and was steadily played to a draw. F. D. Yates had a promising position against T. H. Tylor, who chose Philidor's defence when he made a slip which cost a rook and the game.
The final scores were Sultan Khan 5½, C. H. O'D. Alexander and J. H. van den Bosch 4½ each, Sir G. A. Thomas 3½, Miss Menchik, T. H. Tylor, and F. D Yates 3, P. S. Milner Barry 1.
In the seventh round of the Major A Tournament, G. Koltanowski beat R. Cross, H. Golombek beat W. J. Fry, L. C. G. Dewing beat P. Reid, J. J. O'Hanlon drew with A. J. Mackenzie. The result was a tie for first between H. Golombek, the Surrey champion, and G. Koltanowski (Antwerp) with 5½ each. R. Cross was third with 4½, and J. J. O'Hanlon and L. C. G. Dewing tied with 3½.
Major B Tournament was won by E. W. Carmichael with 6½. The second was a tie between E. M. Jellie and Mrs. Stevenson with 5 each.

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July 17 1932

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday, July 17, 1932

SELECTED GAMES.
The following brilliant game was played in the British Chess Federation counties and district correspondence championship. The winner is Captain of his county team and was champion of his county last year.
The score and notes have been clipped from the London, England, Sunday Observer.

(a) This formation is the solid Berlin variation.
(b) A break-up, promising lively play.
(c) The usual line is QxP Castles, 12. BxPch K-R1, 13. Q-R8, Kt-Kt1, with advantage.
(d) Variations are: K-K, when White can play; Q-B7ch K-Q2, 14. QxB, with good chances; K-K3, 13. Q-N4ch and mates in two moves; K-N1 or 3, 13. Q-B7 ch K-R2, 14. R-B6 Kt-B4 (forced), 15. Q-Kt6ch K-N, 16. Q-B7ch and draws. Black is, of course, justified in trying for a win with the text.
(e) Best, to keep the KP for advance.
(f) Making room for his K, and preparing a reasonable line of development. He did not like 15. Q-R5ch, K-B, 16. P-B6 NxP, 17. P-K5; while 15. K-N1 would be something of a blockade.
(g) The first of some fine P moves.
(h) Very deep. If QxQP, 22. P-B6ch BxP; 23. B-B5ch K-K3 (NxB, 24. QxBch K-Q2, 25. QR-Q N-Q6, 26. RxN! or 23. K-B2. 24. N-N5ch and wins the Q) 24. QR-Q Q-B3, 25. Q-B5ch K-B2, 26. RxNch and wins. Or 22. NxP, 23. B-Nch K-B2, 24. Q-R5ch K-K3 (K-N), 25. NxNch BxN, 26. Q-N6ch etc.), 25. RxNch BxR, 26. Q-B5ch, etc.
(i) If NxQP, 25. P-B6ch BxP, 28. NxB NxN, 27. QxN. If QxP, 25. PxP QxN, 26. RxPch K-B, 27. QxQ NxQ, 28. RxN PxP, 29. BxP. White, for choice, with a free position and two united passed P's.
(j) Compare this and its sequel to moves 19 and 20.
(k) If PQ, 31. RxRch K-N2 (K-K2, 32. R-B7ch KxR, 33. P-Q mate), 32. RxR QxP, 33. R (R8)-QB8 Q-Q4, 34. R(B)-B7ch, and will win.
(1) Black has so far avoided every trap, and still plays to win.
(m) The obvious move, B-KN4, leads to 33. Q-K5! BxBch, 34. K-R R-R2 (forced; if Q-N2, 35. P-B6 Q-KB2, 36. R-B7 Q-K, 37. Q-K7 ch!), 35. Q-B6ch K-K, 36. Q-K6ch, and draws.
(n) I suggest B-N4, 34. Q-K5 K-K2 as a strong line.
(o) Threatening 36. Q-R7ch R-N2, 37. RxRch BxR, 38. P-B6 KxP, 39. B-Q4ch K-K3, 40. Q-N6ch, etc. There is no good defense.
(p) One of the most remarkable games I have ever seen. The variations are endless.

