[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 d6 6. Na4 Bg4 7. c3 Qe7 8. h3 Bh5 9. d3 h6 10. O-O O-O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Nxb6+ axb6 13. Re1 d5 14. Qc2 d4 15. b5 Na5 16. cxd4 Qb4 17. Bd2 Qxb5 18. Rec1 Qc6 19. Qb2 Qd7 20. Bxa5 bxa5 21. Rab1 c6 22. d5 Qc7 23. Nc3 Kd7 24. Qxb7 Kd6 25. Nb5+ {Sources: Cheltenham Examiner, 21 September 1898; Newcastle Courant, 24 September 1898; Morning Mail (Dublin), 29 September 1898; The Times, 8 October 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Elwell, Francis Joseph H"]
[Black "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bg5+ Ne7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Rad1+ Ke8 12. Bh4 Bg4 13. Ne4 Nf5 14. Bg3 Be7 15. Rfe1 Rd8 16. e6 fxe6 17. Bxc7 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Nh4 19. Rd3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rf8 21. f4 Rf5 22. c4 Ng6 23. Rb3 b6 24. Bb8 Ra5 25. a3 Kf7 26. Rd3 b5 27. c5 Ra4 28. Nd6+ Kf6 29. Ne8+ Kf7 30. Nd6+ Kf6 31. Nc8 Nxf4 32. Rf3 g5 33. b4 e5 34. Bxe5+ Kxe5 35. Nxe7 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nd4 37. Re3+ Kf6 38. Re4 Rxa3 39. Ng8+ Kg7 40. Nxh6 Kxh6 {Sources: The Field, 17 September 1898; Northern Whig, 13 October 1898} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bellingham, George Edward H"]
[Black "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. c4 Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg3 Rfd8 14. Ne4 Na5 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Bb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 a6 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qxa6 Re8 21. e4 Nf6 22. Qxb6 Nc4 23. Qb4 Nxe4 24. Rxc4 {Sources: The Field, 17 September 1898; Leeds Mercury, 24 September 1898; Weekly Times & Echo (London), 25 September 1898; Morning Mail (Dublin), 29 September 1898; Newcastle Courant, 15 October 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blieden, Max (Dr)"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Ne5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bg3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bd6 12. Bg3 Re8 13. Qf3 Bb4 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. e4 Nb6 16. Bb3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. O-O Bd7 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. a3 Nd7 21. Ba2 Be7 22. b4 Qb6 23. b5 Bxa3 24. bxc6 Qxc6 25. Rb1 Rac8 26. Nb5 Bc5 27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 {Source: St. James's Budget, 23 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stevenson, Alfred Leonard"]
[Black "Blieden, Max (Dr)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nge2 Bg4 6. Bg2 c6 7. f3 Be6 8. O-O Nd7 9. b3 Bc5+ 10. Kh1 f5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. c4 Bf7 15. f4 Qf6 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. Rf2 Nb8 18. Rd2 Bb4 19. Rd3 c5 20. a3 Ba5 21. Bxb7 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bc3 24. Rd6 Qe7 {Sources: The Field, 17 September 1898; Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 24 September 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Stevenson, Alfred Leonard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Qe2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 Re8 10. Nd2 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bd7 12. Rad1 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 14. Qf3 Qc8 15. h3 Bd6 16. Bh6 Qd8 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Qc3 f6 19. Rfe1 Bf7 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qc4+ {Sources: Westminster Gazette, 17 September 1898; Western Morning News, 22 September 1898; Hampshire Telegraph, 8 October 1898; Weekly Irish Times, 8 October 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Blieden, Max (Dr)"]
