[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 e6 3. b4 a5 4. c3 axb4 5. cxb4 Qf6 6. Na3 Rxa3 7. Rb1 Rxa2 {
"...and wins." Sources: Cork Weekly News, 24 August 1907; Melbourne Leader, 19
Oct 1907; but The Field, 17 Aug 1907, records the opening as a 'Sicilian' with
the comment: "Kelly fell into a trap and lost a piece in the opening. In spite
of it he kept Blackburne at bay for a considerable time and the latter only
won the game after an adjournment. " (51 moves)} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. c4 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd7 12. O-O e5 13. Qe2 c5 14. e4 Kh8
15. d5 Qd6 16. Nd2 f6 17. a4 g5 18. g4 Rg8 19. Bb3 Nf8 20. Nc4 Qd7 21. Ne3 Ng6
22. a5 Nf4 23. Qc4 Qd6 24. Ba4 h5 25. f3 Rg7 26. Kh1 Rh7 27. Ra2 hxg4 28. fxg4
Rb8 29. Rf3 Rh4 30. Rg3 b5 31. Bxb5 a6 32. Ba4 Rb1+ 33. Rg1 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Bxg4
35. Rb2 Nh3+ 36. Kg2 Nf4+ 37. Kg1 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 (38. Kf1 Bc8 39. Rb6 Rf4+ 40.
Ke1 Qc7 41. d6 Qh7 42. Rb8 Qh4+ 43. Kd1 {"Resigns", The Field, 17 Aug 1907 &
Times Literary Supplement, 13 Sept 1907}) 38... Nf4+ 39. Kg1 Nh3+ 40. Kf1 {
[Either party might have claimed a draw by repetition of moves here. White was
satisfied with his chances, and only wanted to get to his 40th move to vary,
so as to prevent the claim and get time for further examination. Mr Atkins
appears to have been under some misapprehension as to the operation of the
rule - Mackenzie, BCM]} Bc8 41. Rb6 Rf4+ 42. Ke1 Qc7 43. d6 Qh7 44. Rb8 Qh4+
45. Kd1 {Sources: BCM, Nov 1907, p518; The Field, 17 Aug 1907; Times Literary
Supplement, 13 Sept 1907; Illustrated London News, 14 Sep 1907; 'The Year-Book
of Chess, 1908.' - E A Michell - London (1908). All of these versions except
The Field and the TLS end the game after White's 45th move. The Field leaves
out the moves from White's 38th move to Black's 39th move and thus omits the
repetition of moves. It ends the game after White's 43rd move (two moves on
each side having been cut out). It appears that neither side sought to claim a
draw when the repetition occurred. (Brian Denman)} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Palmer, Wilfred Charles"]
[Black "Holmes, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6
9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. bxc4 Nxd4 {("When Mr. Palmer offers
you a pawn, beware!" (Guardian))} 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nd5 Qc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16.
Rad1 Rfd8 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qh4 f5 19. Nxe7 Qe5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ng6+ fxg6 22.
Rxd8+ {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 14 Aug 1907; The Field, 17 Aug 1907;
Falkirk Herald, 21 Aug 1907; Yearbook of Chess 1908; Times Literary Supplement,
30 Aug 1907; BCM, Sept 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ward, William"]
[Black "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Nf3 c6 8. Bd3
h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nfd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5
15. Ne5 cxd4 16. exd4 Bd7 17. c4 Rfd8 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Be8 20. Qc3 f6 21.
Nf3 Rac8 22. c5 e5 23. dxe5 Rxc5 24. Qb4 Bb5 25. Nh4 Qd7 26. Bf5 Rxe5+ {
Sources: The Scotsman 13 Aug 1907; Manchester Guardian, 14 Aug 1907; The Field,
17 Aug 1907; Falkirk Herald, 28 Aug 1907; Times Literary Supplement, 30 Aug
1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/rqp3b1/pn1p1p1p/Rp1PpPpN/1PP5/3PB2P/1PQ3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 29"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Ruy Lopez...} 29. Ng3 Rfa8 30. Ne4 Kf7 31. Kh2 Bf8 32. Qe2 Ke7 33. Rc1 Qc8 34.
c5 Nxd5 35. cxd6+ Kd7 36. Bxa7 Rxa7 37. Qh5 Qe8 38. Nc5+ Kd8 39. Ne6+ Kd7 40.
Qxe8+ Kxe8 41. d7+ Kxd7 42. Nxf8+ Kd6 43. Ne6 {"and Black prolonged the game
with a rook behind for about a dozen more moves before resigning" (Source: The
Field, 17 Aug 1907)} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Ward, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qh4+
8. g3 Qxe4 9. N1c3 Qxh1 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Qd6 Nf6 12. Nxa8 Ne8 13. Qf4 f6 14.
O-O-O Ne5 15. Nd5 Qxh2 16. Bb5 Nc6 17. Nac7 Qh6 18. Ne6+ dxe6 19. Nb6+ Ke7 20.
Nxc8+ Kf8 21. Qf3 Ne5 22. Qe4 Qg6 23. Qb4+ {Sources: Yorkshire Post and Leeds
Intelligencer, 14 Aug 1907; Manchester Guardian, 15 Aug 1907; The Field, 17
Aug 1907; Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 20 Aug 1907; Falkirk Herald, 21 Aug
1907; Yearbook of Chess 1908 & BCM, Sept 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Black "Holmes, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Ngf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Qc2 Nf8 12. Rac1 a6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Rxe5
15. Ne2 Rh5 16. Nf4 Rh6 17. h3 Be6 18. Ne2 Ng4 19. Nf4 Ne5 20. Be2 Re8 21. Rfd1
Qb8 22. Nh5 f6 23. Ng3 Neg6 24. Re1 Nh4 25. Rcd1 Nfg6 26. Bc1 Ne5 27. f4 Nf7
28. Kf2 Nd6 29. Bd3 f5 30. Bb2 Ne4+ 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Kg1 Qc8 33. Rd2 Bxh3 34.
f5 Qc7 35. Nf1 Bxf5 36. Rxd5 Qf7 37. Rd2 Qg6 38. Rf2 Nf3+ 39. Rxf3 exf3 40.
