Opening chess rounds

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33110, 28 December 1972, Page 10

Opening chess rounds

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. A record total of 88 players are taking part in the New Zealand chess championships which began in Wellington yesterday. The international master, O. Sarapu (Auckland), was in great form, beating A. Pomeroy (Wellington) in 24 moves, while A. Day (Auckland) defeated R. Craig (Wellington) in 20 moves. The present national champion, G. Chiu (Wellington), was involved in a hard battle against V. Small (Canterbury). Small held a pawn advantage in a rook and bishop against a rook and knight ending. Results were: Championship.—A. Day < Auckland) beat R. Craig (Wellington), O. Sarapu i Auckland) beat A. Pomeroy (Wellington), Feneridis

I (Wellington) beat Brown ‘Wellington), Kelly ‘Wellington) beat I Stuart (Auckland). Unfinished: -iDeben (Wellington! v. Garbett gi(Auckland), Chiu (Wellington) v iSmall (Canterbury). Premier reserve.—Lynn beat -■Mears. Hensman beat Bennett. Easterbrook-Smith beat Baran. . Fletcher beat Keating, Malarski ' I beat Payne. Marsick beat Weir, fl Trundle beat Richardson, Skuja .. beat Williams, Whitcomb? beat Woodford. Storey beat Burns, ‘’ Davida beat Cater. Cornellissen J- beat Chandler, Ward beat Stim )|son. Adams beat Taylor, Roberts ibeat Vitkovik. I B grade.—Dwyer drew with "iMazura, Gibbons beat Watson, I.: Lindsay beat Yee. Robinson beat a Rolfe, Mills beat Chiu, Kay beat ,jEmslie, Millard beat G Adams, ‘lFree beat Beutner, Walker beat -! Mitchell. Unfinished: Hoskyn v. j i Goodhall, Haase v. Minnis, Mctge . \ ( iark. Arbutlinott V. liairuv, l jVoss v. Thomson. C grade—Guptill beat Beattie, Comege drew with Shuker, Wigbout drew with Reid, Perry’ beat - Makeham, Scott beat Boyce, Mab i. bett beat Maxwell. Drew beat Mrs Yipp. Bel beat McDonald, s'Cornwell drew With Hum