Charles Blake | |
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| Born | 12 June 1880
London, England |
| Died | 18 May 1961 (aged 80) Canada |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
Charles Blake (12 June 1880 – 18 May 1961) was an Anglo-Canadian chess player and prominent lawyer in Canada. [1] He won the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1911, was the chess champion of Western Canada between 1907 and 1910, and was Winnipeg Chess Club Champion, between 1907 and 1910. [2] [3]
Early life
Charles Blake was born in London on 12 June 1880. [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [1] [4]
Legal career
Blake immigrated to Canada in 1903, read law in Winnipeg, Canada, and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1909. [1] He practised with Rothwell & Johnson in Winnipeg, between 1909 and 1911, before setting up his own practice in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1912. [1] He moved to Ontario in 1925 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1929 and the British Columbia Bar in 1949. [2]
Chess career
Blake was the chess champion of Western Canada between 1907 and 1910, and was Winnipeg Chess Club Champion, also from 1907 to 1910. [2] [3] Blake won the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1911. [2] [3] He was said to be one of the few players who could effectively compete with Magnus Smith, the three-time Canadian Chess Champion. [5] Blake was runner up in the Canadian Chess Championship in 1909 and 1913. [5] In the 1920s, he won two Northwest Competitions in Canada. [5]
World War I
At the outset of World War I, Blake joined the 99th Manitoba Rangers. [1] He was with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France, 8th Battalion, 1st Canadian Division, from August 1914, where he was a lieutenant, later promoted to captain in October 1915. [1] He was further promoted to the rank of major in September 1916. [1]
Death
Blake's wife predeceased him. He died, without issue, on 18 May 1961. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Who's Who in Canada, An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Edited by B.M Greene. Published by International Press Limited, Toronto, Canada, 1927, p. 1484
- ^ a b c d e "Charles Blake". 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b c The Windsor Star, Ontario, Canada, 7 January 1930, p. 16
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^ Bedford Modern School (Bedford, England), VIPAN, Herbert Edwin (22 December 1901).
A register of the old boys of the Bedford Modern School. Compiled and edited by H.E. Vipan ... Together with a few chapters on its history and institutions. W.J. Robinson.
OCLC
557698898 – via Open WorldCat.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b c "Historical Who's Who". www.bcchesshistory.com.
- 1880 births
- 1961 deaths
- Canadian people of British descent
- Canadian chess players
- 20th-century Canadian lawyers
- Game players from London
- People educated at Bedford Modern School
- Military personnel from London
- Canadian Expeditionary Force officers
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
- English emigrants to Canada
Charles Blake | |
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| Born | 12 June 1880
London, England |
| Died | 18 May 1961 (aged 80) Canada |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
Charles Blake (12 June 1880 – 18 May 1961) was an Anglo-Canadian chess player and prominent lawyer in Canada. [1] He won the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1911, was the chess champion of Western Canada between 1907 and 1910, and was Winnipeg Chess Club Champion, between 1907 and 1910. [2] [3]
Early life
Charles Blake was born in London on 12 June 1880. [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [1] [4]
Legal career
Blake immigrated to Canada in 1903, read law in Winnipeg, Canada, and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1909. [1] He practised with Rothwell & Johnson in Winnipeg, between 1909 and 1911, before setting up his own practice in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1912. [1] He moved to Ontario in 1925 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1929 and the British Columbia Bar in 1949. [2]
Chess career
Blake was the chess champion of Western Canada between 1907 and 1910, and was Winnipeg Chess Club Champion, also from 1907 to 1910. [2] [3] Blake won the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1911. [2] [3] He was said to be one of the few players who could effectively compete with Magnus Smith, the three-time Canadian Chess Champion. [5] Blake was runner up in the Canadian Chess Championship in 1909 and 1913. [5] In the 1920s, he won two Northwest Competitions in Canada. [5]
World War I
At the outset of World War I, Blake joined the 99th Manitoba Rangers. [1] He was with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France, 8th Battalion, 1st Canadian Division, from August 1914, where he was a lieutenant, later promoted to captain in October 1915. [1] He was further promoted to the rank of major in September 1916. [1]
Death
Blake's wife predeceased him. He died, without issue, on 18 May 1961. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Who's Who in Canada, An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Edited by B.M Greene. Published by International Press Limited, Toronto, Canada, 1927, p. 1484
- ^ a b c d e "Charles Blake". 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b c The Windsor Star, Ontario, Canada, 7 January 1930, p. 16
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^ Bedford Modern School (Bedford, England), VIPAN, Herbert Edwin (22 December 1901).
A register of the old boys of the Bedford Modern School. Compiled and edited by H.E. Vipan ... Together with a few chapters on its history and institutions. W.J. Robinson.
OCLC
557698898 – via Open WorldCat.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b c "Historical Who's Who". www.bcchesshistory.com.
- 1880 births
- 1961 deaths
- Canadian people of British descent
- Canadian chess players
- 20th-century Canadian lawyers
- Game players from London
- People educated at Bedford Modern School
- Military personnel from London
- Canadian Expeditionary Force officers
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
- English emigrants to Canada