Qc4+ Be6 {Source: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 15 Aug 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shoosmith, Hector William"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. h3 Nd8 11. Re1 c6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bb3 Bxb3 14. cxb3 Ne6
15. d4 g5 16. Bg3 Nf4 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. Nh4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qxh4 20. dxe5 d5 21.
Rb4 Rfe8 22. Qf3 Rxe5 23. Rxb7 h5 24. Rb4 Rf5 25. Ra4 Qf6 26. Rd1 a5 27. Rdd4
Ra7 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Qg6 30. Rf6 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qxa2 32. Qxh5 Qxb3 33. Qg5+
Kf8 34. Rxc6 Qb8+ 35. g3 a4 36. Rh6 f6 37. Qxf6+ {"and wins". Source: Burnley
Gazette, 7 Sept 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Be2 Nf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
Bd6 9. c4 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Kh1 Nbd7 14. Qd4 Re8 15.
Rad1 Rc8 16. Qh4 Nf8 17. Nd4 Ng6 18. Qh3 Bb8 19. f4 Qe7 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. Bf3 Rc4
22. Ne2 b5 23. Ned4 Qb6 24. Nxg7 Rxe3 25. Ngf5 Bxf4 26. Nxe3 Bxe3 27. Nf5 Bg5
28. Rde1 Kf8 29. Be2 Rf4 30. Bd3 Bc8 31. Rxf4 Nxf4 32. Qg3 Nxd3 33. Bd4 Qc6 34.
Qxg5 Bxf5 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Bxf6 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 {Sources: The Field, 17 Aug 1907;
Falkirk Herald, Sept 4, 1907; Times Literary Supplement, 6 Sept 1907; BCM,
Sept 1907, p422; Burnley Gazette, 07 Sept 1907 (ending after 36 Bxf6)} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Qd4 Qb6 11. Qe5+ Be6 12. Be3 Qd8 13. Rad1 Bd6 14. Qg5
O-O 15. f4 Re8 16. f5 Bd7 17. Bd4 Be5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd3 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Rae8
21. b3 Qb4 22. Qd2 Qh4 23. g3 Qb4 24. Rf4 Qe7 25. Rdf1 Re1 26. Kg2 Rxf1 27.
Kxf1 c5 28. Ne2 d4 29. c4 Bc6 30. g4 Qe3 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Nc1 h6 33. b4 Be4
34. Bxe4 Nxe4 35. bxc5 Nd2+ 36. Kf2 Ne4+ 37. Kf1 Nd2+ 38. Kf2 Ne4+ 39. Kg2 Re1
40. Nd3 Re2+ 41. Kf1 Re3 42. c6 Nd2+ 43. Kf2 Re7 44. Rxd4 Ne4+ 45. Kf3 Nf6 46.
Nb4 Rc7 47. Nd5 {Source: Manchester Guardian, 17 Aug 1907; Times Literary
Supplement, 10 Oct 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Black "Holmes, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bb5 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qf3 c6 11. Ba4 Qe7 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Ng3
c5 15. Bb3 c4 16. Bc2 Qb4 17. Rab1 Nf8 18. Nf5 Kh8 19. a3 Qa5 20. Nh6 Rd7 21.
Ng4 Rd6 22. Ne5 Kg8 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Qxb7 Rdd8 25. Qf3 b5 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Qh5
Qb6 28. b4 a5 29. Nc5 Rd6 30. Qf3 Ra7 31. bxa5 Qb8 32. g3 Rf6 33. Qd5 Rxa5 34.
a4 b4 35. Qxc4 Qc8 36. Rfc1 Bxc5 37. dxc5 Rxc5 38. Qxc5 Qh3 39. Qd5 {Sources:
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 17 Aug 1907; The Field, 17 Aug 1907;
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 20 Aug 1907; BCM, Sept 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Shoosmith, Hector William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. f4 Nc6 6. f5 Na5 7. Qf3 c6 8. Bg5 b5
9. Bb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. Nge2 Qe7 12. Ng3 O-O-O 13. Nh5 h6 14. Bh4 Rdg8 15.
Ne2 d5 16. Neg3 Bb6 17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Nh5 Rg5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. O-O-O Kb8 21.
h4 Rg8 22. Ng3 g4 23. Qe2 Qf8 24. Qd2 Qc5 25. Nh5 Qe7 26. Qh6 Bd8 27. Kb1 d4
28. Qd2 a5 29. Ng3 c5 30. h5 a4 31. bxa4 bxa4 32. h6 Qe8 33. Ka2 Qb5 34. h7 Rh8
35. Qh6 c4 36. Qg7 Qe8 37. Nh5 cxd3 38. cxd3 a3 39. Nxf6 Bxf6 40. Qxf6 axb2 41.
Qd6+ Ka8 42. Qb4 f6 43. Kxb2 Qd7 44. Ra1+ Kb8 45. Qb6 g3 46. Rhc1 {Source: BCM,
Oct 1907, p474} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Holmes, Harry"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. f3
Nh5 9. e4 f4 10. e5 g5 11. Qc2 Rf7 12. Bd2 Qf8 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nc6 15.
Nd1 Re8 16. Nf2 Ng7 17. a3 Nf5 18. b4 h5 19. Rac1 Qh6 20. Rfe1 Ref8 21. d5 Nd8
22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Rg7 24. h3 g4 25. hxg4 Bh4 26. Re4 Bg3 27. Nh1 Bh2+ 28.
