CHESS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21809, 15 June 1936, Page 15

CHESS

MATP^SS ■The telegraphic phess match between Canterbury and Otago was completed on Stgtwfay: evening, and IQ of the 2Q games were The individual results are as follows Board. Canterbury. Ptago. 1. Armstrong, hj! " J. .. Lang, W. .. 2. Abbott. H. R. 1 PUU, O. - 3. DarWin. L. J. 0 Watt, R. ..1 4. Kennedy, H. R. .. •** E - w -~ N. ..1 Coombs. L. E. .. 0 7. Dalton, E. .. J *»!»"• '* I 8. Abbott, Mrs 'H.R. .. Hamel. J. - a. Joyce, w. H. 1 McDermott, E. C. 0 10. Loveii-Smitb. 11. Mitchell, L. J. wS|hV 6. D. i 12. Gray, A. O. 0 Lahg, J. F. .. 1 13. White, D. J. 1 Ward, H. .. C 14. Harding. W. F. ~ 0 Marlow, J. J. .. 1 15. Hawkins, T. Herbert, W. .. 16. Grant. F. H. Alien, W. H. .. 17. Hey, E- Lawson, J. s. 18. Cpuch. L. W. 1 Evans, E. T. .. 0 19. Hollander, S. Herrington, Dr. 20. Hagar, C. .. Rawnsley, Dr. .. Of the finished games. Canterbury lea ( ds by two points/ having wdh five, dratvn two, and lost three. " Canterbury has the ’ advantage also on boards 5, 8 15, and lL and Otagd the advantage on boarq 11. The unfinished games will be discussed by the captains', and gapes on which they cannot agree will he referred to the" Awevldnd Adjudication Board. Canterbury, however, js practically certain of winning the match. The team thl? year is & particularly strong one, and mgny of the games were most exciting. Mr E. A. Hadler was the umpire, and at the conclusion of he was accorded a hearty vote of 1 thanks lor the efficient manner in wh»eb tie carried out fils' duties. The telegraphist. Mr C. T. McAloon, was also warmly gpmmpnded. '"The North Island match. Auckland v. Wellington, was' completed on the smne evenihg, pine gamps being unfinished. WelUhgtorf leads by six games to thre e - and has the advantage in ‘ moat of the bnfiriishpd games. The tnie.r:is|and playoff between the Winning teams Wfll take Place Oti « |M 2S* This wifi decide the holder p< the Bledisioe oup. | handsoror trdnbx preaedted to; the tNw land Chess Association by; the' former Governdt-Genetai ' Canterbury TP »» fhc the first tiros lafct year, and pxppct? tp retain It