London 27

British Empire Club Tournament
The London 1927 tournament was arranged by British Empire Club. 

 The tournament book was not published until 1983, when one of the players from the tournament approached IGM Keene and suggested to him to publish the book based on the original scoresheet. The annotations are still copyright protected.

Nimzowitsch won the brilliancy prize for his game against Yates.

 

No  Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11   Point   Plac.
1  Aron Nimzowitsch

6 ½

½ 4

121

1 9

101

0 3

5 1

0 7

2 1

111

1 8

 8 1-2
2  Savielly Tartakower

4 ½

112

9 ½

110

3 ½

1 5

7 1

111

0 1

8 ½

1 6

 8 1-2
3  Frank Marshall

101

11½

½ 5

7 ½

½ 2

1 1

1 8

6 ½

½ 4

12½

1 9

 7½ 3
4  Dr. Milan Vidmar

½ 2

1 ½

1 8

6 0

111

112

9 1

½10

3 ½

1 5

7 0

 7 4
5  Efim Bogoljubow

9 ½

110

3 ½

111

1 7

2 0

0 1

8 ½

1 6

4 0

112

 6½ 5
6  Richard Reti

½ 1

8 ½

½11

1 4

12½

1 9

100

½ 3

5 0

1 7

2 0

 5½ 6-7
7  W. Winther

120

1 9

101

½ 3

5 0

11½

0 2

1 1

½ 8

6 0

1 4

 5½ 6-7
8  Edgar Colle

111

½ 6

4 0

112

9 ½

010

3 0

½ 5

7 ½

½ 2

1 0

 4½ 8
9  Victor Buerger

½ 5

7 0

½ 2

1 0

½ 8

6 0

0 4

121

011

110

3 0

 3½ 9-11
10  George A. Thomas

0 3

5 0

0 7

2 0

0 1

8 1

1 6

4 ½

012

9 0

111

 3½ 9-11
11  Frederic Yates 8 0

½ 3

6 ½

0 5

4 0

½ 7

121

0 2

9 1

0 1

100

 3½ 9-11
12  William Fairhurst

1 7

2 0

0 1

8 0

½ 6

4 0

011

0 9

101

½ 3

5 0

 3 12

 

Players and organizers of British Empire Club Masters Chess Tournament London 1927. Left to right, standing:W. H. Watts M. E .Goldstein, H. Kmoch, Dr. Vidmar, R. C. Griffith, Sir G. A. Thomas, E. Busvine, F. D. Yates, Dr. Schumer, E. Colle, V. Buerger, R. Reti. Seated: F. J. Marshal, W. Winther, E. D. Bogoljubow, A. Nimzowitsch, W. A. Fairhurst, Dr. Tartakower.