Charles William Fallows (white) vs. Philip Stuart Milner Barry (black)
King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein Gambit

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 PxP 3. N-KB3 P-KN4 4. B-B4 B-N2 5. O-O P-Q3 6. P-Q4 P-KR3 7. P-B3 N-K2 8. P-KN3 P-N5 9. N-R4 P-B6 10. NxP PxN 11. BxPch KxB 12. QxPch B-B4 13. P-KN4 N-Q2 14. NPxB N-QB3 15. Q-R5ch K-K2 16. B-K3 Q-K 17. Q-B3 Q-B2 18. N-Q2 QR-K 19. P-K5 PxP 20. P-Q5 N-Q 21. N-K4 P-N3 22. P-B4 N-N2 23. QR-B N-B3 24. P-B5! K-B 25. P-N4 NxN 26. QxN B-B3 27. KR-Q R-Q 28. P-Q6 PxP 29. P-B6 P-Q4 30. PxN! QxP 31. Q-B3 P-K5 32. Q-B4! R-KNch 33. K-R R-Q2 34. QxPch K-B2 35. R-KN RxRch 36. RxR 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. 0-0 d6 6. d4 h6 7. c3 Ne7 8. g3 g4 9. Nh4 f3 10. Nxf3 gxf3 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Qxf3+ Bf5 13. g4 Nd7 14. gxf5 Nc6 15. Qh5+ Ke7 16. Be3 Qe8 17. Qf3 Qf7 18. Nd2 Re8 19. e5 dxe5 20. d5 Nd8 21. Ne4 b6 22. c4 Nb7 23. Rc1 Nf6 24. c5! Kf8 25. b4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Bf6 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. d6 cxd6 29. c6 d5 30. cxb7! Qxb7 31. Qf3 e4 32. Qf4! Rg8+ 33. Kh1 Rd7 34. Qxh6+ Kf7 35. Rg1 Rxg1+ 36. Rxg1 1-0

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October 1946

Players at the 1946 British Championships in Nottingham.
Back (from left to right): Gabriel Wood, Reginald Broadbent, Philip Milner-Barry, Andrew RB Thomas, Baruch H Wood.
Front (from left to right): Bob Wade, Frank Parr, William Winter, Robert Combe, Hugh Alexander, Harry Golombek, Gerald Abrahams.

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January 03 1931

Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Saturday, January 03, 1931

Mr. Milner-Barry, who while of Cheltenham College won the British Boys' Championship, lost the following fine game recently to Mr. W. A. Hooper, who was playing for Suffolk, at top board, against Cambridgeshire.

And Black mates in two or three more moves, according to White's play.

Philip Stuart Milner Barry (white) vs. W. A. Hooper (black)
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, First Jaenisch Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 PxP 3. B-B4 Q-R5ch 4. K-B N-KB3 5. N-KB3 Q-R4 6. N-B3 P-Q4 7. NxP NxN 8. BxN P-QB3 9. B-B4 B-KN5 10. P-Q4 P-KN4 11. Q-Q3 N-Q2 12. P-QN4 BxN 13. PxB O-O-O 14. Q-N3 N-K4 15. PxN BxP 16. K-N2 P-N5 17. QBxP Q-R6ch 18. K-B2 B-B4ch 19. K-K PxP 20. R-KB Q-R5ch 21. R-B2 QxRmate 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Nf6 5. Nf3 Qh5 6. Nc3 d5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxd5 c6 9. Bc4 Bg4 10. d4 g5 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. b4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 0-0-0 14. Qb3 Ne5 15. dxe5 Bxb4 16. Kg2 g4 17. Bxf7 Qh3+ 18. Kf2 Bc5+ 19. Ke1 gxf3 20. Rf1 Qh4+ 21. Rf2 Qxf2# 0-1

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August 13 1931

Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Thursday, August 13, 1931

CHESS TOURNEY.
Birmingham Player's Fine Performance.
In the third round of the chess congress at Worcester yesterday Sultan Khan consolidated his position at the head of the score by beating Gibson in a very interesting game.
Sultan evolved a very deep pawn sacrifice, which many people thought to be a mistake, but which proved to yield a quick win.
Milner Barry beat Sergeant, Michel, beat Tylor, Yates drew with Spencer; and Thomas beat Morrison.
The young Birmingham player: Alexander, put up another good performance in drawing with Winter.
In the women's championship Miss Hooke beat Miss Andrews, Mrs. Houlding beat Miss Crum, Mrs. Michell beat Miss Hutchinson Stirling, Miss Wheelwright beat Mrs. Stevenson, Miss Abraham beat Miss Harrison, and Mrs. Brockett beat Miss Eveling.

