O. Sarapu Now Double N.Z. Chess Champion

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31112, 15 July 1966, Page 5

O. Sarapu Now Double N.Z. Chess Champion

O. Sarapu (Auckland), the. New Zealand over-the-board chess champion, is now also the national correspondence chess champion. He won the 1965-66 championship of the New Zealand Correspondence Chess Association by half a point from R. A. Court of Wellington. B. E. Howard (Auckland) and R. S. Wilkin (Palmerston North) tied for third place, three points behind Court

Sarapu, not previously on the correspondence association’s ranking list, now heads it with 890 points. Court, also newly placed, is second with 871 points, and the previous season’s champion, F. A. Foulds (Auckland), has slipped from first to third place, on 821 points. Foulds did not compete in the 1965-66 championship tournament. Winners in other grades were: Reserve championship, E. Fuglistaller (Hawera); class

IC, P. B. Goffin (Palmerston North); class 2, J. E. Alpar (Auckland); class 3, E. O. Blazek (Upper Hutt), C. B. W. Oldridge (Porirua), and R. Thomason (Te Atatu), equal; class 4. J. Verkade (Balclutha); class SA, R. Crawford (New Plymouth); class 58, R. Waayman (Kawerau). The handicap tournament was won by Verkade, with A. L. Wilkinson (Christchurch) second and his brother B. D. Wilkinson third. I Best game awards went to

W. A. Donald (Auckland), reserve grade; R. G. Shaw (Lower Hutt), class 2; B. W. Anderson (Upper Hutt), class 3: and Mrs M. A. Spens-Black (Rotorua), classes 4 and 5. Esterman’s Success L. Esterman (Christchurch) entered the 1963-66 first British Commonwealth individual correspondence chess championship, the only New Zealander to do so. He came fifth, gaining five points of a possible nine. New Zealand has entered a team in the Asian Cup correspondence chess tournament. Nine other countries have entered, some with more than one team. The New Zealand representatives are Sarapu, Foulds D. I. Lynch (Auckland) and D. J. Cooper (Auckland). Dr. N. E. H. Fulton (Ashburton) has been elected president of the Correspondence Chess Association. He succeeds the late Mr R. W. Park, of Inglewood. Mrs Spens-Black has been elected a vice-president. ••the PRESS" "THE PRESS" Has a team of trained operators who will be pleased to help or advise you on all aspects of— CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING For a nominal cost “THE I PRESS” daily readership of more than 70.000 FAMILIES ensures the right people, at the right time, at a price you can afford. BUSINESS OR PERSONAL i DIAL 50-199.