Chess N.Z. TOURNEY CONTINUED J. R. Phillips Leads

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28474, 2 January 1958, Page 3

Chess N.Z. TOURNEY CONTINUED J. R. Phillips Leads

J. R. Phillips, of Auckland, has a | clear lead or one point from Z.l Frankel (Wellington) at the end of the seventh round in the New Zealand chess championship. In the championship reserve section. K. M. Okey, of Taranaki, has a half-point lead from B. H. P. Marsick, of Taumaranui. A. Lentz, of Otago, has a clear lead in the second-class section. The game between Phillips and F. Hutchings in the sixth round developed into a series of complicated exchanges. It became apparent that Phillips had a strong threat as Hutchings. playing white, had his king driven to the edge of the board ana the white queen left out of play. In the championship reserve the position is still very open. Douglas, playing black against Okey. resigned when it appeared that he would lose his queen. As it happened the queen could have been saved, although Douglas’s position was not good, rne shortest game of the congress was played in the second-class tournament when Harrison, playing clack, mated Miss C. Carter on the fourth move after 10 minutes’ play. Phillips enhanced his chances of winning this year’s title by beating C. P. Belton in the seventh round, and having a clear lead of one point with four rounds to play. In this game Phillips, playing white against Belton, built his game round his knight on Q 4. and kept back on defence with veiled threats. As black’s game was crammed he was unable to save two vital pawns and resigned after 27 moves. During the game several interesting variations were possible, but white appeared to have the advantage, due mainly to the well-positioned knight. Hutchings, playing against Court, caused the spectators to gasp when his flag fell simultaneously on punching his clock on the 40th move, right on time. Court played on to

Championship Points Points in the championship section are:—J. R. Phillips SJ. Z. Frankel 4J. F. P. Hutchings, R. A. Court. D. I. Lynch, A. Douglas 4, C. P. Belton, R. M. O’Callahan, T van Dijk 31, I. D. Hayes 21, A. J. Nyman, K. M. Steele 11. Abbreviations used are:—Auckland (Auck.), Canterbury (Canty.). Hawke’s Bay (H. Bay), Oamaru (Oam.), Otago (Otg). Taranaki (Tar.), Taumarunui (Tau.), Wellington (Wgtn.).

Results were:— Championship Fourth Round.—Z. Franke’ (Wgtn.) beat T. Van Dijk (Otg.), A. Douglas (Auck.) drew with J. R. Phillips (Auck.), A. J. Nyman (Canty.) drew with F. P. Hutchings (Canty.), D. L. Lynch (H. Bay) beat R. M. O’Callahan (Wgtn.), C. P. Belton (Auck.) drew with K. M. Steele (Otg.), R. A. Court (H. Bay) beat I. D. Hayes (Otg.). Fifth Round —Hutchings beat Frankel. Belton beat Nyman, Phillips beat van Dijk, Court beat Douglas, O’Callahan beat Steele, Lynch drew with Hayes.

Sixth Round.—J. R. Phillips beat F. P. Hutchings, C. P. Belton beat Z. Frankel. K. M. Steele beat A J Nyman, T. van Dijk beat R. A. Court. I. D. Hayes beat R. M. O’Callahan, A. Douglas drew with D. I. Lynch. Seventh Round.—J. R. Phillips beat C. P. Belton, Z. Frankel beat K. M. Steele, A. Douglas beat I. D. Hayes. A. J. Nyman beat R. M. O’Callahan. R. A. Court beat F. P. Hutchings. D. I. Lynch drew with T. van Dijk. Championship Reserve Fourth Round.—T. Costello (Wgtn.) beat C. W. Taylor (Canty.), R. Watt (Otg.) beat R. J. Woodford (Wgtn.), J. K. L. Webling (Canty.) beat R. K. Austin (Tar.), O. Thomson (WgtnO beat R. Roundill (Gore). B. Douglas (Auck.) beat W. B. Petre (Otg.), E. G. A. Frost (Wgtn.) beat M. Ponimoni (Wgtn.) by default, G. Haase (Otg.) beat W. A. Poole (Otg.), B. H. Marsick (Tau.) beat F. I. Eagles (Canty.), G. H. Saville (Oam.) beat H. Pobar (Wgtn.), K M. Okey (Tar.) beat D. Goble (Wgtn.), M. K. Logan (Canty.) beat I V. Cuff (Wgtn.). Fifth Round.—Douglas beat Haase, Marsick drew with Thomson, Petre beat Goble, Poole beat Watt, Okey beat Webling, Frost beat Eagles, Costello beat Saville, Austin beat Roundill. Woodford beat Taylor. Logan beat Povar, Cuff won by default.

Sixth Round.—K. M. Okey beat B. Douglas, B. H; P. Marsick beat G. Haase, W. B. Petre beat D. Thomson, W. A. Poole beat T. Costello, E. G’. A. Frost beat J. K. L. Webling, R. Watt beat K. R. Austin, R Roundill beat R. J. Woodford, M. K. Logan beat F. I. Eagles, G. H. Saville beat D. Goble, C. W. Taylor beat E. V. Cuff, H. Pobar won by default. Seventh Round.—K. M. Okey beat W. B. Petre; B. H. P. Marsick beat W. A. Pboie, B. Douglas drew with O. Thomson, G. Haase beat E. G. A. Frost, J. K. L. Webling beat C. W Taylor, D. Goble beat F. I. Eagles. E. V. Cuff drew with H. Pobar, R.‘ Watt beat M. K. Logan. R. Roundill drew with G. H-. Saville. T. Costello drew with K. R. Austin, R. J. Woodford won by default. Second Class Fourth Round.—D Harrison (Canty.) drew with F. R. Best (Canty.), M. W. Taylor (Canty.) beat Miss C. Carter (Canty.), A. Lentz (Otg.) beat B. Adams (Wgtn.), G. S. Bishop (Wgtn.) beat E. B. Miles (Canty.), Miss J. Carter (Canty.) a bye. Fifth Round.—Harrison beat Bishop, Miles beat Miss J. Carter, Adams beat Taylor, Miss C. Carter drew with Best. Lentz, a bye. Sixth Round.—D. Harrison beat Miss C. Carter, G. S. Bishop beat Miss J. Carter, B. Adams beat F. R Best. A. Lentz beat E. B. Miles. Seventh Round.—D. Harrison beat Miss J. Carter, B. Adams beat Miss C. Carter. A. Lentz beat G S Bishop. M. W. Taylor beat K. ■ Miles. F. R. Best, a bye.