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August 14 1931

Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Friday, August 14, 1931

CHESS CONGRESS
SULTAN STILL WINNING
Sultan scored his fourth successive win in the British Championship tournament at Worcester yesterday. Milner Barry with whom he has paired has a fondness for brilliancy and thought no doubt there would be as good a chance of success with a rapid attack as in any other way. Accordingly the young Cambridge player opened a slashing onset as early as possible, indifferent to losses of pawns, and so on.
However the Indian master is not to be rattled by tactics of this kind and with cool defence he came out of all danger with so crushing a superiority that Milner Barry resigned on the twenty-seventh move.

Mir Sultan Khan vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
British Championship (1931), Worcester ENG, rd 4, Aug-13
Queen Pawn Game: Colle System. Anti-Colle (D04) 1-0

A game in the same round between Tylor and Alexander was full of interesting points the attack passing from side to side and both players were disappointed when an obviously drawn position occurred after 36 moves.
Winter and Gibson played out a lively game from the English opening to an end game with rooks and pawns which was abandoned as a draw on the thirty-seventh move.
Yates beat Tylor in their adjourned game from the second round Tylor lost a thrilling game with Michell from the third round. Sultan leads with 4, Winter and Sir George Thomas being 2½, and Yates and Milner Barry 2.
Mrs. Stevenson, the lady champion, defeated Miss Harrison in 54 moves. So far the lead in the ladies’ championship tourney is with Mrs. Wheelwright, who has won all her 4 games.
In the major open tournament, Jackson, who has been playing sturdy chess, drew with Seitz and now leads with a score of 3½. Miss Menchik who beat Golombek is 3.

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August 21 1931

Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Friday, August 21, 1931

CHESS CHAMPION
YATES'S SIXTH VICTORY
The British Chess Championship Tournament which has been in progress at Worcester during the past fortnight was yesterday won by F. D. Yates of London whose score of 8 points with one round still to play cannot be reached by any other competitor. This is Yates's sixth championship.
The other leading scores are:—Sultan (the holder), Sir George Thomas and Winter 6½, Spencer 6. Sultan's last opponent is Yates. Sir George Thomas has to meet Gibson and Winter meets Morrison.
Yates beat Sergeant yesterday in their tenth round game. He had the upper hand throughout in a French defence and won by force on the 36th move.
Sultan, who played Morrison, was in some difficulty early owing to a mistake in the opening, by which he lost a pawn with practically no compensation. However, the Indian master skillfully worked up an attack, and Morrison, falling into a well-prepared trap, resigned on the 37th move.
Sir George Thomas and Tylor drew in 30 moves and Gibson beat Alexander, the latter's favourite Evans' gambit attack, coming to a standstill after 18 moves, with heavy loss in material. Michell won a pawn against Milner Barry early in the opening, but something went wrong later, and Milner Barry carried through a terrific attack in 24 moves. Sir George Thomas beat Alexander in their adjourned game from the ninth round.
Winter appeared to have some advantage in a complicated game with Spencer, but the Liverpool player defended well, and after some critical play forced a draw.

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December 27 1931

The Observer, London, Greater London, England, Sunday, December 27, 1931

The winner of the next game had the extraordinary experience of bringing off the same trap against two opponents within a few weeks.

(a) A gambit, which neither of his opponents cared to accept.
(b) This loses the game.
(c) If QxN, of course QxP. Or N-R3, N-Q6ch, etc. Mr. Winter, who was the victim in the other game, resigned at this stage.
(d) Or N-K2, 15. B-R3 R-K1 (QN-B3, P-Q6_, 16. BxNR xB, 17. RxRch KxR, 18. N-B7.
(e) Mr. Milner-Barry has patented his trap.

