Alexander Alekhine won the 1938 Margate Premier with 7/9, one point ahead of Rudolf Spielmann. Vladimirs Petrovs took third on 5½ in the complete ten-player single round-robin.
Alekhine ahead of Spielmann
Alekhine finished alone on 7, with Spielmann second on 6 and Petrovs third on 5½. Eero Böök and Philip Milner-Barry each scored 5, followed by Harry Golombek on 4½.
Nine complete rounds
The ten players completed all 45 pairings. Every game survives, and the standings worked out from them match the published result.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | 7/9 | +6 -1 =2 | games |
| 2 | Spielmann, Rudolf | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| 3 | Petrovs, Vladimirs | 5½/9 | +5 -3 =1 | games |
| =4 | Book, Eero | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| =4 | Milner Barry, Philip Stuart | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| 6 | Golombek, Harry | 4½/9 | +2 -2 =5 | games |
| 7 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | 4/9 | +2 -3 =4 | games |
| 8 | Sergeant, Edward Guthlac | 3½/9 | +1 -3 =5 | games |
| 9 | Menchik, Vera | 3/9 | +2 -5 =2 | games |
| 10 | Thomas, George Alan | 1½/9 | +0 -6 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alekhine, Alexander | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Spielmann, Rudolf | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Petrovs, Vladimirs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Book, Eero | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Milner Barry, Philip Stuart | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Golombek, Harry | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Sergeant, Edward Guthlac | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Menchik, Vera | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Thomas, George Alan | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.