Weston-super-Mare (1922) |
The first Easter week festival at Weston-super-Mare, England, was held from 15-21 April 1922. Rest day: Sunday 16 April. Joseph Henry Blake won the Major tournament with 7/9. Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Blake 63 • ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7
2 Maroczy 52 ½ • 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6½
=3 Thomas 40 0 1 • ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6
=3 Yates 38 0 1 ½ • 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6
=5 Spencer 45 ½ 0 1 1 • 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½
=5 Kostic 35 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 • 1 0 1 1 5½
7 Louis 46 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 • 1 1 1 3½
8 Mackenzie 51 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 1 ½ 3
=9 Price 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 1 1
=9 Tregaskis 37 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 • 1
————————————————————————————————————————— First Class Section A was jointly won by John Arthur James Drewitt and Cyril Duffield, and First Class Section B was won by William Henry Watts. A week later, Amos Burn awarded the brilliancy prize to G A Thomas vs J H Blake, 1922.
Game dates
There are 17 missing games (3 May 2022)
Round 1: Saturday 15 April
Round 2: Saturday 15 April
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Round 3: Monday 17 April
Round 4: Monday 17 April
Round 5: Tuesday 18 April (9.30 am)
Round 6: Wednesday 19 April
Round 7: Thursday 20 April
Round 8: Thursday 20 April
Round 9: Friday 21 April
Sources
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive..., especially Western Daily Press.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Maroczy vs J Blake |
 | ½-½ | 46 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
2. G Thomas vs Kostic |
| ½-½ | 39 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | B40 Sicilian |
3. H Price vs J Blake |
| 0-1 | 22 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | D04 Queen's Pawn Game |
4. Maroczy vs Yates |
 | 0-1 | 24 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
5. G Thomas vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
6. Kostic vs A Louis |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
7. G Tregaskis vs G Thomas |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | A43 Old Benoni |
8. G Thomas vs J Blake |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C77 Ruy Lopez |
9. A Louis vs Maroczy |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
10. J Blake vs Yates |
| 1-0 | 57 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C28 Vienna Game |
11. G Tregaskis vs Kostic |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
12. Maroczy vs E Spencer |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
13. E Spencer vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
14. Kostic vs Maroczy |
 | 0-1 | 34 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
15. H Price vs G Thomas |
| 0-1 | 34 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | B06 Robatsch |
16. Yates vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
17. A J Mackenzie vs H Price |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
18. Yates vs A Louis |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
19. G Thomas vs Maroczy |
| 1-0 | 66 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
20. J Blake vs Kostic |
| ½-½ | 11 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
21. A Louis vs G Thomas |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C44 King's Pawn Game |
22. Maroczy vs A J Mackenzie |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
23. Maroczy vs H Price |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C77 Ruy Lopez |
24. J Blake vs G Tregaskis |
 | 1-0 | 20 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C27 Vienna Game |
25. J Blake vs A Louis |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1922 | Weston-super-Mare | C28 Vienna Game |
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