Philip Stuart Milner-Barry (white) vs. Arthur Hereford Wykeham George (black)
Caro-Kann Defense: Rasa-Studier Gambit

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-QB3 2. P-Q4 P-Q4 3. N-QB3 PxP 4. P-B3 P-K3 5. PxP P-QB4 6. N-B3 PxP 7. NxP B-N5 8. B-QN5ch B-Q2 9. O-O BxN 10. PxB BxB 11. NxB Q-N3ch 12. Q-Q4! QxQch 13. PxQ K-Q2 14. RxPch K-B3 15. N-B7 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 e6 5. fxe4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. 0-0 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Qb6+ 12. Qd4! Qxd4+ 13. cxd4 Kd7 14. Rxf7+ Kc6 15. Nc7 1-0

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April 12 1961

The Birmingham Post, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Wednesday, April 12, 1961

Chess Notes: An Age Range of 84 Years!
By B. H. Wood
BOGNOR REGIS Congress has attracted the record number of 387 entrants in this, its ninth year.
The oldest entrant of all is a Midlander, 92-year-old G. A. Peck of Rugby. The youngest is eight-year-old Linda Bott, of Streatham, daughter of a school teacher, a strong but not first-class chess player himself who has written two best-selling books on chess for children.
For the international tournament, held in memory of the late R. H. S. Stevenson, last year's co-winners Alberic O'Kelly de Galway (Belgium) and Klaus Darga, from Berlin, have re-entered. Two other Bognor Regis competitors of many years ago are back; another Berliner, H. Lehmann and E. Martinowski, from Yugoslavia.
I. Branicki, a Polish emigre living in Amsterdam, and K. Grivainis complete the list of foreign entrants. Grivainis, a pleasant-spoken Latvian, established himself, soon after arriving in South Africa a few years ago, as one of the strongest players in the country; but in view of the political situation there, he has decided to start a new life, for the third time, here in England. He is an engineer so may yet join chess circles in Birmingham.

Midland Competitors
Whereas the foreign contingent is thus a shade weaker than in previous years, the home contingent is unusually strong.
P. S. Milner-Barry has emerged from his chrysalis of semi-retirement and won a beautiful game in 13 moves in round one.
Sutton Coldfield Chess Club has three representatives, O. M. Hindle, my son Christopher, and myself. Christopher has by the luck of the draw, had to take on K. M. Oliff, a former British boy champion; K. Darga (!) and Leonard Barden in the first four rounds. To score 1½ points from these three games and beat O. W. Wheeler in round four, was an auspicious first start in this event.
The old Birmingham Chess Club captain, H. G. T. Matchett, has wrecked promising games by terrible oversights. I glanced at the position he reached at one stage against R. E. James (Banstead) and registered it mentally as a certain win. Twenty minutes later I came back and it had become a certain loss!

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The Birmingham Post, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Wednesday, April 12, 1961

Belgian Ahead by Half-point
The first result from the top boards at Bognor Regis yesterday was a brilliant win by R. G. Wade, an international Master, formerly of New Zealand, who now lives at Ilford over 19-year-old Derek Thomson (Glasgow University).
Wade found a brilliant combination to win on the 29th move. This gives him five and a half points from seven games. Thomson has four and a half.
Earlier, P. S. Milner-Barry had resigned his sixth-round game against Count O'Kelly de Galway, the Belgian Grand Master. This took O'Kelly's score up to five and a half.
In the seventh round, however, Milner-Barry beat Christopher Wood after a keen struggle. The end game enabled him to win, after four and a half hours, on the 40th move.

Attack Sustained
Dr. H. Lehmann (West Germany) launched a vicious attack against James Howson (Romford) and won on the 36th move.
Milner-Barry and Lehmann now have five points each from seven games.
There is every prospect of a thrilling finish to the game between B. H. Wood and O'Kelly. At the adjournment Wood had a slight advantage. The game is to be resumed to-day.
Leading positions are: Five and a half points, O Kelly, with one adjourned game; Wade, Darga (one adjourned), P. S. Milner-Barry, D. E. Lloyd (London), 5; B. H. Wood (one adjourned). L. Barden (one adjourned), Thomson, R. A. Fuller (Ilford), R. W. Northage (Bath) and A. Mazitis (London), 4½.

