Derby Chess Club
Derby Chess Club Champions
Ray Forey has kindly provided this list of Derby Chess Club champions from 1886 to 1998.
| 1886 | Bertwin Cooper | |||
| 1887 | Samuel Farnsworth | |||
| 1888 | F E Phillips | |||
| 1889 | Bertwin Cooper | |||
| 1890 | John Brearley | |||
| 1891 | John Brearley | |||
| 1892 | William Whyman | |||
| 1893 | F E Phillips | |||
| 1894 | Victor B Rush | |||
| 1895 | J Sayers | |||
| 1896 | William Whyman | |||
| 1897 | E R Wright | |||
| 1898 | J Sayers | |||
| 1899 | W H Clarke | |||
| 1900 | Stanley Martin | |||
| 1901 | John Brearley | |||
| 1902 | J A Hefford | |||
| 1903 | Victor B Rush | |||
| 1904 | William Whyman | |||
| 1905 | John Brearley | |||
| 1906 | F W Sampson | |||
| 1907 | F W Sampson | |||
| 1908 | T L Finch | |||
| 1909 | William Whyman | |||
| 1910 | B H Hislop | |||
| 1911 | L G S Green | |||
| 1930 | T Harris | |||
| 1931 | Dr Thrift | Rev H M J Burdett | ||
| 1932 | Dr Thrift | |||
| 1933 | Dr Thrift | |||
| 1934 | G L Bailey | |||
| 1935 | Dr Thrift | A F Penrose | ||
| 1936 | M W Alford | |||
| 1937 | Dr Thrift | |||
| 1938 | Dr Thrift | |||
| 1943 | T Harris | |||
| 1945 | Lionel W Reay | |||
| 1947 | Lionel W Reay | Dr P Honan | ||
| 1948 | Lionel W Reay | |||
| 1949 | Lionel W Reay | W Pfeil | ||
| 1950 | Lionel W Reay | |||
| 1951 | A F Penrose | |||
| 1952 | Lionel W Reay | |||
| 1953 | Wicenty Slowik | |||
| 1954 | Lionel W Reay | |||
| 1955 | M W Alford | Lionel W Reay | Wicenty Slowik | |
| 1956 | Leslie C J Bird | |||
| 1957 | Wicenty Slowik | |||
| 1958 | George E Cammack | |||
| 1959 | Lionel W Reay | |||
| 1960 | Leslie C J Bird | |||
| 1961 | Frank Murfin | |||
| 1962 | Wicenty Slowik | |||
| 1963 | Harold J Lee | |||
| 1964 | R J Wilson | |||
| 1965 | Harold J Lee | |||
| 1966 | Harold J Lee | |||
| 1967 | Wicenty Slowik | |||
| 1968 | Wicenty Slowik | |||
| 1969 | Jim A Tomlinson | |||
| 1970 | Erich Leitner | |||
| 1971 | Mike Alcock | |||
| 1972 | Mike Alcock | |||
| 1973 | Mike Alcock | |||
| 1974 | Philip A Webley | |||
| 1975 | Ron Price | |||
| 1976 | Richard M Webb | |||
| 1977 | Richard M Webb | |||
| 1978 | Jack Madeley | |||
| 1979 | C Corfield | |||
| 1984 | John E Shannon | |||
| 1985 | John E Shannon | |||
| 1986 | John E Shannon | |||
| 1987 | John E Shannon | |||
| 1988 | Terry A Pearson | |||
| 1989 | Terry A Pearson | John E Shannon | ||
| 1990 | Terry A Pearson | John E Shannon | ||
| 1995 | Terry A Pearson | |||
| 1996 | David Williams | |||
| 1997 | David Williams | |||
| 1998 | John E Shannon |
Below is a game by one of the early champions, taken from page 259 of Tim Harding’s book “Steinitz in London – A Chess Biography with 623 Games” (McFarland, 2020). Apparently, Phillips had to catch the mail train home from Burton and was recorded as having forfeited the game. Steinitz can win a pawn in the final position, but it’s by no means clear how he can win the game.