http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/ We focus on the British Chess Scene Past & Present! Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:12:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-58503 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:12:35 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-58503 […] skill as a woman player who had beaten in tournament play such gifted players as Euwe, Sultan Khan, Sir George Thomas, Alexander and Yates. In such company, and she played in several of the Hastings International […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-58462 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:43:10 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-58462 […] career occurred at the annual Hastings Premier 1934-35. He was pitted in the last round against Sir George Thomas, who was then half a point ahead of Dr Euwe, having beaten Capablanca and Botvinnik. Some observers […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-58456 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:22:49 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-58456 […] in the London International Tournament, 1946, where he shared fourth, fifth and sixth places with Sir George Thomas and Gerald Abrahams. He is now a professional […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-48709 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:10:41 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-48709 […] to serve as captain of their international teams until 1930. During 1923 and 1934, he won the British Chess Championships. He went on to play all over the world, and eventually became Vice President of the British Chess […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-34240 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:12:14 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-34240 […] R. P. Michell, Marchand, and Conde. Then came the B.C.F. Edinburgh Congress of 1920, Scott became British Champion, losing only to Sir G. A. Thomas. […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-33574 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:53:05 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-33574 […] behind Klein and Najdorf, but head of List at Margate, 1938, and fourth, fifth and sixth with Sir George A. Thomas and König in London, 1946. He has made two valiant bids for the British […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-33487 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:41:53 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-33487 […] at Nice 1931 and sharing fourth prize with Klein and EG Sergeant behind Reshevsky, Capablanca and Sir G. Thomas at Margate […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-30891 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:22:55 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-30891 […] who, though resident in England, played as the representative of Mexico, together with F. D. Yates, Sir G. A. Thomas, R. P. Michell, V. L. Wahltuch, R. H. V. Scott, H. G. Cole, and myself from England. The tournament […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-29881 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:33:54 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-29881 […] who, though resident in England, played as the representative of Mexico, together with F. D. Yates, Sir G. A. Thomas, R. P. Michell, V. L. Wahltuch, R. H. V. Scott, H. G. Cole, and myself from England. The tournament […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/23/remembering-sir-george-alan-thomas/#comment-22483 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 13:49:38 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=690#comment-22483 […] as a thriving club was further evidenced by an invitation to the reigning British Champion, Sir George Thomas, to give a 25-board Simultaneous display at the Royal Grammar School on 13th December 1935. Sir […]

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