Brussels rapid championship, Sint-Joost-ten-Node
21-05-1949
| Group 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Tot | ||
| 1 | Thibaut, Georges Pierre | BEL | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | O’Kelly de Galway, Albéric | BEL | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| 3 | Rose, Richard | BEL | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ |
| 4 | Lemaire, Robert | BEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Vaver, Vladimir | RUS | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3½ |
| 6 | Willaert, Robert | BEL | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2½ |
| 7 | Devos, Paul | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Ickx | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Group 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Tot | ||
| 1 | Van Seters, Frits | NED | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunkelblum, Arthur | BEL | 0 | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ |
| 3 | Dyner, Boruch | POL | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bago, Étienne | BEL | 0 | ½ | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3½ |
| 5 | Korganoff, Boris | RUS | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 6 | Arnstein | BEL | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 7 | Mollekens, Jozef | BEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1½ |
| 8 | Pinard | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1½ |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Tot | |||
| 1 | Van Seters, Frits | NED | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | O’Kelly de Galway, Albéric | BEL | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ |
| 3 | Dyner, Boruch | POL | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3½ |
| 4 | Rose, Richard | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunkelblum, Arthur | BEL | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | – | 1 | 1½ |
| 6 | Thibaut, Georges Pierre | BEL | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ½ |
To my surprise, [2] has the crosstables. The date comes from [1]. The top three from each group qualified for the final. Belgium’s undisputed number one, O’Kelly, finished second after a loss against veteran Dyner. Thibaut, who had impressed in the qualification group, had a disappointing run in the final. Note that this was a championship of greater Brussels, which explains why it was not held in Brussels itself.
Wanted
- All games.
- First names for Ickx, Arnstein, and Pinard.
Sources
- La Nation Belge 29/05/1949
- Het Laatste Nieuws 19 & 23/05/1949