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January 06 1935

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sunday, January 06, 1935

“It's Your Move” By W. H. Steckel

First Round
Two of the outstanding figures met in the first round of the international chess tournament as the annual congress of the Hastings and St. Leonard's Chess Club got under way. Jose R. Capablanca, of Havana, former world champion, faced Dr. Max Euwe, of Amsterdam, and the result was a draw in 28 moves.
Dr. Euwe selected the queen's pawn opening and play followed the orthodox lines, which gave neither player opportunity for attack. The Dutch expert will be the next one to play for the world title with Dr. Alexander Alekhine, of Paris.
Only one other game was concluded in the first session, and this was won by Sir George Thomas, of London, from O. W. Norman, of Hastings, in 32 moves. Norman, with the black pieces, resorted to the Sicilian defense, but was outplayed in the ending. Three of the five games were adjourned.
Of Outstanding interest was the meeting at the fifth table between Salo Flohr, of Czechoslovakia, winner of the annual event for the last three years, and M. Botwinnik, the young Russian master. This, too, was a queen's pawn opening. The opponents were well matched and finally drifted into an even ending, with bishops of opposite colors on the board.
Miss Vera Menchik, of Czechoslovakia, the world's woman champion, had a black side of a Reti opening and reached a rook and pawn ending with R. P. Michell, of England. This game was adjourned after 42 moves.
A similar ending was reached by P. S. Milner-Barry, of England, and A. Lilienthal, of Hungary, who adopted the French defense. This game too, lasted 42 moves. Honors were even.

Second Round
Meeting Capablanca in the second round, Thomas gained his second consecutive victory. The English baronet was at his best on the black side of a queen's pawn opening and was quick to seize his opportunity when the Cuban miscalculated in a complicated combination. Capablanca lost two minor pieces for a rook, and although left with a fighting chance was forced to resign alter fifty-three moves.
Dr. Euwe, adopting a Caro-Kann defense against M. Botwinnik, scored a notable victory by out-maneuvering his opponent in a finely conducted ending which went to fifty-six moves. R. P. Michell won from P. S. Milner-Barry, in the shortest game after twenty-nine moves. Milner-Barry selected the Petroff defense, but it availed him nothing against his adversary's accurate play.
Miss Vera Menchik drew the black side of queen's pawn opening against G. M. Norman in forty-eight moves. Another draw, in fifty-three moves-resulted from the encounter between Flohr and Lilienthal, the latter playing the black forces in a queen's pawn opening.
The three adjourned games from the first round were also played off and were drawn. The pairings in these games were Milner-Barry vs. Lilienthal, forty-three moves; Flohr vs. Botwinnik, forty-two moves.

Third Round
The excellent form display by Thomas as in the earlier rounds which enabled him to win from Capablanca, stood by him when pitted against M. Botwinnik, of Moscow, in the third round. The game required two sittings and at the close of the second the baronet had placed his third consecutive victory to his credit. Botvinnik, who adopted the Sicilian defense, resigned after sixty moves. At the time of adjournment the position was even, but Sir George outplayed the Russian in a nicely calculated ending.
Capablanca, playing the black pieces in a queen's gambit declined, was paired with Miss Vera Menchik, and scored his first victory in fifty-five moves. Lilienthal, defeated Michell in a queen's pawn opening lasting thirty-nine moves, and Milner-Barry won from Norman in a Sicilian defense which went to twenty-eight moves. Much interest was displayed in the meeting between Euwe and Flohr, both winners of earlier tournaments at Hastings. The latter accepted the queen's gambit and drew in twenty-seven moves.

Fourth Round
The success of the Dutch player enabled him to tie Thomas for first place. Dr. Euwe adopted the queen's pawn opening and, making the most of a slight error in judgment by Thomas, scored in twenty-six moves.
Capablanca and Flohr won their games and tied for second place. The former had two sessions with Milner-Barry, who defended a queen's gambit offered by Capablanca. The Cuban had a pawn plus at the time for adjournment and turned this to his advantage in fifty-one moves in the later sitting. Flohr had the black side of a queen's pawn opening with Michell, who was forced to resign after twenty-four moves.
Miss Vera Menchik enabled Botvinnik to score his first victory in twenty-five moves. Miss Menchik played black in a queen's pawn opening. The longest game was a queen's gambit declined, played between Norman and Lilienthal, which lasted over two sittings and went to sixty-nine moves. Play was then adjourned for a second time, the position being most difficult, although favorable to Lilienthal. The Hungarian has two knights to the good, without any pawns, an ending which ordinarily can result only in a draw.