Kf2 hxg4 29. Ke2 gxf3+ 30. gxf3 Rg2+ 31. Nf2 Bg3 32. Rf1 Qh2 33. Be1 Nf7 34.
Kd3 Ng5 35. Ng4 Qh3 36. Nf6+ Rxf6 37. exf6 Bxe1 38. f7+ Kf8 39. Qf6 Rd2+ 40.
Kc3 Nxe4+ {Source: Times Literary Supplement, 6 Sept 1907; Yearbook of Chess
1908} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Black "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rc1 c5 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Ng3 Qb6 14. Qe2 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bb1 Rfd8 17. Nf3 Nd5 18. Bd4 g6 19. Qb2 Qa5 20. e4 Nb4 21. Bc3
Ncd3 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Ne5 Rcxc3 24. Rxc3 Bf6 25. Rxd3 Nxd3 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27.
Qxf6 Qd2 28. h4 b4 29. Qg5 Nf4 30. Qg4 h5 31. Qg5 Bb5 32. Ra1 Be2 33. Nxe2
Nxe2+ 34. Kh2 Qb2 35. Rd1 Nc3 36. Rd8+ Kg7 {"White mates in 3 moves" (Source:
BCM, Oct 1907); "Resigns" (after 36.Rd8+) (The Manchester Guardian 21 Aug 1907)
} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rd1 c5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. b4 Nc6 14. a3 Ng4 15. Bb2
Bh4 16. h3 Nd4 17. exd4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 Nh2+ 20. Kxf2 Nxf3 21. Kxf3
Rad8 22. Ne4 f5 23. Nd6 Rxd6 24. cxd6 Qxd6 25. Re1 Qd5+ 26. Ke3 Qxg2 27. Re2
Qg5+ 28. Kf2 f4 29. Rg1 Qh4+ {Sources: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer,
17 Aug 1907; The Scotsman, 17 Aug 1907; Manchester Guardian, 19 Aug 1907; The
Field, 24 Aug 1907; Times Literary Supplement, 20 Sept 1907; BCM, Sept 1907;
Yearbook of Chess 1908; Birmingham Daily Post, 8 March 1969 (Peter Gibbs
column)} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ward, William"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/1b2bp1p/pq2pp2/1p2n3/3P4/1P1B4/PB3PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 16"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game opened 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6... "[White] gave up his Bishop for a time on
the 13th move with B x RP ch but regained it with an advantage which won on
the 29th move" (Source: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 17 August 1907)
...} 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. dxe5 f5 19. Rc3 {... etc. Source: The
Scotsman, 17 Aug 1907. Contributed by Gerard Killoran.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Holmes, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Qe2
b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. h3 Qc7 12. d4 Bd7 13. d5 Ne8 14. Nh2 f5 15. f4
fxe4 16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Nxf1 dxe5 18. Bxe4 Bd6 19. Ng3 Nf6 20. Bg5 Rf8 21. Nd2
c4 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Bf3 Nb7 24. Nde4 Rf8 25. Re1 Re8 26. Rf1 Bc8 27. Ng5 h6
28. Bh5 Rf8 29. Bf7+ Kh8 30. Qh5 Be7 31. Qg6 Bxg5 32. Nh5 Rg8 33. Bxg8 Kxg8 34.
Qe8+ Kh7 35. Rf8 {Sources: The Field, 24 Aug 1907; BCM, Sept 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Black "Ward, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O e5 12. Qc2 e4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Rab1
c6 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Bf1 Bf5 17. c4 a6 18. Nb3 Rfc8 19. Rec1 Qd6 20. f4 Ng4 21.
Qd2 g5 22. h3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 gxf4 24. Qe1 Qg6 25. Kh2 Kh8 26. Qh4 f3 27. Rb2 Rg8
28. Qf2 Bxh3 29. gxh3 f5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Nd2 Qg5 32. Re1 Ra3 33. Nxe4 fxe4
34. Rxe4 Qf5 35. Qh4 Ra7 36. Rf4 Qe6 37. Qf6+ Qxf6 38. Rxf6 Rga8 39. Rxc6 Rxa2
40. Rcc2 R2a4 41. d5 Rd4 42. Rd2 Rxd2+ 43. Rxd2 {and White won. Source: BCM,
Oct 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/p2b1ppp/8/3p2R1/2rPqP2/7P/3Q1BP1/R5K1 b - - 0 32"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Game began 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6, etc...} 32... Rc2 33. Qd1 Rxf2 {"... Blake mating
his opponent on the 35th move... White being able to retake because of queen
to king's sixth, checkmating in two more immediately afterwards, with the lost
game, White overlooked a mate." Not clear what the mate was but this was the
line referred to above - JS} 34. Kxf2 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Bb5+ {Source: The Scotsman,
20 Aug 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. Nd5 Bxd5 8.
exd5 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Ne7 10. d4 Nfxd5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. O-O-O c6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14.
Qxc3 Qc7 15. Rhe1 Ng6 16. f4 O-O 17. f5 Nf4 18. Rxe5 Nh5 19. g4 Nf6 20. g5 Rae8
21. Rxe8 Nxe8 22. g6 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Nd6 24. gxf7+ Kh8 25. Be6 Nxf7 26. Bxf7 Qxf5
27. Bb3 Qf2 28. a4 Qxh2 29. Qf3 Qb8 30. Qh5 Rf6 31. Re1 g6 32. Qh4 Qf8 33. Re8
Rf1+ 34. Ka2 {Sources: Times Literary Supplement, 20 Sept 1907; Yearbook of
Chess 1908; BCM, Oct 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Holmes, Harry"]
[Black "Shoosmith, Hector William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Nb5 Bxc5 8.
