TELEGRAPHIC CHESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1934, Page 11

TELEGRAPHIC CHESS.

AUCKLAND CLUB TOURWBY.

The telegraphic cliess match between Auckland and Wellington and Christthurcll and Ouncdin. coinnienced hist Saturday will be concluded to-night, and games unfinished ut 11 p.m.. will be adjudicated. Each team has plaoed its best available 20 men at the boards, and when play concluded last week the'match between Auckland and Wellington had an even appearance. Three medical men are playing—Dr. Barnett (Dunediu), Dr. Myers (Wellington) and . Dr. -T. Gordon Short (Auckland). Curiously enough Dr. bhort s wife' is playing against Dr. Myers at' the next board to her husband. , The following are the positions in tlie Auckland Chess Club's winter tourneys: — Championship.—Buclian played 0 games, won 5, drew 1: Jones (8), won 5, drew 1, lost 2; King (81. won 3, drew 4 lost 1; Baej-er,tz (0), won 3, drew 1, lost 2, Intermediate Love!.—Dallow (8), won /, lost 1; Newick (7), won 4 drew 1, lost 2; McMillan (7), won 4, lost 3; V erall (7), won 3,-drew 1, lost 3. . •■ ' Minor Level.—Mrs. E. Thorpe-(6). won 3 drew 2, lost 1; Jenkins-(o), won 3, lost 2; Proscott (0), won.3, lost 3; Jack, (o), won 2, drew 1, lost 2. , Handicap.—Sale (10), won 8, lost 2; JTewick (9). won 6, lost 3; Langabeer (8), won 5, di-ejy 1. lost 2; Mrs. Gordon Short (91. won o. lost 4. Gambit Tournament.—Sale (11), won /, drew 3. lost 1; Jones (0), won 8, drew I; Newick (fi), wou 5. lost 1; Mrs. Gordon Short (10), wou 4, drew 1, lost 5.