Fifth Round
Another setback for Capablanca, who lost to Lilienthal, marked the fifth round. A draw obtained by Miss Vera Menchik against Euwe, was another outstanding incident. Euwe and Lilienthal finished the day in the lead, each with 3½ points to his credit. Thomas failed to finish his game and for the time being remains in third place.
Capablanca, on the black side of a queen's pawn opening, was taken by surprise when Lilienthal played brilliantly and offer the sacrifice of his queen. The Cuban could find no satisfactory defense and resigned after twenty-six moves. Favored at the start to win first prize, Capablanca is now tied for fifth place.
Miss Menchik played an exceptionally steady game against Dr. Euwe, who had the black pieces in a queen's gambit declined. Honors were even throughout the first sitting and remained so when play was resumed and a draw was agreed upon after fifty-six moves. Michell won the shortest game of the round, another queen's gambit declined, from Norman in twenty-one moves.
Botwinnik adopted the French defense against Milner-Barry and won in fifty-four moves. Flohr could make no headway against Thomas in a queen's pawn opening and the game, lasting throughout both sessions, was adjourned after, sixty-eight moves. Each player had a queen, a bishop and four pawns.
The adjourned game between Norman and Lilienthal from the fourth round was played to a finish and resulted in a draw after eighty-two moves.

Sixth Round
At the close of the sixth round Euwe was tied for first place with Thomas. Both won their games. Euwe defeated Milner-Barry in an English opening after thirty-four moves while the baronet scored at the expense of Miss Vera Menchik, who lost an Indian defense in fifty-six moves.
In addition Thomas succeeded in drawing a hard-fought game with Flohr, adjourned from the fifth round, in seventy-two moves. Flohr also won his game with Norman in twenty-two moves. The Czech player also resorted to the English opening.
Flohr is now bracketed with Lilienthal at 4-2, half a point below the two leaders. The Hungarian drew with an Indian defense against Botvinnik in thirty-five moves. Capablanca is now fifth, thanks to a victory over Michell in a queen's gambit declined, lasting thirty-six moves.
The standing end of sixth round follows:

Player        W.       L.
Euwe          4½       1½
Thomas        4½       1½
Flohr         4        2
Lilienthal    4        2
Capablanca    3½       2
Botvinnik     3        3
Michell       2½       3½
Barry         1½       4½
Menchik       1½       4½
Norman        1        5

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April 15 1936

The 1936 Margate International commenced play on April 15th, featuring José Raul Capablanca taking on Philip Stuart Milner-Barry in the opening match. Ultimately Salo Flohr won the tournament with the former world champion placing second.

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Jose Raul Capablanca of Cuba, April 15, 1936, deep in thought during his chess game with Philip Stuart Milner Barry of England during the Easter International Chess Congress, Margate, England. Original b/w photo via Bettmann. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/jose-raul-capablanca.html Jose Raul Capablanca vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry Margate (1936), Margate ENG, rd 1, Apr-15 English Opening: King's English Variation. Closed System (A25) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1328990 https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/capablanca-deep-in-thought-during-his-chess-game-with-p-s-news-photo/515959418

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January 03 1939

Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Tuesday, January 03, 1939

CHESS CONGRESS
LANDAU AND SZABO LEADING
EUWE HARD ON THEIR HEELS
From A Special Correspondent
Hastings, Monday.—As the result of to-day's play in the premier tournament Landau and Szabo maintain their equal position at the head of the score list, closely followed by Dr. Euwe, who, though he won his game with Tylor by fine play, still remains half a point below the leaders.
The pairing and openings in the fifth round were:—Tylor v. Euwe, queen's pawn; Landau v. Klein, queen's pawn; Sir George Thomas v. Milner-Barry, bishop's opening; Pirc v. Golombek, Zukertort's opening; Sergeant v. Szabo, Sicilian defence.
Klein adopted against Landau a well-known defence in the queen's pawn opening, which white's queen's side development is sorely hampered, but at the cost of a scattered pawn position which may afford holes in his own game for the intrusion of hostile pieces. After a few moves, however, Landau got his bishops well posted for a raking king's side attack, and by a temporary sacrifice was able to pick up a valuable pawn, seriously weakening Klein's defence. Some very critical play followed, with the heavy pieces on both sides in free action, Klein having now a dangerous looking passed pawn on the queen's side, but Landau was able to force exchanges and come out with queen and three pawns to queen and one pawn, winning on the 43rd move.