Bf4 Bb4+ 9. Kd1 Ba5 10. Nf3 Bb6 11. g3 f6 12. h4 Kf8 13. Bg2 Nge7 14. Nd2 Be6
15. Rc1 h6 $2 (15... Bd5) 16. Nd6 Qd7 17. N2c4 Bd8 18. Qb5 Rb8 19. Ne4 Bxc4 20.
Qxc4 b5 21. Nc5 Qc8 22. Qe6 {Sources: London Daily News, 23 August 1907; The
Field, 24 Aug 1907; Illustrated London News, 26 Oct 1907; Yearbook of Chess
1908} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palmer, Wilfred Charles"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Bd3 Nh5 8. Be3
e5 9. Qd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. O-O-O Be6 12. f4 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 a6 14. f5 Bd7
15. g4 Nf6 16. g5 Ng4 17. f6 Nxf6 18. gxf6 Qxf6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Rdg1 b5 21. Nf5
Be5 22. Bf4 Be6 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Nfe7+ Kh8 25. Qf3 {The score just gives 25
'Q - B3'.} f5 26. Nxg6+ hxg6 27. Rxg6 Bg8 28. Rh6+ {Source: Morning Post, 21
Oct 1907. Contributor: Brian Denman (Oct 2017)} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 d5 8.
N1d2 d4 9. Bg5 Be7 10. a3 Be6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. h3 O-O 13. Qf3 Kh8 14. g4 Rg8
15. Nc1 Rc8 16. Ne2 Qa5 17. Rb1 b5 18. Ng3 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Kd1 Qa4 21. Ne2
Rxc2 22. b3 Qa2 23. Bxc2 Qxc2+ 24. Ke1 Nd3+ 25. Kf1 Qxd2 26. Kg2 Qxe2 27. Qxe2
Nf4+ 28. Kf3 Nxe2 29. Kxe2 Rb8 30. Rhc1 a5 {Sources: Yorkshire Post and Leeds
Intelligencer, 20 Aug 1907; The Field, 24 Aug 1907; Times Literary Supplement,
13 Sept 1907; The Chess Amateur October 1907, p13} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 Bg7 7. O-O Nh6 8. Bc4
Nf7 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Kh8 11. Nde2 d6 12. f4 Bd7 13. Qd2 Qe8 14. Rae1 Nfd8
15. Kh1 Na5 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Nb5 b6 18. Nxc7 Qc6 19. Nxa8 Qxa8 20. b3 Bd7 21. a4
Ne6 22. Nc3 Nc6 23. Bb5 {Sources: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 21
Aug 1907; Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 27 Aug 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Michell, Reginald Pryce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4Q2p/6pk/q2p1p2/5P2/6P1/6KP/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Game started 1.e3... later this position MAY have happened... "At the evening
sitting a large crowd watched the continuation of the game between Blackburne
and Michell, and were rewarded by some exciting chess. Blackburne broke up the
position, but not at all favourably to himself, as he ran short of time to do
justice to the complications. When the rooks and bishops were exchanged
Michell was left with queen and four pawns against Blackburne’s queen and
three in the following position:- White (Blackburne)- K on K Kt 2, Q on K 7,
pawns on K R 2, K Kt 3, K B 4. Black (Michell)-K on K R 3. Q on Q R 4, pawns
on K R 2, K Kt 3, K R B 4 [sic], Q 4. Here Blackburne played:- 1 K to R 3, Q
to Rl. 2 K to R 4, Q to K Kt 1, 3 P to K R 3, but Michell would not fall into
the trap, and played his queen away, whereupon a draw was the only result
possible, as White has perpetual check." (Source: Yorkshire Post and Leeds
Intelligencer - Wednesday 21 August 1907) ... but Blackburne missed a win (JS).
..} 1. Kh3 ({Under time pressure, Blackburne misses} 1. Qf8+ $1 Kh5 2. Qg7 h6
3. Qe7 Qa2+ 4. Kh3 {and mate follows.}) 1... Qa8 2. Kh4 Qg8 3. h3 (3. h3 {
We're not told Black's next move ("... played his queen away") but, to draw by
force, he has to find} Qb8 $1 {when} 4. g4 fxg4 {and White has to take the
draw by perpetual check.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Black "Palmer, Wilfred Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6pk/7p/8/PP4PP/2Q4K/6N1/3q1n2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this position, Palmer missed the winning move, h5! Source: The Scotsman,
22 Aug 1907, p3} 1... Qe2 $2 2. h5 {"and won" 80+ moves (BCM, September 1907,
p424)} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Qe2 Be7 8.
Nd2 O-O 9. e5 Nd7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nb3 Nxb3 12. axb3 f5 13. f4 Kh8 14. Ba6 c5
15. Rd1 c6 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Be3 d4 18. Bd2 Qe6 19. Ra6 Bd8 20. Qc4 Qxc4 21.
bxc4 Bb6 22. b3 Rab8 23. Kf2 Kg8 24. Ba5 Rb7 25. h4 Kf7 26. Kf3 Rd8 27. Rxa7
Rxa7 28. Bxb6 Rda8 29. Bxa7 Rxa7 30. Rd2 Ra1 31. Ke2 Rh1 32. g3 h6 33. Rd3 g5
34. hxg5 hxg5 35. c3 Rh2+ 36. Ke1 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rh4 38. Rf3 dxc3 39. Kd1 Rh2
40. Rxc3 Rf2 41. Rd3 Rxf4 42. Rd6 Rd4+ 43. Rxd4 cxd4 44. b4 Ke6 45. b5 cxb5 46.
cxb5 Kxe5 {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 23 Aug 1907; The Field, 24 Aug 1907;
Times Literary Supplement, 13 Sept 1907; Yearbook of Chess 1908; (moves 30-end)
The Scotsman, 23 Aug 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Holmes, Harry"]
[Black "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Rd1
Re8 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O N7b6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. e4 Nf4
15. Qd2 Ng6 16. Rfe1 e5 17. d5 c5 18. d6 Qf6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Nf4 21. Qxc5
Nxg2 22. Re3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Bg4 24. Rd3 Red8 25. Ng5 Rd7 26. f4 exf4 27. Qc5 h6
28. Nxf7 Rxf7 29. Qd5 f3 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 31. Ke3 Qg5+ 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. e5 Kf8 34.
