Sarapu set for win
i O. Sarapu may win his thirteenth New Zealand chess title at Ham today. With seven points, Sarapu is half a point clear of P. A. Garbett, who drew his sixth round adjourned game against W. A. Fairhurst, although he won again yesterday. Sarapu and Garbett meet today.
Other matches are: G. Hall (Canterbury) v. J. Jackson (Canterbury). Dr U. Aavelaid (England) v. P Hensman (Hamilton), A. Day (Auckland) v. E. Greeii (Kawarau), P. Daly (Auckland) v. Dr W. A. Fairhurst (Auckland), P. A. Stuart (Auckland) v. R. Wansink (Whangarei).
Results of matches in the premier grade:— Third round.—Sarapu beat Dr Aavelaid, Day beat Daly, Green beat Wansink. Dr Fairhurst beat Hensman. Garbett beat Jackson, Hall drew with Stuart.
Fourth round.—Sarapu beat Day. Hall beat Dr Aavelaid, Daly drew with Green. Wansink beat Hensman, Dr Fairhurst beat Jackson Garbett beat Stuart. Fifth round.—Sarapu beat Green Day beat Hall. Daly beat Hensman. Jackson drew with Wansink Dr Fairhurst and Garbett adjourned. Dr Aavelaid beat Stuart
Sixth round—Sarapu beat Hensman. Green beat Hall Dav beat Dr Aavelaid. Daly beat Jackson, Garbett beat Wansink, Stuart beat Dr Fairhurst. Seventh round—Jackson lost to Sarapu, Hensman lost to Hall. Green beat Aavelaid, Garbett beat Daly Fairhurst beat Wansink, Daly lost to Stuart. Premier grade points:— Sarapu 7. Garbett 6J, Fairhurst 5. Day 4. Daly 4. Green 3J, Stuart 3J, Wansink 3, Hall 3, Aavelaid 1. Hensman 1 Jackson I. Premier reserve Adjourned game, round six.— P. Voss beat Knowles. Round seven.—N. Metge beat L. Cordford. A. Pomeray beat K. Jensen, D Flude beat L Whitehouse. R. Black lost to (I. Haase, C. Baker beat R. Poor. G Russolly drew with M. Foord. D. Steffensen lost to R. Gibbons, C. Belton beat M. Chandler. C. Foong drew with J. Arbuthnott, P. Clark beat A. S. Hollander. A. Skuja lost to G. Trundle. M. Wilcox lost to A. Ward, G. Mears beat M. Giles, M Morrison lost to J. Mazur. B. Williams drew with B. Brett J. Mathison beat C. Marshall, G. Adams lost to Voss. P. Robinson lost to C. Rolfe, Z. Zyskowski lost to I, Mitchell, G. Williams lost to J. Adams, J. Cater beait D. Cameron, S. Earle lost to R. Cockcroft. L. Sneyd lost to Knowles.
Adjourned games.—T. Free v. D. Walker. C. Cowan v. M. Watson.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33424, 4 January 1974, Page 3
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