AJanuary 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
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.
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.
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.
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
