London 1932

 While not as well known as the London 1922 International Congress, the 1932 London Tournament was still quite an event. The event was won by Alekhine with 9/11, ahead of Flohr who finished a point behind. Sultan Kahn, Maroczy and Tartakower also played, and the tournament saw Vera Menchik* add more members to he 'club', beating G.A Thomas and William Winter.

The second place finish by Flohr was part of a successful run early in his career that saw him touted as a possible World Championship contender. However he was not able to raise the stakes for such a challenge and by the end of the 1930's his cautious, positional style, saw him fall behind his contemporaries. Nonetheless, the following game from the 1932 event showed what might have been.

(* btw Menchik's mothers maiden name was Illingworth 

** Many thanks to IA Roly Eime for sending me the 1932 London Tournament book) 

Flohr,Salo - Milner Barry,Philip Stuart [E33]
London International Masters London (5), 05.02.1932

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. b4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxe5 Re8 12. Qb2 Ne4 13. Bf4 Bf5 14. f3 g5 15. Bc1 Nd6 16. Qc3 f6 17. Bb2 Kg7 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. e4 Bg6 20. c5 Nf7 21. Rd7 Qxd7 22. Qxf6+ Kh6 23. Qg7+ Kh5 24. g4+ Kh4 25. Bd4 1-0