Tunisia vs. Belgium, Tunis
1964
| 1 | Belkadi, Ridha | ½-½ | 1-0 | Willaert, Robert |
| 2 | Kchouk, Bechir | 1-0 | ½-½ | De Rycke, Paul |
| 3 | Ben Cheikh, Boursoni Lagha, Khelil |
1-0 – |
– 1-0 |
Renard, Jean |
| 4 | Lagha, Khelil Ennigrou, A. |
1-0 – |
– 0-1 |
Quintyn, Prudent |
| 5 | Ben Rehouma, Hachemi | ½-½ | 1-0 | Vanhoorne, Frans |
| 6 | Bouaziz, Slim | 1-0 | 1-0 | D’Artois |
| Tot | Tunisia | 5-1 | 4½-1½ | Belgium |
According to [1], this match was held to commemorate Tunisia’s independence. The teams consisted of 4 senior players, one student and one junior. The Belgian team was exceptionally weak, since the players had to pay for their own trip to Marseille (from where they presumably took a boat that was paid for by the Tunisian federation). A blitz tournament was also played, but I don’t know the results. Willaert (+22,=3,-1) and De Rycke (+21,=4,-1) also gave simultaneous exhibitions. [2] gives the games.For some time, I was confused about the names of the Tunisian players because of an inconsistency between [1] and [2], but [3] confirms the information as in [1], which at least for now I will assume to be right.
Wanted
- D’Artois’ first name.
Sources
- De Standaard 22/06/1964
- ChessBase
- Europe Échecs [as corresponded by Mr. Erich Siebenhaar]
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