Schoolboy Runner-Up In S.I. Chess

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30152, 8 June 1963, Page 5

Schoolboy Runner-Up In S.I. Chess

(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN June 7. An Otago schoobov Max Bobb, who bas been playing rheas for only two years, has vainer second place equal with a Christchurch competitor. A My man. m the South Island rhess- championships, held at Cromwell A lower-sixth student at Dtagi Boys' High School it was ■is first tou-nament in open wr -»nv. although he twice ■sired second place in New Zea’vnd schoolboy championships Bobb who has taken a science -ou-se w th specialisation in mathematics said he found the game helped him with his

studying. “It trains you to concentrate much harder,” he said. ■Swotting has become a whole Io easier since I started plavn«" Dunedin players gained six oi •he 12 places in the championships including a first, an equal second and an equal fourth R A Rasa won the tournament regaining the title which he last ‘•eld five years ago The results were:— Championship: R A. Rasa Dunedin). 1; M. Robb (Dune-

din) and A. Nyihan (Christchurch) (equal) 2; L. Amies (Dunedin) and M. Skerrett i Invercargill) (equal), 4; I Hayes (Dunedin). 6: G Hase : Dunedin). B. Gloisten (Christchurch) and A. Hollander (Christchurch) (equal) 7; M Foo rd (Dunedin)-and N. Fulton i Ashburton) (equal) 10; A. McCall (Invercargill. 12. B grade: J Hughes (Cromwell). G Kerr (Dunedin), and I Patterson (Dunedin), (equal) I. N Poole (Invercargill). 4 C grade: B. Patterson (Dunedin). 1: D. Smyth (Dunedin, •rd D Stewart (Dunedin) •equal) 2: B. Collins (Dunedin) and M Crabbe (Cromwell), (equal) 4.