CÉ Liège master tournament, Liège
1940
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Tot | ||||
| 1 | NM | Soultanbeieff, Victor Ivanovich | RUS | – | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 2 | Begam, Albert | POL | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | NM | Devos, Paul | BEL | ½ | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2½ |
| 4 | NM | Van Seters, Frits | NED | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wéry | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Despite the war, a small master tournament was organised in Liège. Begam, who was a last-minute replacement for O’Kelly, was the revelation of the tournament. I believe he died in WWII, unfortunately.
The crosstable and two game are given in [2]. One extra game is given in [1], which also gives some results including the final standings. There were three tournaments of lesser importance held alongside this one, including a junior group, but it don’t know any of the results of those. Mr. Ulrich Tamm kindly provided another game which he found in Diemer’s column in Der Neue Tag. Unfortunately, I don’t know the exact date.
Wanted
- All but four of the games.
- The exact dates of the games.
- Wéry’s first name.
Sources
- Le Soir 10, 17 & 24/12/1940
- Fédération Belge des Échecs/Belgische schaakbond, Bulletin trimestriel/Driemaandelijksch Tijdschrift 1941/1
- Der Neue Tage [As kindly corresponded by Mr. Tamm]
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