Unhappy Time For Golombek
Golombek had an unhappy time against Pirc after the loss of the exchange by an oversight as early as the 11th move. Left with a lifeless game, he could do little more than watch his opponent's preparations for a king's side attack, and on the 21st move he gave up a hopeless task.
The game between Sir Thomas and Milner-Barry was of an unusual character. Sir George adopted a form of king's pawn opening once rather popular but rarely seen nowadays, and on the 4th move he sacrificed a bishop for black king's bishop's pawn. With a check under the pression it is understood that the piece could be recovered immediately. With advantage to white, the piece was, in fact, regained after a few moves, and Milner-Barry's king had been prevented from castling, but in effect Sir George Thomas had forced on his opponent so rapid a development as to make his own position untenable, Milner-Barry winning by strong play on the 31st move.
Tylor's opening with Euwe was one of steady development on both sides with nothing risked and small scope for original play. At length the ex-champion managed to get to work strongly along the queen's bishops' file with doubled rooks, aided by a useful knight, and the breaking-up of the queen's side positions led to an ending with rooks and pawns favourable to Euwe, who won on the forty-fifth move.
In the Sicilian defence between Sergeant and Szabo, an indifferent twenty-second move allowed the young player to snatch a rook's pawn. Worse followed a few moves later when Sergeant overlooked a pawn move, the result of which was the gain of a clear piece by Szabo. Sergeant resigned on the thirty-second move.
After five completed rounds the scores stand: Landau and Szabo 4, Euwe 3½, Pirc 3, Milner-Barry 2½, Sir George Thomas, Klein, and Golombek 2, Tylor and Sergeant 1.
In the premier reserves (section A) Konig and Luckis are 3½, Mieses 3, Scheltinga and List 2½. In section B Ritson-Morry, Perlmutter, Fuster, and A. R. B. Thomas have each scored 3½, but Ritson-Morry and Perlmutter have each an adjourned game in hand. The leaders in section C are Richardson 4, Kirk, Hammond, and Illingworth 3½.

Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Tuesday, January 03, 1939

CHESS MASTERS RELAX AT CHESS
A number of the masters taking part in the Hastings Chess Congress yesterday took the afternoon off, but for their relaxation they played—chess. Only two players were left in the tournament room, and one of the organisers told a reporter, “the others are up to schedule with their games and probably need a little relaxation.”
But at the hotels where the masters are staying they were refreshing their tired minds at chessboards. It is chess and nothing but chess in the champion's day. “A skittle-game freshens one's mind,” commented one of the players. He was referring to the type of game in which the tournament degree of concentration is not necessary.

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April 18 1939

The Birmingham Post, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Tuesday, April 18, 1939

CHESS CONGRESS AT MARGATE
WOMAN CHAMPION DEFEATED BY CAPABLANCA
WHEATCROFT'S CLEVER ATTACK FAILS
(From Our Chess Correspondent)
In the fifth round of the Premier tournament at the International Chess Congress at Margate yesterday, a lucky win to Keres kept him in the first place, along with three others.
The pairing, openings and results were: Sergeant v. Sir George Thomas (French defence), drawn; Flohr v. Najdorf (Queen's Pawn, Slav defence), Flohr won; Capablanca v. Miss Menchik (Queen's Pawn), Capablanca won; Wheatcroft v. Keres (Falkbeer counter Gambit), Keres won; Golombek v, Milner- Barry (Queen's Pawn, Catalan), Milner-Barry won.
Sir George Thomas's game ran on orthodox lines, and a draw was reached in twenty-seven moves. Flohr had winning chances in a close ending, but a sudden blunder by Najdorf lost a piece. Tarrasch's Defence was adopted by the woman champion, and the usual isolated queen's pawn was eventually taken by Capablanca, who won the ending in forty-seven moves. Wheatcroft worked up a clever attack and should have won an excellent and notable victory, but choosing the wrong line he let Keres wriggle out of his dangerous position, and the Estonian was left with an easily-won bishop and pawns ending. Golombek pushed too far an endeavor to win a pawn in a four rooks ending, and got his king caught in a mating trap.
Scores: Capablanca, Flohr, Keres and Thomas, 3½ each; Sergeant, 3; Milner-Barry, 2½; Golombek and Najdorf, 2 each; Miss Menchik, 1½; and Wheatcroft, 1; out of six.

