In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas Bart has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what are some
of his more important accomplishments?

PJDBAD wrote:
In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas Bart has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what are some
of his more important accomplishments?

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972). ('Bart.' = 'Baronet'.) One of
the best English players from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr, ahead of Botvinnik and Capablanca,
is probably the peak of his career. (OCC)

--
Anders Thulin ath*algonet.se http://www.algonet.se/~ath

"Anders Thulin" wrote in message
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PJDBAD wrote:
In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas
Bart has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what
are some
of his more important accomplishments?

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972). ('Bart.' =
'Baronet'.) One of
the best English players from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most
active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr, ahead of Botvinnik and
Capablanca,
is probably the peak of his career. (OCC)

That's right. Also British Champ 1923 and 1924. Came 2nd in 1921. As well as
all England badminton singles champion, doubles champion, played tennis at
Wimbledon, and a county hockey player.

Needing only a draw in the Hastings 34/35 he lost the last round so drew
with Euwe & Co.

Carear wins over Botvinnik, Flohr, Tartakover, draws against Rubinstein,
Nimzo and Capa.

Author if The Art of Badminton /1923.

Born Constantinople 14 June 1881. Learned chess age 4. His mother, Lady
Thomas, won first ever ladies' tournament, Hastings 1895

Cordially, Phil
--
Anders Thulin ath*algonet.se http://www.algonet.se/~ath

For many people, Sir George Thomas would be best known for this miniature he
lost to Edward Lasker.



Lasker,E - Thomas,G [A83]
London London, 1912
[29th July 2002]

1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 e6 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 0-0 8.Bd3
b6 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.Qh5 Qe7 11.Qxh7+ Kxh7 12.Nxf6+ Kh6 13.Neg4+ Kg5 14.h4+ Kf4
15.g3+ Kf3 16.Be2+ Kg2 17.Rh2+ Kg1 18.Kd2# 1-0


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In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas Bart
has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what are
some
of his more important accomplishments?

Dear Mr. Thulin,

Heil Dubya!

Thank you for your invariably cogent and civil posts to rgc. I am prompted to
write this, because you have explained to me the meaning of the "Bart." in
PJDBAD's post, but have noticed favorably your contributions for years.

PJDBAD wrote:
In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas Bart
has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what are
some
of his more important accomplishments?

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972). ('Bart.' =
'Baronet'.) One of
the best English players from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr, ahead of Botvinnik and
Capablanca,
is probably the peak of his career. (OCC)

--
Anders Thulin ath*algonet.se http://www.algonet.se/~ath

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Anders Thulin wrote:

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972).
('Bart.' = 'Baronet'.) One of the best English players
from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr,
ahead of Botvinnik and Capablanca, is probably the
peak of his career. (OCC)

_
Is he the one who lost that famous informal game
against Edward Lasker?

1 d4 e6 2 Nf3 f5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Be7 5 Bxf6 Bxf6
6 e4 fxe4 7 Nxe4 b6 8 Ne5 0-0 9 Bd3 Bb7 10 Qh5 Qe7
11 Qxh7+ Kxh7 12 Nxf6+ Kh6 13 Neg4+ Kg5
14 h4+ Kf4 15 g3+ Kf3 16 Be2+ Kg2 17 Rh2+ Kg1
18 Kd2#

Jerome Bibuld wrote:

Dear Mr. Thulin,

Heil Dubya!

Thank you for your invariably cogent and civil posts to rgc. I am
prompted to write this, because you have explained to me the meaning of
the "Bart." in PJDBAD's post, but have noticed favorably your
contributions for years.

PJDBAD wrote:
In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas
Bart
has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what
are
some
of his more important accomplishments?

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972). ('Bart.' =
'Baronet'.) One of
the best English players from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most
active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr, ahead of Botvinnik and
Capablanca,
is probably the peak of his career. (OCC)

Sir George Thomas was a member of West London Chess Club, as was Vera
Menchik. At the time of the club's centenary a few years ago I was asked
for pointers, the intention was to produce a book about the club. I presume
there is a booklet out there which may not be too well known. Not having
seen it, I have no opinion as to its usefulness to researchers.

The club has a web page if someone wishes to follow this up.


Regards,


Simon.

Dear Mr. Farmer (?),

Heil Dubya!

