CHESS CONGRESS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 279, 25 November 1941, Page 3

CHESS CONGRESS

AVCKLAND SELECTIONS

Fiill arrangements for the coming New Zealand chess championship contest to be nela in Auckland during' the Christmas holidays were made by the management committee of the Auckland Chess Club last evening. The chairman of the NewZealand Chess Association, Mr. H. Oakley isrowne, who presided, reported that » rle championship would closc at \v Gllington ori December 1. From inforraation he had received it was doubtiui ir the maximum number of entries, twelve, would be received. Several players , lntll ?iated that the difficulties of ;! el ? f wlr \S 10 tsl c war would prevent their attendance. Despite this, he was of 5 ?> there would be a good entrv keen con te.st GrC W3S CVery P ros P ect of a followin J? were appointed a congress management committee, with power ot . J, names:—Dr. T. G = i OS ?V S- B, ' ov '" n "- W. Jenkins, D. Jack and Mrs. Jenkins. Dr. Short was appomted director of play and Mr. H. D. Um , pire ' rl>e cluh selected the folnhaii? • ors to foprcsent it in the championship:_ Messrs: C. Fischer (club I Bun'v" Tho V ,^° nes <runne r-up), and maior , following entries for the !?^° r T ° ! '? n Cl tou r nc s: were approved:— Mrf" A TL. Fletcher. E,izab€th