[Black "Wilmot, Bernard Dinwoody"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 Nh5 6. Be5 f6 7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 c6 9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 f5 11. Rc1 a6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qa4 O-O 14. g4 b5 15. Qb3 Nb6 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Qd1 Qe8 19. f4 Bb7 20. g4 Nc4 21. Bxf5 g6 22. Bb1 Nxe3 23. Qe2 Nc4 24. O-O Qe7 25. Rf2 Rae8 26. Rcf1 Bh4 27. Rf3 g5 28. fxg5 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Nxe5 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. dxe5 d4 32. Ne4 Rxe5 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Nh5+ Kg8 35. Nf6+ Kh8 36. Rf1 Re2 37. Rd1 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Rxb2 41. Be4 Rf2+ 42. Kg1 Bxe4 43. Nxe4 Rf4 44. Nc5 Rxg4+ 45. Kh2 Bxg5 46. Nxa6 Be3 47. Rd3 Kg7 48. Nc7 Kf6 49. Nxb5 Ke5 50. Nc3 dxc3 51. Rxc3 Ke4 52. Rc4+ Bd4 53. Rb4 Kf3 54. Rb3+ Be3 55. Kh3 Rg3+ 56. Kh4 Rg1 {Sources: St. James's Budget, 30 September 1898; The Field, 8 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Elwell, Francis Joseph H"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 exd4 10. cxd4 b5 11. Bc2 Nb4 12. Bb1 Bg4 $2 13. a3 Nc6 14. e5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 $1 $18 Nxd4 (15... Nd5 16. Qc2 $18) 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nf1 Qd7 18. Be3 c5 19. Ng3 g6 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22. b4 {('P-KKt4')} Rfe8 23. Ng3 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Re8 25. Qd1 h5 {"Drawn on the 41st move" Source: Weekly Irish Times, 8 October 1898} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Black "Wilmot, Bernard Dinwoody"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Qd7 13. a4 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Rfe8 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. Bb3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Rd8 21. Rd1 Na5 22. Ba2 Qb7 23. Ng5 c4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qg4 Qd7 26. Bb1 Bf8 27. Bg5 Re8 28. h4 Nc6 29. Re1 Bg7 30. f4 Qf7 31. Re3 Rf8 32. Bc2 Ne7 33. Bxe7 Qxe7 34. h5 gxh5 35. Qxh5 h6 36. Rg3 Rxf4 37. Qxh6 Qa7+ 38. Kh2 Rf2 39. Qxe6+ Qf7 40. Qc8+ Qf8 41. Rxg7+ Kxg7 42. Qg4+ Kf7 43. Qg6+ Ke7 44. Qd6+ Kf7 45. e6+ Kg8 46. e7 Qf7 47. Bg6 {Source: chessgames.com} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sherrard, Charles Hugh"]
[Black "Ward, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. c3 h6 14. Bh4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 g5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. f4 Qd6 19. Rae1 Re3+ 20. Rf3 Qh6 {Sources: Westminster Gazette, 17 September 1898; Hampshire Telegraph, 24 September 1898; Penny Illustrated Paper, 1 October 1898 (game ends at 19...Re3+); Weekly Irish Times, 8 October 1898; Illustrated London News, 29 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Black "Ward, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bb6 12. Ng3 Qg6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Rxe6+ Kd7 15. fxg7 Qxe6 16. gxh8=Q Rxh8 17. Bd2 Rf8 18. f4 Kc8 19. Kh1 c3 20. bxc3 dxc3 21. Bxc3 Rxf4 22. Qh5 Qg6 23. Qd5 Qh6 24. Nf5 Qf8 25. Qe6+ Kb8 26. Ng3 