CHESS CONGRESS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22907, 2 January 1940, Page 1 (Supplement)

CHESS CONGRESS

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS CONTINUED

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 1. The New Zealand chess congress was continued in Wellington during the weekend, play resulting:— Championship Round Seven—P. Allerhand (Wellington) 0, R. Scott (Wanganui) 1; Dr. E. W. Bennett (Otago) 1. K. F. Kelling (Wellington) 0; K. Beyer (Wellington) 1, R. G. Wade.fWellington.) 0; A. W. Gyles (Wellington) •v. I. Burry (Auckland), adjourned; F. Vincent (Wellington) 0, J. B. Dunlop (Otago) 1; E. H. Severne (Wellington) v. D. Lynch (Hastings), adjourned; D. I. Jofles (Auckland) J, H. McNabb (Nelson) J. Round Eight—Wade J, Allerhand J; Bury i, Severne £: Dunlop 1, Kelling 0; Scott J, 'Gyles J; McNabb. 1, Vincent 0; Beyer v. Bennett, adjourned; Lynch v. Jones, adjourned. ■ . ■, . - Round Nine—Allerhand v. Beyer, adjourned; Jones v. Burry, adjourned; Gyles 1, Wade 0; Dunlop 1, Bennett 0; Vincent 1, Lynch 0; Kelling 0, McNabb 1; Severne 1, Scott 0. Premier Reserve Round Seven—J. D. Steele (Wellington) 1, W. Cole (Nelson) 0; W. Dobson (Christchurch) 1, A. S. Goldsmith (Wellington) 0; R. A. Durham (Wellington) 1, H. P. Whitlock (Wanganui) 0; W. J. Fairburn (Wellington) 1, R. G. C. Durham (Wellington) 0; J. Kirkwood (Wellington) 0, J. iL. K. Webling (Wellington) 1. • Round Brunsden (Timaru) 0, R.' A. Durham 1; Cole 0, Kirkwood 1; Dobson 0, J. L. Hardy (Wellington) 1; R. G. C. Durham 1, Whitlock 0; Fairbairn 1, Webling 0. Round Nine—R. G. C. Durham v. Brunsden, adjourned; Fairburn 1, Cole 0; Goldsmith 0, R. A. Durham 1; Steele v Hardy, adjourned; Webling 1, Whitlock 0-