Tunbridge Wells 1908 (1)




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Atkins, Henry    2497 (43) 8 / 11 
Ward, William    2381 (34) 6.5 / 11 
Blackburne, Joseph    2408 (38) 6 / 11 
Gunsberg, Isidor    2369 (51) 6 / 11 
Lee, Francis    2343 (43) 6 / 11 
Palmer, Wilfred    2322 (42) 6 / 11 
Michell, Reginald    2353 (39) 5.5 / 11 
Sergeant, Edward    2276 (34) 5.5 / 11 
Shoosmith, Hector    2356 (42) 5 / 11 
Mackenzie, Arthur    2258 (39) 4.5 / 11 
Blake, Joseph    2322 (36) 4 / 11 
Lean, Richard    2113 (64) 3 / 11 
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 5th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship
Place: Tunbridge Wells
Start date: 10 Aug. 1908
End date: 22 Aug. 1908
 
Notes:
Gaige and Di Felice say this was the 5th British Chess Federation Tournament; Feenstra Kuiper, in Hundert Jahre Schachturniere (p.73), says it was the 9th, but corrects it in Hundert Jahre Schachzweikämpfe (p.102) to the 5th.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 112
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 73
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 102
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables II, page 310
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 305
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 467
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 250, 326
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 28, no. 9, Sep. 1908, page 372
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: 5th British Championship]

Tournament information updated: 30 Dec. 2020