a6 27. Re1 h5 28. Qg6 Qc5 29. Bd2 Rf8 30. Be3 Qc3 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Nxf1 Bxe3 33. Qe8+ Ka7 34. Qxe3+ Qxe3 35. Nxe3 Nd4 36. h4 Kb6 37. g4 hxg4 38. h5 Ne6 39. Nd5+ Kc6 40. h6 Ng5 41. Nf6 a5 42. Kg2 Nf7 43. Nxg4 $2 (43. h7 $5) 43... Nxh6 $1 $11 44. Nxh6 Kc5 45. Nf5 Kb4 46. Ne3 a4 47. Nd5+ Ka3 48. Nxc7 Kxa2 49. Kf3 Kb2 50. Nb5 Kxc2 51. Ke3 Kb2 {Sources: London Evening Standard, 19 September 1898; Belfast News-Letter, 22 September 1898; Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser, 1 October 1898; Newcastle Courant, 15 October 1898} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qd2 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Nd2 f5 12. a3 Nd7 13. b4 Nf6 14. Bc4 Nd5 15. Qb3 Nf4 16. g3 Ng6 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 Kh8 19. O-O e5 20. Rd6 e4 21. Nd4 Ne5 22. Be6 Bxe6 23. Rxe6 Qd7 24. Rd6 Qe8 25. Ne6 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Qh5 27. Rf2 Rfe8 28. Qc3 Re7 29. c6 bxc6 30. Qxc6 Rae8 31. Qd5 Qf7 32. Nf4 Qxd5 33. Rxd5 g6 34. Rd1 Ne5 35. Kg2 Nc4 36. Rc1 Nxa3 37. c4 Rc7 38. Ra2 Nxc4 39. Kf2 e3+ 40. Ke1 g5 41. Nd5 Rc6 42. Rac2 Re5 43. b5 Rd6 44. Nb4 Nb6 45. Rc5 Rxc5 46. Rxc5 Na4 47. Rd5 Rxd5 48. Nxd5 f4 49. Ke2 Nb6 50. Nc3 Kg7 51. gxf4 gxf4 52. Kf3 Kg6 53. Ne2 Nd5 54. Ke4 Kg5 55. h3 h5 56. Kf3 Kh4 57. Ng1 Nc3 58. Kxf4 Nxb5 59. Kxe3 a5 60. Kf3 a4 61. Kg2 Nd4 {Source: London Evening Standard, 19 September 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sherrard, Charles Hugh"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Bc4 c6 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nh4 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. Nxf5 Nxf5 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qxb4 Nd4 17. Rac1 b5 18. Ne4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 d5 21. Nd2 Rxf2 22. Nf3 Qg8 23. Rg1 Qg3 24. Ne1 Raf8 25. Qd6 Rf1 26. Qb4 Qe3 {Sources: The Field, 17 September 1898; Newcastle Courant, 15 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Blieden, Max (Dr)"]
[Black "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bf4 Ndf6 11. Rad1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 g5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Qg4 h6 17. h4 Bc8 18. Qg3 Kh7 19. hxg5 Rg8 20. Qh2 Rg6 21. Bxc7 Qxg5 22. Bf4 Qa5 23. f3 Bb7 24. d5 exd5 25. fxe4 Rag8 26. Rc2 dxc4 27. Bxh6 Rxh6 28. Rxf7+ Kg6 29. Qf4 {Sources: Morning Post, 26 September 1898; Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 1 October 1898} ({There is a longer version of the score:} 29. Qf4 Rh1+ 30. Kxh1 Qh5+ 31. Kg1 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Rh8+ 33. Kg3 Bxe4 {'White mates in three moves." Newcastle Courant, 8 October 1898 & Bromley Chronicle, 13 October 1898}) 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bellingham, George Edward H"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Ne2 Qe7 9. Ng3 d5 10. c3 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bd6 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Nh4 Bc5 14. Nhf5 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Qe6 16. Qf3 g6 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Bg5 Rd6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. b3 Qd7 22. Kf1 Nh5 23. Qg4 f6 24. Bc1 Qxg4 25. Nxg4 Rd3 26. b4 Bb6 27. c4 Bd4 28. Be3 Nf4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. e5 fxe5 31. Nxe5 Rd2 32. Nf3 Rxf2+ 33. Kg1 Rxf3+ {Sources: Northern Whig, 22 September 1898; Leeds Mercury, 24 September 1898; Birmingham Daily Gazette, 28 September 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bellingham, George Edward H"]
