Henri Weenink Explained

Henri Gerard Marie Weenink (17 October 1892 in Amsterdam – 2 December 1931) was a Dutch chess player and a problem composer.

He took 2nd, behind Fick, at Amsterdam 1918/19; tied for 4-5th at Amsterdam 1919 (Richard Réti and Max Marchand won), tied for 3-6th at Rotterdam 1919 (Réti won); shared 2nd, behind Abraham Speijer, at Amsterdam 1919;^[1] took 6th at Amsterdam 1920 (Réti won),^[2] tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1921 (Quadrangular), shared 13th at Scheveningen 1923 (System 10+10, Paul Johner and Rudolf Spielmann won),^[3] tied for 3rd-4th at Amsterdam 1925 (Quadrangular), tied for 2nd-3rd with Salo Landau, behind Max Euwe, at Amsterdam 1929 (NED-ch),^[4] tied for 8-9th at Liege 1930 (Savielly Tartakower won),^[5] and won, ahead of Euwe and Spielmann, at Amsterdam 1930.^[6]

Weenink played four times for Netherlands in Chess Olympiads:

• In the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927 (+5 –7 =3);
• In the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+3 –6 =7);
• In the 3rd Chess Olympiad at Hamburg 1930 (+7 –3 =6);
• In the 4th Chess Olympiad at Prague 1931 (+2 –9 =6).^[7]

Weenink died of tuberculosis at the age of 39.^[8]

External links

• Henri Weenink at 365Chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anders Thulin . Malmö . Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables . December 10, 2005 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713001846/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf . July 13, 2023 . January 5, 2024.
2. Web site: Amsterdam 1920 . Virgilio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805145815/http://xoomer.virgilio.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1920amsterdam.htm . August 5, 2012 . January 5, 2024.
3. Web site: Scheveningen, 23rd July - 3rd August 1923 . DOC . OlimpBase . January 5, 2024.
4. Web site: Amsterdam, Camp. Olandese 1929 . Virgilio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805145826/http://xoomer.virgilio.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1929amsterd.htm . August 5, 2012 . January 5, 2024.
5. Web site: Liegi (Liège) 1930 . Virgilio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805145831/http://xoomer.virgilio.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1930liegi.htm . August 5, 2012 . January 5, 2024.
6. Web site: Amsterdam 1930 . Virgilio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805145836/http://xoomer.virgilio.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1930amsterdam.htm . August 5, 2012 . January 5, 2024.
7. Web site: OlimpBase - Homepage . January 5, 2024.
8. Web site: Henri Weenink . chessgames.com . January 5, 2024.