Kf2 Re8 35. Re3 Be6 36. Ba4 Rd8 37. a3 Rf4 38. Bc2 Kf7 39. Re1 Rh8 {Source:
Burnley Gazette, 14 Sept 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Palmer, Wilfred Charles"]
[Black "Ward, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bxc5 7. e3 Be6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. Qa4 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Ne5 Qb6 12. Bb5 O-O 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6
Qxb2 15. O-O Qxc3 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Rfc1 Qb4 18. Qxb4 Bxb4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Rab1 a5 21. Kf1 d4 22. exd4 Bxa2 23. Ra1 Bb3 24. Rab1 a4 25. Rc6 Kg7 26. Rb6
Bc3 27. R6xb3 {(Ambiguous: "RxB")} axb3 28. Rxb3 Bxd4 29. g3 Ra2 30. Rf3 Kg6
31. Kg2 Kg5 32. h4+ Kh5 33. Rf5+ Kg6 34. Rf4 Be3 35. Rf3 Ba7 36. Rf4 f5 37. Rf3
Kf6 38. Rf4 Ke5 39. Rf3 Rxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Bxf2 41. Kxf2 Ke4 {"and wins" Source:
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 22 Aug 1907} 42. Ke2 f4 43. g4 f3+ 44.
Kf2 Kf4 45. g5 h5 {Source: London Daily News, 29 Aug 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Bf4 Bd6 9. Ne5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Qe7 11. Rfe1 Nbd7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Nc4
Bc7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qh4 f5 19. Re3 f6 20. Rae1 e5
21. dxe5 fxe5 22. Nxe5 f4 23. Re4 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Qf7 25. Re7 Rae8 26. Qg5+ {
Source: Burnley Gazette, 14 Sept 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bb4 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bxc6 12. Qa3 Qe7 13. Bd6 Qe6 14.
Be2 Kd7 15. Bb4 Rhd8 16. O-O Ne4 17. Rac1 a5 18. Bc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Ke8 20. Rfd1
Qe7 21. Qd4 Kf8 22. a4 Qa3 23. Ra1 Qe7 24. Rdb1 Rd6 25. Rb6 Rh6 26. g3 Rf6 27.
Bb5 Re6 28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Rb5 Qc7 30. Rab1 Rxc3 31. Rxb7 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Qc6 33.
R1b6 (33. Qf4 f6 34. R1b6 Qc3 35. Qd6+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Rb8+ $18 {Sergeant}
) 33... Qe8 34. Qxd5 Rcc8 35. Qd6+ Kg8 36. Re7 Qxa4 37. Qd5 Qc4 38. Re8+ Rxe8
39. Qxc4 a4 40. Rb7 Rf8 41. Rb4 a3 42. Ra4 a2 43. Qxa2 {Source: Manchester
Guardian, 24 Aug 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Black "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Be7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 Ng4 12. h4 f6 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. f3 Be6
15. Bf4 b5 16. g4 Qd7 17. g5 f5 18. h5 Rec8 19. Kb1 a6 20. e4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bd6
22. e5 Be7 23. g6 h6 24. Ne2 c5 25. Ng3 c4 26. Bf5 b4 27. Bxh6 gxh6 28. Bxe6+
Nxe6 29. Rdf1 Rf8 30. Rf7 Ng5 31. Rhf1 Nxf7 32. gxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34.
Qg6+ Kf8 35. e6 Qe8 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Nf5 Qf8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. h6 Re8 40. h7 b3
41. axb3 cxb3 42. Kc1 Rc8+ 43. Kd2 Qf6 {Source: Yearbook of Chess 1908 & BCM,
Nov 1907, p517} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shoosmith, Hector William"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bd6 $6 {The Manchester Guardian (23 Aug
1907) referred to "out of the way" defence in this game and they were perhaps
referring to this dubious move.} 5. Bd3 O-O 6. f4 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. Bd2 h6 9.
Qe2 Ne4 10. O-O-O {[diag] Shoosmith's published reputation as a player was for
being an attacking player, and there is some evidence of it here. His plan is
direct: to castle queenside and then conduct an offensive against Black's king.
} a5 $6 ({Having already lost time with 4...Bd6, he cannot really afford this.
Perhaps} 10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bb4 12. Rhg1 d6 {is some sort of a defensive
set-up.}) 11. Rhg1 Bb4 12. g4 {Black's position is already critical, arguably
beyond the point of no return since he has no viable counterplay.} Qe7 13. Bxe4
fxe4 14. Ne5 Qe8 15. g5 d6 {[diag]} 16. gxh6 $1 {Not a particularly difficult
sacrifice to calculate but as the culmination of some brisk play by White,
deserves an exclamation mark.} dxe5 17. Rxg7+ Kh8 18. Qg4 Qf7 ({One wonders
why Blackburne prolongs his suffering. Perhaps he didn't want to see headlines
announcing how he had "lost in fewer than 20 moves".} 18... Rg8 19. Rg1 Nd7 20.
h7 {was crushing.}) 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. Qg6 Re7 21. Qf6+ Kh7 22. Rg1 Nd7 23. Rg7+
Kh8 24. Qg6 {Sources: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 23 Aug 1907;
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 23 Aug 1907 (mistitled as Shoosmith-Mackenzie);
Birmingham Daily Post, 23 Aug 1907; Belfast Newsletter, 23 Aug 1907; London
Daily News, 29 Aug 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "Birmingham Daily Post; Harding,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Field, 31 August: "It was an important game for Blackburne, as a win
meant second prize absolutely, a draw a tie with three others, and a loss
nothing!" Mackenzie stood better throughout, thanks to the active pieces and
open lines. He missed numerous opportunities to win the endgame.} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O d6 6. Nd5 Ba5 7. d4 a6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9.
Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Nh4 Qg4 13. Qxg4 Bxg4 14. c3 Rb8 15.
b4 Bb6 16. Rab1 Kd7 17. Rb2 Rhg8 18. Bc1 Be6 19. Re1 Rg4 20. g3 Rbg8 21. Ng2 h5
22. Kh1 f6 23. f3 R4g7 24. Be3 d5 25. Rd2 Kc8 26. Bxb6 cxb6 27. Nh4 Kc7 28. Kg1
Rd7 29. Red1 Rgd8 30. a3 d4 31. cxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Ra1 c5 34. bxc5
bxc5 35. Nf5 Rd2 36. Rc1 Kc6 37. Rc3 c4 38. g4 hxg4 39. fxg4 Kc5 40. h4 Rd3 41.
Rxd3 cxd3 42. Kf2 Kc4 43. Ne3+ Kd4 44. Kf3 Bg8 $4 {TH: Mackenzie could easily
win by 44...d2! 45 Nd1 (45 Ke2 d1Q+! 46 Nxd1 Bxg4+ etc.) 45...Kd3 and if 46
Nf2+ Kc2-+} 45. Nf1 Bh7 46. Nd2 a5 47. h5 a4 48. h6 Bg6 49. Kf2 {Birmingham
Post: "In embarking on the variation 43...Kd4, Black overlooked, until too
late, that White could play his K away from the P - a characteristically wily
stroke on Blackburne's part, which saves the game."} Bh7 50. Kf3 Bg6 51. Kf2 {
Source of score: Birmingham Daily Post, 27 August 1907, page 8. Supplied to
Britbase by Tim Harding.} (51. Kf2 {Drawn by repetition of moves, for if} Bxe4
$4 52. Nxe4 Kxe4 53. Ke1 {it is White who wins.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wainwright snr, George Edward"]
[Black "Kelly, Thomas J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Be2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Rfe1 Rad8
15. h3 h6 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Ba2 Nb4 19. axb4 Qxa2 20. Ne5 Bxb4 21.
Nxa2 Rxc2 22. Nxb4 Rxb2 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Rb1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 a5 26. Nd3 Nf6 27.
Rxb7 Ra8 28. Bc1 Ne4 29. Ba3 Nd2 {"...and wins in 50 moves." Source: Yorkshire
Post, Aug 24, 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-chW 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gooding, Annie Mabel"]
[Black "Herring, Frances Dunn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Be3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Nd5 Bg7 8. c3 O-O
9. Ne2 Ng4 10. Ng3 Nxe3 11. fxe3 e6 12. Nf4 Bd7 13. h4 Na5 14. Ba2 e5 15. Nd5
Bh6 16. h5 Kg7 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Rc1 Qg5 19. Ne2 Qxg2 20. Rg1 Qh3 21. Kd2 Rf2
22. b4 Nc6 23. Rh1 Qf3 24. Re1 Bg4 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Rb1 Rb8 27. Bc4 Bg5 28.
Rb3 Na5 29. Rb6 Nxc4+ 30. dxc4 Qxe4 31. Qb3 Bxe3+ 32. Nxe3 Rd8+ 33. Nd5 Bxe2
34. Rxb7+ Kh6 35. Kc1 Rf1 36. Rxf1 Bxf1 37. Rxh7+ Kg5 38. Rh5+ gxh5 {'Resigned
by White at 55th move.' Source: Cheltenham Examiner, 11 Sept 1907. The
columnist adds in notes after Black's 38th move: 'Miss Gooding overlooked this
Black pawn, which was obscured by his King. The play at this point was too
quick . Of course if K x R white would win. Q - Qsq (instead of R -R5) with
the idea of Q -Q 2 ch, would have given White good winning chances, although a
Pawn behind.' [N.B. If 38 Qd1, Black still seems to win by 38...Qe2. White
would have had a greater chance of a draw by 38 Qb7, though Black could have
retained a definite advantage.] (Brian Denman)} 0-1

[Event "BCF-chW 4th"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Houlding, Mary Mills"]
[Black "Anderson, Gertrude Alison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. f4
Ng4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. h3 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne2 Bb7 15.
Ng3 c5 16. c4 Nd7 17. Qg4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Bg7 20. f5 Nf6 21. Qg5 h6
22. Qf4 g5 23. Qf3 Kh7 24. Nh5 Rg8 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qh5 Rg7 27. Rf3 Rh8 28.
Bc2 Bc6 29. Rfb3 Rf8 30. h4 Kg8 31. hxg5 Be5 32. Rh3 Rh7 33. g6 fxg6 34. fxg6
Rh8 35. Bxh6 e6 36. Qg4 Re8 37. Rf1 Qc8 38. Rf7 a5 39. Qh5 a4 40. g7 Rxh6 41.