[Black "Wilmot, Bernard Dinwoody"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bf4 Nb6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Rhe1 Bd7 13. Nd5 Re8 14. c4 Bf8 15. c5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5+ Nf7 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Rxe6 {Sources: Weekly Times & Echo (London), 2 October 1898; Manchester Times, 14 October 1898} Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxc5 20. Bb3 Kf8 21. Rd7 {Source: The Field, 17 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blieden, Max (Dr)"]
[Black "Sherrard, Charles Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. d4 d6 7. d5 Nb8 8. e4 c6 9. O-O Nh7 10. Ne1 g5 11. Nd3 Nd7 12. f4 gxf4 13. gxf4 Qc7 14. Qf3 Ndf6 15. c5 cxd5 16. exd5 exf4 17. Bxf4 Bg4 18. Qe3 O-O-O 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. cxd6 Nxd5 21. Rfc1+ {Source: Westminster Gazette, 8 October 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Black "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Ne2 Qc7 9. Ng3 Be6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Rae8 12. Bd2 c5 13. Rfe1 c4 14. Bf5 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Ne4 17. Qxd5 Ndf6 18. Qf5 Qb6 19. Reb1 g6 20. Qh3 Re7 21. Be3 Nd5 22. Bf4 f6 23. a4 Qb3 24. Ne1 Rfe8 25. f3 Nxf4 26. gxf4 Nd2 27. Rd1 Qxb2 28. f5 Qxc3 29. fxg6 Qxd4+ 30. Kh2 hxg6 31. Nc2 Qf2 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Nxe1 Nf1+ 34. Kh1 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Nf5 36. Rd1 Kg7 37. Rd7+ Ne7 38. Qe6 Rh8+ {Source: Newcastle Courant, 8 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qd7 13. Qd3 f5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Rfe1 Kh8 17. b4 Bd6 18. Nh4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Re7 20. Bf4 Rg8 21. Qh5 Reg7 22. Bg3 Bg4 23. Qh6 Qd8 24. a4 c6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra6 Nf7 27. Qe3 Qc8 28. Ra7 Bd7 29. Rea1 Re8 30. Qb6 Rgg8 31. Bxd6 Nxd6 32. Rc7 Qa8 33. Rca7 Qc8 34. Rc7 Qd8 35. Qa7 Qe7 36. g3 Rd8 37. Nf5 Nxf5 38. Bxf5 Rg7 39. Qb7 Qd6 40. Ra7 Bxf5 41. Rxg7 {Source: The Field, 24 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Black "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C31"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bg4 7. d4 Qe6 8. Bf4 c6 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. O-O-O Bb4 11. Bxg4 Qxg4 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Nf3 Nd5 14. Re4 Qf5 15. Rhe1 Nd7 16. g4 Nxc3 17. gxf5 Nxa2+ 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. c3 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxc3+ 21. bxc3 Ba3 22. Qa2 Be7 23. Ne5 {Sources: Leeds Mercury, 24 September 1898; Birmingham Daily Gazette, 28 September 1898; Morning Mail (Dublin), 29 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qd7 13. Qd3 f5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Rfe1 Ne7 17. Nh4 Kh8 18. b4 Bb6 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Rg8 21. Rae1 Bg4 22. h3 Bh5 23. f4 Qd6 24. Re6 Qd7 25. g4 Rfg7 26. Kh1 Be8 27. Qe2 Ng6 28. Nxg6+ Bxg6 29. f5 Bf7 30. Rxf6 d4 31. cxd4 Qxd4 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Bb3 Rf6 34. Bxg8 Kxg8 35. Rd1 Qb6 36. Qe7 Rd6 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kg8 {(n.b. threefold repetition - not commented on in either newspaper)} 41. Rxd6 cxd6 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. g5 