NELSON CHESS TITLE

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29841, 6 June 1962, Page 9

NELSON CHESS TITLE

Canterbury Player Wins N. M. Cooper (Canterbury) won the annual Nelson district chess championships, held at Nelson during the week-end. Two Nelson club players. R, T. Baker and D. Benima. tied for second place half a point behind Cooper and will play each other for the Cole Brothers Cup, which is awarded to the highest-placed Nelson district player. Cooper won all his games except for one draw with his clubmate. R. Mitchell. In this game. Cooper was at a disadvantage when his clock developed mechanical trouble. R. Cornelissen, with three points, won the prize for the best score by a Nelson B grade player. Results were:—

Round I.—A. L. Wilkinson (C.) L Mitchell 4: Baker 1, J. Calder (N.) 0; A. J. Graham (N.i 1, D. Renwick (N.) 0; Benima 1. Cornels s-en 0: M Johnson (C.) 1. M. Verdonk (N.I 0; A. B. Ward (N.I u. Cooper 1: J. N. Preston (N.) 1 (bye). Round 2.—Preston 1, Graham 0: Benima 1. Johnson 0; Cornelissen 0, Wilkinson 1; Cooper 1, Baker 0; Renwick 1, Ward 0; Calder 0. Mitchell 1: Verdonk 1 (bye I. Round 3. —Cooper 1, Benima 0; Baker 1, Preston 0: Mitchell 1. Renwick 0; Verdonk 0, Graham 1: Johnson 0. Wilkinson 1; Mitchell J. Cooper J: Ward 1, Calder 0; Cornelissen 1 (bye).

Round 4.—Wilkinson 0. Baker 1; Graham 0. Benima 1: Renwick 0. Preston 1; Cornelissen 1, Johnson 0: Verdonk 0. Ward 1; Calder 1 (bye). Round s.—Preston 0. Cooper 1; Baker 1, Mitchell 0: Benima 1. Wilkinson 0; Graham 0, Cornelissen 1: Ward 1. Johnson 0; Renwick 1 (bye).