Scarborough 1929

Saunders and Tartakower dominate the seaside field
18–25 May 1929 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Harold Saunders and Savielly Tartakower shared first with 6/7.

Harold Saunders and Savielly Tartakower shared first at Scarborough with commanding 6/7 scores. George Thomas finished only half a point behind; the rest of the eight-player field was separated by a much wider gap.

A three-player race

Saunders and Tartakower each dropped only one point across seven rounds. Thomas stayed close on 5½, while Victor Wahltuch was fourth on 3½.

Edith Holloway, John Jackson, Charles Bolland, and H. Ashwell Cadman completed the field. The standings' sharp gap after third makes the leaders' control of the tournament especially clear.

The full Scarborough table

All 28 games of the round robin survive, and the table matches the historical crosstable, including the joint winners' 6/7 and Thomas's 5½.

Final standings

6/7
Harold Saunders and Savielly Tartakower shared first with 6/7.
# Player Score Record Games
=1 Tartakower, Saviely 6/7 +6 -1 =0
=1 Saunders, Harold 6/7 +5 -0 =2
3 Thomas, George Alan 5½/7 +5 -1 =1
4 Wahltuch, Victor Leonard 3½/7 +3 -3 =1
5 Holloway, Edith Martha 2½/7 +2 -4 =1
6 Jackson, John 2/7 +1 -4 =2
7 Bolland, Charles Fenton 1½/7 +1 -5 =1
8 Cadman, HA 1/7 +1 -6 =0

Cross Table

Rank Player 12345678
1 Tartakower, Saviely 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Saunders, Harold 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1
3 Thomas, George Alan 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1
4 Wahltuch, Victor Leonard 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 1
5 Holloway, Edith Martha 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1
6 Jackson, John 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1
7 Bolland, Charles Fenton 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0
8 Cadman, HA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.