Qb7+ 44. Kh2 Qf7 45. Qxf7+ Kxf7 46. Kg3 {Sources: The Field, 24 September 1898; Northern Whig, 29 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Black "Elwell, Francis Joseph H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C32"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 exd3 5. Qxd3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be3 Re8 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ng4 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg4 Bh6 13. Bf3 Nf6 14. h3 g6 15. g4 Bg7 16. Bd4 h5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f5 gxf5 19. gxh5 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Re3 21. Qd2 f4 22. Rg1 Qh6 23. Qg2 Bf5 24. d6 c6 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rg3 27. Qh2 Qxd6 28. Rae1 Kh8 29. c3 Re8 30. Rxg3 fxg3 31. Qc2 f5 32. Rd1 Qf4 33. Bg2 Qe5 34. Bf3 Bf8 35. Kg2 Bc5 36. Rd2 Qf4 37. b4 Re3 38. Qd1 Bf8 39. Rd8 Kg8 40. Qf1 Qg5 41. Qc4+ Kg7 42. Qd4+ Kf7 43. Rd7+ Re7 44. Rd6 Bg7 45. Qd3 Bf6 46. Qc4+ Kf8 47. Qc5 Kf7 48. a4 Be5 49. Qc4+ Ke8 50. Rd3 Bc7 51. b5 Kf8 52. bxc6 Qc1 53. Qd4 Kg8 54. cxb7 Qe1 55. Rd2 Re8 56. h6 Be5 57. Qd5+ Kh8 58. Qd7 Bxc3 59. Rc2 Bf6 60. Qc8 Qe5 61. Qxe8+ Qxe8 62. Rc8 {Source: Westminster Gazette, 24 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Black "Blieden, Max (Dr)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bc4 O-O 11. Bb3 Qc7 12. f3 Rad8 13. Qd2 Bc8 14. Qf2 Nd7 15. Bxa7 c5 16. Nd5 Qxa7 17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Nc6 Qb6 19. Nxd8 Bd4 20. Nxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxd4+ cxd4 22. Bxf7 Ne5 23. Bb3 Ba6 24. Rfd1 Be2 25. f4 Ng4 26. Rd3 Bxd3 27. cxd3 Qa5 28. h3 Ne3 29. Kh2 Qd2 30. Kg3 Qxg2+ 31. Kh4 h6 {Source: Weekly Irish Times, 8 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, William"]
[Black "Bellingham, George Edward H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ba6 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Rb8 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. e4 Nf6 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Rfe1 Nf6 19. Qa6 Qc8 20. c4 c6 21. Bc3 Rc7 22. Qxc8 Rcxc8 23. Re2 Bd6 24. Rae1 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Kf8 26. Kf1 b5 27. Ne5 b4 28. Bd2 a5 29. Bf4 Be7 30. c5 Nd5 31. Nd7+ Ke8 32. Nb6 Nxf4 33. Nxc8 Nxe2 34. Kxe2 Kd7 35. Nb6+ Ke6 36. Kd3 Bd8 37. Nc4 Bc7 38. g3 Kd5 39. Ne3+ Ke6 40. Kc4 Bd8 41. d5+ cxd5+ 42. Nxd5 Ke5 43. f3 f5 44. f4+ Ke4 45. c6 $18 Kf3 46. Kc5 (46. c7 $18) 46... h5 47. Kb5 Kg2 (47... g6 $5 48. Ne7 $1 $18) 48. Ne3+ Kxh2 49. Nxf5 g6 50. Ng7 $1 Bc7 51. Nxh5 $1 Bd6 52. g4 Kh3 53. f5 gxf5 54. gxf5 Kg4 55. f6 Kf5 56. f7 Ke6 (56... Kg6 57. c7 $18) 57. Kxa5 $2 Kxf7 58. Kb6 Ke6 $2 (58... Kg6 $1 $11) 59. Ng7+ Kd5 60. Ne8 Bg3 61. Kb5 Ke6 62. Kxb4 Ke7 63. Ng7 Kd8 64. Kb5 Kc7 65. Ne6+ Kb8 66. a4 Bh2 67. a5 Bg3 68. a6 Bh2 69. Kb6 Bg1+ 70. Nc5 Bh2 71. Nd7+ Ka8 72. c7 Bxc7+ 73. Kxc7 Ka7 74. Nc5 Ka8 75. Kb6 Kb8 76. Nd3 $6 (76. Ne6 Ka8 77. Nc7+ Kb8 78. a7+) 76... Ka8 77. Ka5 $6 Ka7 78. Nf4 Kb8 79. Kb5 $6 Ka7 80. Ne6 Ka8 81. Kb6 Kb8 82. Nc7 {Source: The Field, 24 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, William"]
