Sir George Thomas (1881-1972) - Wikipedia • Sir George Thomas (by Edward Winter) • Chessgames.com

n.b. the following items are a work in progress - more will be added in due course. See notes at the bottom of the page for further details of material referred to.

Sir George Thomas, Margate 1936
Photo from The Sphere, 25 April 1936 (colourised by John Saunders)

1915 Match between George A Thomas and Roland H V Scott, 26-31 July, Golders Green, London

Match, Golders Green 26-31 July 1915	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
George Alan Thomas	1	½	½	1	0	1	4
Roland Henry Vaughan Scott	0	½	½	0	1	0	2

Venue: the private residence of Dr. Jacob Schumer (1869-1932), Golders Green, London (believed to be "Melrose", Hodford Road, Golders Green, London NW11)

Linlithgowshire Gazette, 30 July 1915: "Referring to the match in London between Messrs. R. H. V. Scott and G. A. Thomas, Mr Woollard writes in "Yorks. Observer Budget" —"We have no doubt that some interesting games will result from the meeting, but at the same time we feel bound to say that in our opinion serious matches between young and able-bodied chess players are at present much to be deprecated for fairly obvious reasons. We do not suggest that in the present case there are any other than sentimental objections to the match, for we know nothing whatever of the attendant circumstances, but for the time being chess-playing, except as a temporary relaxation from daily labour, should be left to the elderly and infirm, if only for the sake of example." At the time of the Thomas-Scott match Thomas was aged 34 and Scott 27. The Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, on 26 October 1915, reported that "Mr. G. A. Thomas, who enjoys the distinction of being a champion player at badminton, lawn tennis, and chess, has obtained a commission, and is with his regiment." (He was with the Hampshire Regiment and served in Mesopotamia - see BCM, May 1920, p133) Scott, who subsequently took part in the 1915/16 City of London Championship, was gazetted Temp. 2nd Lt. in the Norfolk Regiment in 1917 and later invalided out (according to his 1939 census entry).

5-15 June 1935 - Barcelona International - Club d'Escacs, Rambla Catalunya, Barcelona

1935 Barcelona International		Draw No.	Fed	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	Salo Flohr	10	CZE	&;	1	½	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	8
2	George Koltanowski	9	BEL	0	&;	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
3	Henri Grob	5	SUI	½	0	&;	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	6½
4	Sir George Alan Thomas	4	GBR	0	0	½	&;	½	1	1	1	1	1	6
5	Brian Patrick Reilly	1	IRL	0	0	0	½	&;	1	1	1	1	1	5½
6	Josep Maristany	2	ESP	0	0	0	0	0	&;	½	1	1	1	3½
7	Pere Cherta i Clos	7	ESP	0	0	0	0	0	½	&;	1	½	1	3
8	Ángel Ribera Arnal	6	ESP	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	&;	½	1	2½
9	Dr. Josep Vallvè i Piñol	8	ESP	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	&;	1	2
10	Dr. Nicolas Ticoulat	3	FRA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	&;	0

Source for crosstable & draw: ajedrez365.com

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1939/40 National Chess Centre, Hampstead Tournament (Dec/Jan? exact dates not known)

1939/40 National CC Hampstead Tournament		Fed	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
1	Imre König	YUG	&;	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	1	7½
2	(Philip) Stuart Milner-Barry	ENG	0	&;	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	7½
3	Sir George Alan Thomas	ENG	½	0	&;	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	7
4	Dr. Paul M List	LTU	½	1	0	&;	1	½	0	½	1	1	1	0	6½
5	Vera Menchik	ENG	½	1	½	0	&;	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	6
6	Marton Blum1	HUN	0	0	0	½	1	&;	0	½	1	1	1	1	6
7	Dr. Stefan Fazekas	CZE	0	0	½	1	0	1	&;	0	½	1	1	1	6
8	Harry Golombek	ENG	½	0	½	½	1	½	1	&;	0	½	½	½	5½
9	Dr. Hans Georg Schenk	CZE	1	0	½	0	0	0	½	1	&;	1	0	1	5
10	Jacques Mieses	GER	½	½	0	0	1	0	0	½	0	&;	1	½	4
11	John David Solomon	ENG	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	&;	½	2½
12	William Ritson Morry	ENG	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	&;	2½

¹ At the time Martin Blaine still used his birth name Marton Blum (born Hungary, circa 1916). Also known as Martin Blum, he changed it by deed poll in December 1946 to Martin Blaine (died 1995). BritBase uses the post-1946 version of his name for game scores, regardless of date.

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1940 National Chess Centre, Easter Congress (March/April? exact dates not known)

1940 National Chess Centre Easter Congress		Fed	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	Harry Golombek	ENG	&;	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	7½
2	Dr. Paul M List	LTU	½	&;	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	7½
3	Vera Menchik	ENG	½	0	&;	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	6
4	Sir George Alan Thomas	ENG	0	1	½	&;	0	1	0	1	1	1	5½
5	William Ritson Morry	ENG	0	0	½	1	&;	1	1	0	½	0	4
6	David Podhorzer	HUN	0	0	½	0	0	&;	1	1	1	½	4
7	Jacques Mieses	GER	½	0	0	1	0	0	&;	1	0	½	3
8	Francis George Tims-Collins	ENG	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	&;	1	1	3
9	Dr. Stefan Fazekas	CZE	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	0	&;	1	2½
10	Dr. Hans Georg Schenk	CZE	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	0	0	&;	2

