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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 chess champion of Western Canada between 1907 and 1910, and was Winnipeg Chess Club Champion, between 1907 and 1910.[2][3]

Charles Blake
Born	(1880-06-12)12 June 1880 London, England
Died	18 May 1961(1961-05-18) (aged 80) Canada
Education	Bedford Modern School

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 emigrated to Canada in 1903 and 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]

War years

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, promoted Captain in October 1915.[1] He was promoted to Major in September 1916.[1]

Chess player

Blake was 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]

Final years

Blake’s wife predeceased him and he died, without issue, on 18 May 1961.[2]

References

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- [en] Charles Blake (chess player)

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[ru] Блейк, Чарлз

Чарлз У. Блейк (англ. Charles W. Blake, 12 июня 1880, Лондон — 18 мая 1961, Уайт-Рок) — канадский шахматист.

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