[Black "Rumboll, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E57"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 Nc6 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. b4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rad1 a5 16. b5 Na7 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Rfe1 Nf4 19. Qg4 Nd5 20. Nxf7 Qd7 21. Ne5 Qc8 22. Rc1 Bf6 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bxd5+ Bxd5 25. Rxc8 Raxc8 26. Qd7 Bc4 27. Qxa7 Bxb5 28. Qxb6 Rb8 29. Qxa5 Re7 30. Qc3 Reb7 31. Qb3+ Kf8 32. a4 Be8 33. Ba3+ Be7 34. Nd7+ Bxd7 35. Bxe7+ Ke8 36. Qg8# {Source: Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 24 September 1898. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 1 August 2025.} 1-0

[Event "SCCU First Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bellingham, George Edward H"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Annotator "part-game"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Ndf3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ne5 c5 11. Re1 Bb7 12. c3 Ne4 13. f3 Nf6 14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qd6 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Qc2 Bd6 18. Kh1 Ba6 19. Bg5 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rfd8 21. Qf5 Bb4 22. Re2 Rd6 23. a3 Qa6 24. Rec2 Ba5 25. h4 Bb6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qd7 Rf8 28. Rc6 Rf4 29. Qe7 Qe2 30. R6c2 Qe3 31. Ng6 Qxe7 32. Nxe7+ Kh8 33. g3 Rxd4 34. Nc6 Rd3 {Black wins in 74 moves. Source: Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 24 September 1898. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 1 August 2025.} 0-1

[Event "SCCU Second Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fagan, Louisa Matilda"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 c2 5. Qxc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2 d6 8. Ngf3 Nf6 9. Ng5 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Ngf3 Re8 12. Rfe1 Nc6 13. Nb3 Bg4 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Be6 16. Bd3 Nd7 17. f4 Nc5 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bf3 Ne6 20. Ne2 Bb5 21. Nc1 Bc6 22. Qd2 Qf6 23. Ne2 Bb5 24. f5 Bxe2 25. fxe6 Bxf3 26. exf7+ Qxf7 27. Rf1 Qg6 28. Rxf3 Qxe4 {"and Black won." Source: St. James's Budget, 30 September 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU Second Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Finn, Kate Belinda"]
[Black "Fagan, Louisa Matilda"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Nge7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. d5 Nd4 11. Be2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 f5 13. h3 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Bf5 15. Qe3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxd5 17. Qc4 Be6 18. Bh6 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Qf6 20. f4 c6 21. Bg5 Qf7 22. Kh2 Ne3 23. Qb4 Nxf1+ 24. Rxf1 c5 25. Qd2 Qd7 26. Rd1 d5 27. Qc3 b6 28. Qf3 Rf8 29. Bh6 Rf5 30. Rg1 Kh8 31. Rg5 Qd6 32. Rxf5 Bxf5 33. Qe3 Qe6 34. Qe5+ Qxe5 35. fxe5 Kg8 36. Bc1 Kf7 37. h4 Ke6 38. f4 d4 39. Kg3 Kd5 40. Kf3 Bb1 41. a3 Bf5 42. Ke2 Ke4 43. Kd1 Kf3 44. Ke1 Kg4 45. Kf2 Kxh4 {Sources: Pall Mall Gazette, 20 September 1898; Lady's Pictorial, 1 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "SCCU Second Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Russell France B"]
[Black "Schomberg, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 h6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. f4 Nc5 10. e5 Ng4 11. Qf3 dxe5 12. Nde2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 exf4 14. Nxf4 Bf6 15. Ncd5 Ne6 16. Nxf6+ Kh8 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Nh5 {"White won." Source: Pall Mall Gazette, 27 September 1898} 1-0