1940 National Chess Centre, Club Championship, Section B (Date - May?)

1940 National Chess Centr Club Champ Prelim B		Fed	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
1	Harry Golombek	ENG	&;	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	8
2	E(dgar?) Brown	ENG	0	&;	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	7½
3	Alan Noel Booth1	ENG	½	½	&;	1	0	0	1	1	1	½	1	½	7
4	James Marston Craddock	ENG	½	0	0	&;	1	1	½	½	1	0	1	1	6½
5	Sir George Alan Thomas	ENG	½	0	1	0	&;	½	½	1	1	1	1	0	6½
6	Edward Guthlac Sergeant	ENG	0	½	1	0	½	&;	1	0	½	1	1	½	6
7	Vera Menchik	ENG	½	½	0	½	½	0	&;	0	1	½	1	1	5½
8	Dr. Stefan Fazekas	CZE	½	½	0	½	0	1	1	&;	0	1	0	1	5½
9	Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander	ENG	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	&;	1	1	1	4½
10	William Leonard Brierley	ENG	½	½	½	1	0	0	½	0	0	&;	0	1	4
11	Christopher Barclay Heath	SCO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	&;	1	3
12	Robert Spitz	ENG	0	0	½	0	1	½	0	0	0	0	0	&;	2

¹ Alan Noel Booth (1913-1948). "A. N. Booth, a well-known player London player, was accidentally gassed, early in April." (CHESS, May 1948, Vol.13/152, p190 - in fact, Booth died on 3 March 1948)

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File Updated

Date Updated	Notes
10 July 2025	First upload (1,206 entries, including 164 stubs). In compiling this collection I have made extensive use of The Chess Games of Sir George Alan Thomas by Roger L Paige (Self-Published 2005), which numbered 1,041 game entries (which also included a considerable number of stubs). I've made numerous additions and emendations to what appeared in that book. Other sources included chessgames.com, BCM, CHESS magazines, commercial chess databases, online newspaper archives, the Brian Denman collection, plus games sent by BritBase contributors such as Andy Ansel and Ulrich Tamm. I've included a few crosstables and will add to these in due course.
10 July 2025	Added three correspondence games from the 1901 Womanhood Tourney: (1) W Pierce 1-0 GAT; (2) GAT 1-0 F Braund; (3) G Thomas ½-½ W Pierce. Many thanks to Gerard Killoran for submitting them via the English Chess Forum. Running total of game entries now 1,209.
12 July 2025	A further nine games added: (1) GAT & C Chapman 0-1 H Pillsbury, Tunbridge Wells 1902; (2) J Leroy 0-1 GAT, Womanhood corr 1902; (3) A Mackenzie ½-½ GAT, Womanhood corr 1902; (4) G Thomas 1-0 W Ward, City of London 1912; (5) GAT & Allies 1-0 SF Smith & Allies, City of London 1920, plus a further four which replace existing stub games: (6) K Gilg 1-0 GAT, Klosterneuburg 1934; (7) GAT 1-0 M Feigin, Warsaw Olympiad 1935; (8) GAT 0-1 G Stahlberg, Stockholm Olympiad 1937; (9) G Thomas ½-½ I König, Hampstead 1939. My thanks to Gerard Killoran, Ulrich Tamm and others at the English Chess Forum who have contributed scores. Running total of game entries now 1,214 including 160 stubs.
27 July 2025	Added the game G A Thomas ½-½ C H O'D Alexander, played in a living chess display at Taunton's School, Southampton on 13 May 1935, as reported in the Hampshire Advertiser for 18 May 1935. Many thanks to Graham Stuart for submitting the score via the English Chess Forum.
29 July 2025	Added another 10 game scores. My thanks to Tim Harding, Alan Smith and Gerard Killoran for supplying additional games, all of which are from the period 1914 and earlier.
25 August 2025	Added another four game scores. These four were contributed by Alan Smith for which many thanks: (1) GAT 1-0 WM Brooke, Corr 1902; (2) GAT 1-0 FA Joyce, Kent Congress May 1902; (3) CW Draycott 0-1 GAT, Portsmouth 1903; (4) GAT 1-0 D Miller, Metropolitan Club Championship 1911/12.
28 August 2025	Added two games R P Michell 1-0 GAT, Kent First-Class, rd 3, 20.05.1902 and GAT 1-0 G Schories, rd 8, 23.05.1902.
30 September 2025	Added two games: (1) GAT 1-0 G Wainwright, snr, City of London Ch'ship 1913/14; (2) GAT 1-0 HG Cole, Kent First-Class, rd 5, 30.03.1910. Many thanks to Gerard Killoran for supplying the scores of these games via the English Chess Forum. Also added are five stub games from the 1910 Kent event. All four complete games and stubs from that tournament now have dates and round numbers.
10 October 2025	Added four scores: (1) GAT 1-0 EG Sergeant, City of London Ch 1926/27; (2) GAT 1-0 T Taylor, Kent 1903; (3) GAT 1-0 J O'Hanlon, Kent 1909; (4) GAT 1-0 A Louis, Kent 1910. Many thanks to Alan Smith for sending the games. Running total 1,240 game entries (inc. 18 part-games & 164 stubs)