Chess NEW ZEALAND CONGRESS

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29401, 31 December 1960, Page 11

Chess NEW ZEALAND CONGRESS

Sarapu, Phillips In Lead (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, December 30. The titleholder, O, Sarapu. and J. R. Phillips share the lead, with 4J points each, after five rounds in the New Zealand chess championships at Auckland. R. A. Court, of Wellington, has won all five games to date in the reserve championship. W. Reindler. of Te Awamutu, is only half a point behind and will play Court in the sixth round. Results:— Championship . Fifth Round.—Z. Frankel. 1, G. G. Haase 0; B. C. Menzies 1. B. Douglas 0; J. R. Phillips 1. J. B. Kay 0; R. F. Cuthbert 0. R. J. Sutton 1; O. Sarapu 1, F. Vincent 0; A. Fenerdis 1, R. E. Baeyertz 0. Reserve Championship Fifth Round.—R. A. Court 1. R O’Callahin 0: B. H. P. Marsick 0. W. Reindler 1; I. D. Hayes v. H. P Whitlock adjourned: M. Ponimoni 1. T. H. Phillips 0: O. N. Thomson v. M. Fournier adjourned; D. Cooper 1, C. Evans 0; Miss M. McGrath v. v. B. J. Halpin adjourned; R. Weatherly 1, A. Beckham 0; A. Webster 0. M. K. Morrison 1; S. Van Dam v. L. E. Whitehouse adjourned; G. E Trundle 0. K. R. Austin 1: G. Turner 0 H. E. Halpin 1: J. Resetar 0, I. R. Mitchell 1; A. J. Henderson 1. E. G. Saker 0; A. N. Hignett 0. R. J. Woodford 1; D. Burdett bye.