[Event "SCCU Second Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Jones, Russell France B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. Nd3 Bb6 12. h3 Re8 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 d4 15. Nf4 Bc7 16. Qa4 Qxf4 17. Qxa6 g5 18. Ne2 Qh2+ 19. Kf1 Qh1+ 20. Ng1 Bh2 21. Qxc6 Ne4 {Source: St. James's Budget, 7 October 1898. Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 28 July 2025. Black's full name: Russell France Bavington Jones.} 0-1

[Event "SCCU Second Class"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Welsh, John Francis (Rev)"]
[Black "Finn, Kate Belinda"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1898.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 Be7 3. g3 c5 4. d3 Nf6 5. f4 Nc6 6. c3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. e5 Nd5 9. Na3 d6 10. Nc4 dxe5 11. fxe5 O-O 12. Qg4 f5 13. Qe2 b5 14. Na3 b4 15. Nc2 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxc3 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Nf3 Ndb4 19. Nxb4 cxb4 20. O-O Nd4 21. Bb2 Bc5 22. Kh1 Nxf3 23. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Qd5 25. Qf4 Rfd8 26. h4 Rac8 27. Kh2 Bb6 28. Kh3 Rc2 29. Bc1 Bd4 {Sources: Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, 1 October 1898 (via Gerard Killoran); West Sussex County Times, 15 October 1898; Dublin Evening Mail, 6 October 1898} 0-1

[Event "Simul blindfold Blackburne 6b"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Young, Frank Edwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1898.09.17"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Nf6 4. fxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Be2 Ng8 8. Nf3 d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Rae1 Be6 14. Bd3 c6 15. Kh1 Rae8 16. Ne2 Bd5 17. Ng3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Ngxe7 20. Ne4 Qc7 21. c4 Nb6 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Rh3 Rg8 25. Bf5+ Kg7 26. Qh6# {Sources: Westminster Gazette, 24 September 1898 (gives Black as NN); Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer, 1 October 1898 (gives Black as Mr Young, who was a member of the Salisbury club)} 1-0

[Event "Consultation Game"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bellingham+Gunston, G+WH"]
[Black "Blackburne+Chapman, Joseph+ Horace"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1898.09.17"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Nf1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Rf6 16. Nb5 Rh6 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. d5 e5 19. f4 exf3 20. Qxf3 Nf6 21. Re2 Rf8 22. Qg2 Qg4 23. Nd2 Ne4 24. Rf1 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 Bc8 26. Re1 Qh5 27. Rf2 g5 28. Ref1 f4 29. exf4 gxf4 30. Qe4 Bh3 31. Re1 Rg6 32. Qf3 Bg4 {Sources: The Field, 24 September 1898; Belfast Weekly News, 8 October 1898. This game was actually played at Horace Chapman's home in a village called Donhead St Andrew, some ten miles west of Salisbury. Biog note: Horace Edward Chapman (1842-1907)} 0-1

[Event "Odds Game"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1898.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Russell France B"]
[Black "Wilmot, Bernard Dinwoody"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "odds game"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1898.09.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

2. d4 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 b4 9. Nd5 Nxe4 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bh4 g5 12. Re1 gxh4 13. Rxe4 Bf5 14. Nf6# {Source: St. James's Budget, 7 October 1898} 1-0

