Sir George Thomas won the 27th British Championship with 8½ points from eleven games. William Fairhurst and Reginald Michell shared second place on 7½, followed by Hugh Alexander and Rupert Cross on 6½.
Twelve players at the Town Hall
The championship was an eleven-round single round robin. Thomas remained unbeaten, winning six games and drawing five. Harry Golombek finished on 6 points, William Winter on 5½ and Theodore Tylor on 5. Gerald Abrahams, Charles Fallows and George Wheatcroft shared 4 points, ahead of Charles Damant on 1.
The British Chess Federation congress also held separate women’s, Major Open, reserve and other class competitions. The contemporary announcement scheduled the wider congress for 30 July–11 August; the championship’s eleven recorded rounds ended on 10 August. Those other competitions are outside this championship collection.
The complete championship record
All 66 championship scores are available. Every pairing and total agrees with BritBase’s complete published matrix, and every approved native mainline matches the corresponding modern reference score. No championship default, withdrawal or additional title playoff was identified.
The archive preserves all native moves, names, results, rounds and dates. Shared point totals use shared places. The contemporary Chess Review report confirms the winner and five leading scores; the complete matrix is supplied by the modern BritBase reconstruction, rather than an original full table inspected for this page.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas, George Alan | 8½/11 | +6 -0 =5 | games |
| =2 | Fairhurst, William Albert | 7½/11 | +6 -2 =3 | games |
| =2 | Michell, Reginald Pryce | 7½/11 | +6 -2 =3 | games |
| =4 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games |
| =4 | Cross, Alfred Rupert Neale | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games |
| 6 | Golombek, Harry | 6/11 | +4 -3 =4 | games |
| 7 | Winter, William | 5½/11 | +5 -5 =1 | games |
| 8 | Tylor, Theodore Henry | 5/11 | +4 -5 =2 | games |
| =9 | Abrahams, Gerald | 4/11 | +3 -6 =2 | games |
| =9 | Fallows, Charles William | 4/11 | +2 -5 =4 | games |
| =9 | Wheatcroft, George Shorrock | 4/11 | +3 -6 =2 | games |
| 12 | Damant, Charles Ambrose S | 1/11 | +0 -9 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas, George Alan | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Fairhurst, William Albert | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Michell, Reginald Pryce | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Cross, Alfred Rupert Neale | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 6 | Golombek, Harry | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Winter, William | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Tylor, Theodore Henry | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Abrahams, Gerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Fallows, Charles William | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 11 | Wheatcroft, George Shorrock | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Damant, Charles Ambrose S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.