Chess With Coats On

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31135, 11 August 1966, Page 19

Chess With Coats On

f.V.Z. Press Association ) AUCKLAND. Overseas chess players are not enjoying the Auckland winter weather. In the Grey Lynn Public Library they shivered their way through the first round of the zone 10 international chess tournament The only people who looked comfortable were the two New Zealanders. Tan Lian Seng, who was wrapped in a thick polo-neck

I jersey, a zip-up cardigan and [a coat, explained that in ! Singapore when he left the i temperature had been in the 1 eighties. | Mr L. Sitompul of Indonesia shifted near an electric i heater every time he completed a move. One of the Australians. Mr! i R. P. Brent, played his game’ without removing his scarf 1 and overcoat. 1 Mr R. Naranja and Mr E.j de Castro, of the Philippines.’, swho finished their game early! ci both said that Auckland wasj

I a cold place. Mr de Castro I I said that the cold made clear ■ i thinking difficult j Results of the first round 1 were: D. Hamilton (Australia) •’beat R. P. Brent (Australia). R .'.Naranja (Philippines) drew with iE. De Castro (Philippines), Chan Ping YUen (Hong Kong). : drew with Tan Lian Seng (Singapore). O. Sarapu (New Zeaj land) drew with R. J. Sutton ‘ (New Zealand). Djamil Djamil I (Indonesia) drew with L. i Sitompul (Indonesia). I Points: D. Hamilton 1. Chan ‘Ping Yuen. R. Naranja. E. De Castro. Tan Lian Seng. O. - sarann. R. J S’>(ton. Dtam" ‘Djamil. Leonard Sitbmpul *, R ' I P. Brent 0.