Blake Joseph Henry (03.02.1859 – 11.12.1952)

Blake-Joseph-HenryBritish player. One of the leading English player at the end of the XIX century. British Correspondence Champion in 1922. Joint British Champion (OTB) in 1909 but lost the play-off to Henry Atkins. Won the Counties Chess Association Tournament in 1887, Weston-super-mare in 1922 ahead of Geza Maroczy and Borislav Kostic.

The winner of the Counties Chess Association Tournament in 1887, Stamford 1887, Oxford 1891 (joint), Brighton 1892, Cambridge 1893, Salisbury 1898 and Weston-Super-Mare in 1922 ahead of Geza Maroczy and Borislav Kostic.

The author of Chess ending for beginners (London 1900).