Special Britbase updates from the 1930s

[Gerard Killoran]

Exciting News, not just a complete Reshevsky game -and the finish to another - but new games from Vera Menchik and Sultan Khan.

[Event "BCF-ch 25th Major Open"] [Site "Whiteleys, London"] [Date "1932.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Menchik, Vera"] [Black "Jacobs, Herbert Levi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A92"] [Opening "Dutch: stonewall variation"] 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d5 7. Qc2 c6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. Ne5 Be8 11. f3 Nf6 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Rae1 Bg6 15. c5 Bc7 16. b4 Nh5 17. f4 Nhf6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. e3 Bf5 22. Qe2 Qd7 23. Bd4 Bd8 24. g4 Bg6 25. Kh1 Be7 26. Rb1 a6 27. Bh3 Rae8 28. a4 Rc8 29. Rb2 h5 30. gxh5 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Rg1 Kh7 33. Qg4 Qd8 34. Qxg7# {Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Tuesday 13 September 1932 p.2} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Prem Reserves 1932/33"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1933.01.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Hunnam, Harold Alexander"] [Black "Sapira, Emmanuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine's defence"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Bc4 Nb6 4. Bb3 c5 5. c3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. d4 e5 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. Bf4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 f6 13. Nd2 Be7 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Be3 Nd8 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Bf5 Ra8 20. Qxc4 Qc5 21. O-O-O Qxc4 22. Nxc4 b5 23. Bd7+ Kf8 24. Bxb5 Rxa2 25. Kb1 Ra8 26. Nb6 Ra5 27. Rd5 Bf6 28. b4 Ra7 29. Nd7+ Ke7 30. Rhd1 Nf7 31. Nc5 b6 32. Rd7+ Rxd7 33. Rxd7+ Ke8 34. Ne6 {Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Tuesday 28 February 1933 p.12} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 28th Major Open"] [Site "Great Yarmouth"] [Date "1935.07.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"] [Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D45"] [Opening "QGD: semi-Slav (5...Nd7)"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. a3 Be7 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Qd1 Qb6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Nd4 e5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bb1 g6 20. Ng3 Nb3 21. Rcd1 Bxa3 22. Bc1 Bb4 23. Ba2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Ba5 26. Qd1 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Rxc3 28. bxc3 Qc6 29. f3 Qxc3 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Nf1 Qa3 32. Qc7 Qxa2 33. Qxb7 Qe6 {Liverpool Daily Post - Thursday 11 July 1935 p.10} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 28th Major Open"] [Site "Great Yarmouth"] [Date "1935.07.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Wood, Baruch Harold"] [Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E67"] [Opening "King's Indian: fianchetto (with...Nd7)"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Ne5 11. b3 Bg4 12. Qc2 c5 13. Nde2 Nf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bxf3 15. Bg5 Re5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nf4 g5 18. Nfd5 Qh6 19. Re3 g4 20. Nf4 Ree8 21. Rae1 Bd4 22. Ncd5 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Qg7 24. Kf1 Re5 25. Qd2 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Nh5 Qa1+ 28. Ke2 Bxd5 {Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 17 July 1935 p.13} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 28th"] [Site "Great Yarmouth"] [Date "1935.07.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"] [Black "Cross, Rupert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D56/01"] [Opening "QGD: Lasker defence, Teichmann variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Rfe1 c5 15. e4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 17. Qg3 Nf6 18. e5 Ne4 19. Qe3 Rac8 20. b3 a6 21. a4 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rc7 23. h3 Nc5 24. Rd2 Nd7 25. Red1 Qc5 26. Nc2 Qe7 27. Qe2 Rcc8 28. Kh1 Nc5 29. Nd4 Rc7 30. Nf5 {Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 17 July 1935 p.13} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 26th "] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1933.07.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Golombek, Harry"] [Black "Sultan Khan, Mir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann: exchange, Rubinstein variation"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 Nh5 9. Bg3 O-O 10. O-O Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 f6 14. b4 e5 15. b5 Ne7 16. Be2 Bg4 17. Rfe1 e4 18. Nh2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 f5 20. Nhf1 Bh6 21. Nb3 b6 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Nc8 24. Ra4 Nd6 25. Rb4 g5 26. Nd2 Rac8 27. Re1 Rc7 28. Rc1 Rfc8 29. Ra1 Kf7 30. Kf2 Kg6 31. Ke2 h5 32. Rc1 Kf6 33. Rh1 Kg6 34. Rc1 h4 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Rh1 Kg5 37. Kf2 Kg4 38. Nf1 Rf8 39. Nh2+ Kg5 40. Ra1 Rg8 41. g3 hxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Kf6+ 43. Kf2 Rcg7 44. Rh1 Rg2+ 45. Ke1 Nc4 {Liverpool Daily Post - Thursday 03 August 1933 p.12} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 26th "] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1933.08.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"] [Black "Khan, Sultan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30/06"] [Opening "QGD: (3...c6)"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nc3 f5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Qa4 a6 8. Bd2 Rb8 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Ne2 b5 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. a3 Ngf6 13. Bb4 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Ne5 Bxb4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Qxb4 Rfe8 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Rac1 Nb6 20. b3 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. Rc1 Nd6 23. f3 Kf8 24. Kf2 Ke8 25. h4 Kf7 26. Nf4 Ne8 27. Be2 Rc7 28. Rxc7+ Nxc7 29. Nd3 Kf6 30. Nc5 Bc6 {Liverpool Daily Post - Friday 11 August 1933 p.13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 26th "] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1933.08.05"] [Round "6"] [White "Alexander, C. Hugh O'D"] [Black "Abrahams, Gerald"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French: Chigorin variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. d3 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 Nd4 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. O-O O-O 10. Na3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Rae1 Be6 14. g4 Qd7 15. h3 Rad8 16. Qf2 f5 17. g5 Bf7 18. Nb1 Qc7 19. a4 Qb6 20. b3 Rc8 21. Bc1 Nb4 22. Re2 Rc6 23. Bb2 Rfc8 24. Na3 a6 25. Rfe1 Qc5 26. Bf3 R6c7 27. h4 Na2 28. Nb1 b5 29. Ba3 b4 30. Bb2 a5 31. Kh1 Kf8 32. Qg2 Nc3 33. Nxc3 dxc3 34. Bc1 d4 35. Kh2 Qd6 36. Kg3 Rd8 37. Rh1 {Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 09 August 1933 p.13} 1/2-1/2

[John Saunders]

Many thanks, Gerard - a rich harvest of games. I've now added them all to BritBase.

Handy links:

1932 British Championship
1932/33 Hastings
1933 British Championship
1935 British Championship

[John Townsend]

I see from John's Britbase link that Reshevsky scored ten wins in the Major Open, with one loss - to Vera Menchik!

[Matt Mackenzie]

Loss on time, I think - somewhat on brand for him admittedly.