Belgian championship, Ghent
29-04-1923 > 05-05-1923
| Major | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Tot | ||
| 1 | Koltanowski, George | BEL | – | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Sapira, Emanuel | ROM | ½ | – | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Colle, Edgard | BEL | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Soultanbeieff, Victor Ivanovich | RUS | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 5 | Lancel, Edmond | BEL | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Verschueren, Edouard | BEL | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ½ | 1 |
| 7 | Horowitz, Jankel | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | – | ½ |
| Minor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot | ||
| 1 | De Vries, Paul | BEL | — | ½1 | 11 | 1½ | 5 |
| 2 | Censer, Isidore | BEL | ½0 | — | 11 | 11 | 4½ |
| 3 | Van Beneden, A F | BEL | 00 | 00 | — | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | Van Cuyck | BEL | 0½ | 00 | 00 | — | ½ |
[1] gives the crosstables for both sections. However, in the minor section, it gives De Vries-Van Cuyck as ½1-0½. From the day-by-day results also given in [1], it seems most likely that De Vries won in the first round.
Before the last round, Koltanowski played Soultanbeieff, who was half a point behind him. It was a tense fight with chances for both sides, but Koltanowski won in the end, thereby clinching his first title of Belgian champion. The game has become somewhat famous.
Wanted
- Most games.
- First names for Van Beneden and Van Cuyck.
Sources
- De Schelde 02-13/05/1923
- La Nation Belge 10/05-14/06/1923
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