Qxh6 Kxf7 42. Rf3+ {Source: New Zealand Herald, 19 Oct 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schories, Georg"]
[Black "Gibbs, Percy Rawle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Qh5 6. O-O O-O-O 7. Nc3 e5 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qg6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Ne2 exd4 12. c3 c5 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Nxd4
c5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. Rc1+ Kd7 17. Qa4+ Ke6 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Bd6 20. Rfe1+
Kd7 21. Qa4+ {White mates next move. Source: West Sussex County Times and
Standard, 9 Nov 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gibbs, Percy Rawle"]
[Black "King-Parks, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Nd7 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. Bd3 Nd5
15. Rc1 Nxf4 16. exf4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qd5 18. Qg4 Bf6 19. Qh3 g6 20. Rfd1 Bxd4
21. cxd4 Rac8 22. Rb1 Rc3 23. Rd2 Rfc8 24. f3 Qxd4+ 25. Kf1 Rxd3 {Source: Cork
Weekly News, 24 August 1907 p.7. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via EC Forum,
13 December 2021.} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Palmer, Edward Davidson"]
[Black "Billings, Samuel Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nxc3 Be7 8.
Ng5 O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Qe1 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Re8 13. Qg3 d5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 f5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 fxe4 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Rg1 Kf7 21.
fxe4 Rxe4 22. Qb3+ Qe6 23. Rxg7+ Kf8 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. Rag1 Nd8 {"White mates
in four" Source: Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 16 Aug 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brown, Frank"]
[Black "Gibbs, Percy Rawle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bb5 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bd7 6. Nge2 e6 7. Nxe4 Be7 8.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd7 c5 12. Ba4 Qa5+ 13. c3 Rfd8 14. Bd2
Bh4+ 15. Kf1 Nxe2 16. g3 Bxg3 17. Qxe2 Qxa4 18. hxg3 Qc6 19. Rh2 Rd7 20. Be3
Rad8 21. Kf2 Qe4 22. Rc1 g6 23. Rhh1 Qc6 24. Rcd1 f6 25. Rhe1 Rd6 26. Bc1 Re8
27. Rh1 e5 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Qf7 h5 30. Qxg6 {Source: Birmingham Daily Post -
Tuesday 03 September 1907 p.8. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 24 February
2023.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "King-Parks, Thomas"]
[Black "O'Hanlon, John James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. exf5 e4 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Ng5 d5 9. f3 exf3 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. Nxf3 Bxf5 12. d3 O-O 13. Bf4 Rab8 14. Kd2
Rb7 15. Rhe1 Bb4 16. Ne5 d4 17. Nxc6 dxc3+ 18. bxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Kxc3 Nd5+ 20. Kd2
Nxf4 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 Nxg2 23. Re7 g6 24. Nd6 Rf2+ 25. Kc3 Rb6 26. Nf7+
Kg7 27. Ne5+ Kf6 28. Rf7+ Kxe5 29. Rxf2 Rc6+ 30. Kd2 Nf4 31. d4+ Kf5 32. Re1 g5
33. Re5+ Kg6 34. c3 h6 35. Kc2 Ra6 36. Rd2 Rxa2+ 37. Kc1 Ra6 38. Kb2 Kf6 39.
Kb3 Rb6+ 40. Kc4 a6 41. Ra2 h5 42. Rea5 g4 43. Rxa6 Rxa6 44. Rxa6+ Kg5 45. Rc6
h4 46. Rxc7 g3 47. hxg3 hxg3 48. Ra7 g2 49. Ra1 Ne2 50. d5 Kf6 51. Kc5 Ke7 52.
Kc6 g1=Q 53. d6+ {Source: Cork Weekly News, 21 September 1907 p.7. Contributed
by Gerard Killoran via EC Forum, 13 December 2021.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Billings, Samuel Walter"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Rc1 f5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rc8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxe4
fxe4 15. Be2 c5 16. Bg4 Rc6 17. Qe2 Rh6 18. Rcd1 Qa8 19. f3 a5 20. fxe4 dxe4
21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Rf1 Qd8 24. Qf7 Bd5 25. e6 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6
27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. e7 {Source: Cheltenham Looker-On, 17 Sept 1910} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schories, Georg"]
[Black "West, Arthur George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[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
Ne7 9. c3 c6 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Ng6 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nd4 Qc7
15. Qe2 Bc5 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Qh5 b4 18. Bd1 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb2 20. Bc1 Rb8 21.
Nf3 Re8 22. Bc2 Nf8 23. Bf4 g6 24. Qh4 Ne6 25. Ng5 Nxg5 26. e6 Bd6 27. exf7+
Kxf7 28. Bxg5 Re6 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Bh6+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Bf8 32. Bxg6+ Kd8 33.
Bg5+ {Source: Borough of West Ham, East Ham and Stratford Express, 14 Sept
1907.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th First Class"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Billings, Samuel Walter"]
[Black "Schories, Georg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A54"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. e3 c6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Re8 9. Qc2 Bf8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Qc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Rad1 Ne6 15.
Qc1 Ng4 16. Bd2 Kh7 17. Nh4 Nd4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Kh1 g5 21. Nf5
Nxf5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Bg6 25. Qh4+ Kg7 26. g4 Be7 27. g5
Rh8 28. Qg3 Rh5 {'White resigned on the 32nd move.' Source: Cheltenham
Examiner, 18 September 1907.} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Second Class A"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Edwards, TJ"]
[Black "Heastie, Basil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Nd5 14. Ne4 c4 15.
Bb1 h6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bc6 19. Rd4 f6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qc2 e5 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Rg4 Rh8 25. Qc2 g5 26. f4 exf4 27. exf4
Kg7 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Rf1 Qh6 30. h4 Rh7 31. Rxg5+ Kh8 32. Qc3+ Rg7 33. Rf7
Rag8 34. Rgxg7 {Source: Manchester Guardian, 22 Aug 1907 (Name given as "FJ
Edwards" but I think it is TJ Edwards (JS)} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Second Class A"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Edwards, TJ"]
[Black "Gooding, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e3 f5 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Rb1 c6 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Qb3
b6 15. c4 Qd6 16. Rbc1 Rd8 17. c5 bxc5 18. Rxc5 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Bd7 20. Qb7 {
Source: Manchester Guardian, 16 Aug 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Second Class A"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gooding, William"]
[Black "Stephens, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2nbk/r5pp/8/pp1qN1N1/3P4/6R1/1P3QPP/5RK1 w - - 0 32"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

32. Qxf8 Rxf8 33. Ng6+ hxg6 34. Rh3+ Bh7 35. Rxf8+ Qg8 36. Rxh7# {Sources:
Manchester Guardian, 19 Aug 1907; Yorkshire Evening Post, 20 Aug 1907} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Second Class A"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pinkerton, Henry"]
[Black "Heastie, Basil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 Nb4 8.
