Le Cygne blitz tournament, Brussels
05-08-1923
Preliminary 1: 1. Alekhine 6/6 2. Koltanowski 5 3-4. Weingarten & Gaty 3½ 5. Frauenfelder 2 6. Arnstein jr. 1 7. Polzat 0
Preliminary 2: 1-2. Yates & Lancel 5/6 3. Prils 4 4. Thys 3 5. Mrs. Jonet 2 6-7. Boussard & Clooten 1
Preliminary 3: 1. Znosko-Borovsky 6/6 2. Devreese 5 3. Weltjens 4 4. Van Beneden 5-6. Jonnart & Hermans 1½ 7. Jonet 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot | ||
| 1 | Yates, Fred Dewhirst | ENG | – | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ |
| 2 | Alekhine, Alexander | FRA | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Lancel, Edmond | BEL | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Znosko-Borovsky, Eugène | FRA | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | ½ |
Brussels chess club Le Cygne organised a blitz competition, with some incredibly strong participants. As there were three preliminaries, I assume a final with three participants was intended. As the second heat ended in a tie for first place, both Yates and Lancel reached the final. Surprisingly, Alekhine did not win it, after he lost his game against Yates. Unfortunately, I have no games and they are very unlikely to turn up.
Wanted
- All the games.
- The crosstables from the second and third preliminaries.
Sources
- La Nation Belge 09/08/1923
- De Schelde 09/08/1923