Chess UNBEATEN PLAYER HELD TO DRAW

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28895, 15 May 1959, Page 4

Chess UNBEATEN PLAYER HELD TO DRAW

t Sixth Round In 1 NJ. Title (New Zealand Press Association) * PALMERSTON NORTH, May 14. The hitherto unbeaten J. R. Phfl- ’’ lips, of Auckland, was held to • u draw by another young player, J. * Howe, of Lower Hutt, in the sixth ’ round of the North Island che* , championships in Palmerston North • - today.

This setback in his victorious record in the tournament was not sufficient however to deprive Phillips of the lead, since with two rounds to go he holds a one-point margin over Howe and R. A. Court, of New Plymouth.

Results: — _ _ Fifth Round.— Phillips beat T. ?• Hutchings (Christchurch), Court beat Howard. Howe beat Foan, BJ. Halpin (Mangakino) beat *• Ponlmoni (Wellington i, D. B. Watkins (Palmerston North) beat b. Mancewicz (Hawera), L. E. Whitehouse (Hamilton) beat H. E. Halpin (Mangakino). T. Costello (Wellington) beat M. Kopytko (Palmerston North). J. O. Bishop (Morrinsvine) drew with A. Wassilieff (Palmerston North). . Sixth Round.—Howe drew wltn Phillips, Court beat Foan, Hutchings drew with B. J. Halpin. Whitehouse beat Watkins, Wassilieff beat Costello, Bishop beat Rose, Howard beat Mancewicz, H. E. Halpin beat Kopytko. . The leading points after the *ixtn round are:—Phillips SJ. Court sn fl How’e 4j. Hutchings and B. J. Haipin 4, Howard 3J.