The Birmingham Post, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Tuesday, April 18, 1939

THE MARGATE CONGRESS
In another column will be found a report of the fifth round of the Premier tournament played yesterday, and the scores to date of this and the three sections of the Premier Reserves. The pairing for to-day's sixth round is:—Miss V. Menchik v. Sir G. Thomas, Sergeant v. Flohr, Najdorf v. Wheatcroft, Milner-Barry v. Capablanca, and Golombek v. Keres.
The change from the Grand Hotel to the Norfolk Hotel means that one large hall for the whole has given way to a suite of rooms, but all the appointments are excellent and the games proceed with facility and comfort. At the reception and social on Saturday afternoon the speakers were Mr. J. Spedan Lewis, Sir E. Graham Little and Professor H. J. R. Murray, who was H.M. Inspector of Schools in Birmingham for a period of years and is the foremost authority on the history of chess. Once again he had to deal with the wild statements that appear periodically in the general Press as to chess being “thousands of years old.” A more or less definite origin is to be found about the year A.D. 470, but not earlier.

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August 23 1939

Baruch H. Wood, Philip Stuart Milner-Barry, Harry Golombek, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Sir George Thomas, Vera Menchik, who won the women's world championship contested concurrently with the Olympiad with 17 wins and 2 draws. Despite qualifying for the top final, England withdrew after their preliminary group owing to the start of the war.

Original b/w photo by the Evening Standard. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/conel-hugh-odonel-alexander.html

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The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Wednesday, August 23, 1939

CHESS OLYMPIAD
To-day's Opening at Buenos Ayres
From a Chess Correspondent
Buenos Ayres, August.
The tenth Chess Olympiad starts here on August 23. The Chess Olympiads have a short history. At the first, held in Paris in 1924, eighteen countries were represented by 54 players. There were elimination tournaments in sections followed by a final section, which the late Latvian master Armando Mattison won, his countryman F. Apshenieks being second. Mattison won the so-called Amateur World's Championship. There was no actual team tournament, but on a count of the points of the players of each country Czechoslovakia finished first, Hungary second, Switzerland third, and Argentina fourth.
The second Chess Olympiad was played at London in 1927; it was the first real team tournament and the first tourney played for the challenge cup presented by Mr. F. G. Hamilton Russell. Sixteen countries competed; Hungary came first, Denmark second, and the British Chess Federation third. The third olympiad was held at the Hague in 1928; Hungary again came first and the United States and Poland came second and third among the 17 competing countries. In the individual tournament Dr. Euwe won the World Amateur Championship. The results of the remaining olympiads may be tabulated—

   Tournament     Countries  Winners (first 3rd place).
4. Hamburg, 1930       18    Poland, Hungary, Germany
5. Prague, 1931        19    U.S., Poland, Czecho-Slovakia
6. Folkestone, 1933    16    U.S., Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary & Poland
7. Warsaw, 1935        20    U.S., Sweden, Poland
8. Munich, 1936        21    Hungary, Poland, Germany (An “unofficial” olympiad.)
9. Stockholm, 1939     19    U.S., Hungary, Poland

This year's olympiad has the record number of 27 competing nations and no less than £25,000 estimated expenses. The teams on their way to Argentina represent Bolivia, Brazil, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala. Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Bohemia-Moravia, Sweden, and Uruguay. Including Argentina, this makes a total of 27.
On paper Argentina, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Sweden should nave the best chances. Unfortunately the United States is not defending the title.
The teams will play in three groups of seven and one group of six. The four best teams of each section will play in the final for the Hamilton Russell Cup and the remaining 11 teams for the “Copa Argentina,” presented by Dr. Ortiz. President of the Argentine Republic.
The British team consists of C. H. O.'D. Alexander (champion), Sir George Thomas (captain), P. S. Milner-Barry, H. Golombek, and B. H. Wood. Sir George Thomas has already arrived, and also Mr. T. H. Acton, of London, the delegate of the British Chess Federation for the meeting of the International Federation on September 13 and 14.
Simultaneously with the team tournament there is an international ladies' tournament. Miss Vera Menchik (Mrs. Stevenson) is defending her world's title, playing for the first time as British subject, and should keep it. Apart from Miss Menchik, probably Miss Milda Lauberte (Latvia), Miss N. May Karff (U.S.), and Miss Sonja Graf (London) have the best chances.

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