O-O-O Nbxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Qe5 Be6 11. Qxg7 Bf6 12. Qg3 Qe7 13. Bb5+ c6 14.
Bc4 O-O-O 15. Qb3 b5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qh3+ Be6 18. Qe3 Bd4 19. Qf3 Qc5 20. Nh3
Rhg8 21. b4 Qc4 22. Qa3 Rxg2 23. Nf4 Rxf2 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. c3 Be3 26. Bxe3
Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 {Source: Staffordshire Sentinel, 14 September 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Second Class B"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ford, Harry"]
[Black "Yates, Fred Dewhirst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 f5 11. Rf4 O-O 12. Nde2 Bd6 13. Rf3 Ne5 14. Rh3
Qe8 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Qb3 Ng4 19. Bd2 Bc5 20. Rf1 Bc6
21. Be1 Rd4 22. Nce2 Re4 23. Qd3 Bb5 24. Qg3 Rxe2 25. Qh4 h6 26. Bc3 Bxf2+ 27.
Rxf2 Re1+ {Source: Dewsbury Reporter, 12 Oct 1907, p11} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Third Class A"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "MacMahon, Percy Andrew Morris"]
[Black "Lacy-Hulbert, Arthur Percival"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d4 Nf6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Bd2 c6 8.
Be2 e6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Rac1 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rfe1 h6 13. Qe3 g5 14. Ne5 Bxe2
15. Rxe2 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nh5 17. Qf3 Ng7 18. Ne4 Nxe5 19. Qc3 O-O-O 20. Qa3 Kb8
21. Bc3 Rd5 22. Nf6 Rb5 23. Rxe5 Ka8 24. Rxb5 cxb5 25. Nd5 exd5 26. Bxg7 {
Source: Sutton Coldfield News - Saturday 07 September 1907 p.3. Contributed by
Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 17 April 2022} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Third Class A"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "MacMahon, Percy Andrew Morris"]
[Black "Pickering, Frank Round"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Qe7 7. O-O Ng8 8.
cxd4 Bb6 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. Qh5 Nxd4 11. Nc3 c6 12. Nge4 Bc7 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nd6+
Bxd6 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Qxf7+ Kd8 17. Rad1 b5 18. Qg7 Rf8 19. Rxd4 Qf6 20. Qxf6+
Rxf6 21. Bd3 c5 22. Ne4 Rf4 23. Rd6 c4 24. Bc2 a5 25. Nc5 Ke7 26. Rxh6 Rf7 27.
Re1+ Kd8 28. Rxh7 Rf6 29. Nxd7 Bxd7 30. Rh8+ Kc7 31. Rxa8 Bc6 32. Ra7+ Kb6 33.
Rae7 Rf8 34. R1e6 Kc5 35. Rc7 b4 36. Rcxc6+ Kb5 37. b3 cxb3 38. axb3 a4 39.
Bd3+ Ka5 40. Ra6# {Source: Sutton Coldfield News - Saturday 31 August 1907 p.3.
Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 17 April 2022} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Third Class B"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Knofe, (Theodor) Oscar"]
[Black "Kerr, Alexander Parker Th"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. c5 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. e3 Qc7 8. Bf4
Qd8 9. h3 Ne4 10. Bd3 f5 11. Qc2 b6 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Bb7 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. bxc6
Qxc6 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bb4 19. Kd2 O-O 20. Bg3 Rac8 21. Rhc1
Qb5 22. Qb1 Ba6 23. Kd1 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Qd3+ 25. Kb3 Rxc3+ 26. Kb2 Ba3# {Source:
Sutton Coldfield News - Saturday 07 September 1907 p.3. Contributed by Gerard
Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 17 April 2022} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Third Class B"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kershaw, Selina Charity"]
[Black "Kerr, Alexander Parker Th"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Ndb5 Nf6 8.
cxd5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Qa5 10. e4 a6 11. Na3 Bxa3 12. bxa3 Qxc3+ 13. Kd1 Ba4+ 14. Ke2
Qxa1 15. Be3 Qd1# {Source: Falkirk Herald, 28 Aug 1907} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Lightning"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Schories, Georg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bf4 Nh5 4. Bd2 Nd7 5. e3 Nhf6 6. Bd3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
e4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Be2 Ncxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Be3 Bg4 14. h3
Be6 15. Ne1 f5 16. Nd3 f4 17. Bd2 Qh4 18. Be1 Rf6 19. f3 Ng3 20. Bxg3 fxg3 21.
Re1 Bxh3 22. gxh3 Qxh3 {Source: Borough of West Ham, East Ham and Stratford
Express, 21 Sept 1907.} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 4th Handicap Tourney"]
[Site "Crystal Palace"]
[Date "1907.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yates, Fred Dewhirst"]
[Black "Flear, Frederick William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1907.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. d4 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8.
Qd2 Nxa2 9. c3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Qb2 b6 12. Qc2 g6 13. O-O Be6 14. h4 c5
15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qc7 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. e6 Bxb5 19. Rxf7 Qg3 20. Rxh7 Rg8
21. Qxg6+ {Source: Dewsbury Reporter, 2 Nov 1907, p11} 1-0