I once played an ICCF game against a member of the West London Chess Club and
enjoyed a very pleasant correspondence with him After the game, he sent me a
book that consisted of copies of a newsletter published by that club during the
Second Great Imperialist War of the Twentieth Century (which we United
Statesians like to call WWII). As my opponent noted -- the club was the only
chess club in London that remained open throughout the war. He was very proud
that it had operated throughout "the blitz." The book was a wonderworld of
information, including the fact that Savielly Tartakower was a lieutenant in
the Free French army, who "commuted" between England and France during that
period. If I recall, the name he used was "Jacques Cartier", but I would not
stake my life on that pseudonym.

This may be the book to which you refer. (Sadly, I lent that book to Dave
Lawson -- who owned the largest chess "library", in his home, I've ever seen.
When he died, his widow never answered my inquiries in my attempts to recover
the book.) From having owned the book -- and read it through -- I would say
that it would be a goldmine of information for a researcher.

Perhaps, the Cleveland Public Library has a copy.

Jerome Bibuld wrote:

Dear Mr. Thulin,

Heil Dubya!

Thank you for your invariably cogent and civil posts to rgc. I am
prompted to write this, because you have explained to me the meaning of
the "Bart." in PJDBAD's post, but have noticed favorably your
contributions for years.

PJDBAD wrote:
In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas
Bart
has
having been an important figure in British Chess. Who was he and what
are
some
of his more important accomplishments?

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972). ('Bart.' =
'Baronet'.) One of
the best English players from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most
active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr, ahead of Botvinnik and
Capablanca,
is probably the peak of his career. (OCC)

Sir George Thomas was a member of West London Chess Club, as was Vera
Menchik. At the time of the club's centenary a few years ago I was asked
for pointers, the intention was to produce a book about the club. I presume
there is a booklet out there which may not be too well known. Not having
seen it, I have no opinion as to its usefulness to researchers.

The club has a web page if someone wishes to follow this up.


Regards,


Simon.

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"Anders Thulin" wrote in message
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PJDBAD wrote:
In "500 master Games of Chess" Tartakower mentions Sir George Thomas
Bart has having been an important figure in British Chess.
Who was he and what are some of his more important accomplishments?

That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972).
('Bart.' = 'Baronet'.) One of the best English players from,
say, 1910 and on, and one of the most active.

Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr, ahead of Botvinnik
Capablanca, is probably the peak of his career. (OCC)

That's right. Also British Champ 1923 and 1924. Came 2nd in 1921.
As well as all England badminton singles champion, doubles champion,
played tennis at Wimbledon, and a county hockey player.

Needing only a draw in the Hastings 34/35 he lost the last round so drew
with Euwe & Co. Carear wins over Botvinnik, Flohr, Tartakover, draws
against Rubinstein, Nimzo and Capa.

Author if The Art of Badminton /1923.
Born Constantinople 14 June 1881. Learned chess age 4.
His mother, Lady Thomas, won first ever ladies' tournament, Hastings 1895

Here's Bill Wall's webpage on George Thomas:
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvall...378/thomas.htm

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Anders Thulin wrote:
That should be Sir George Thomas, Bart. (1881-1972).
('Bart.' = 'Baronet'.) One of the best English players
from, say, 1910 and on, and one of the most active.
Hastings 1935/35, 1st equal with Euwe and Flohr,
ahead of Botvinnik and Capablanca, is probably the
peak of his career. (OCC)

Is he the one who lost that famous informal game against Edward Lasker?

1 d4 e6 2 Nf3 f5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Be7 5 Bxf6 Bxf6 6 e4 fxe4 7 Nxe4 b6
8 Ne5 0-0 9 Bd3 Bb7 10 Qh5 Qe7 11 Qxh7+ Kxh7 12 Nxf6+ Kh6 13 Neg4+ Kg5
14 h4+ Kf4 15 g3+ Kf3 16 Be2+ Kg2 17 Rh2+ Kg1 18 Kd2#

In his memoir, 'Chess Secrets I Learned from the Masters', Edward Lasker
wrote that he did not even know that his opponent was George Thomas, then
the champion of the City of London Chess Club, until after the game, when
he became most impressed by George Thomas's good sportsmanship.

--Nick