Champion prepared to take on all-comers
The New Zealand chess champion for a record 13 times, O. Sarapu, of Auckland, will be in Christchurch this week-end and anyone wishing to pit his skill against him is welcome to do so. Tonight, at the Canterbury Chess Club in Bealey Avenue, Sarapu will play simultaneous games against allcomers; as many as 40 opponents can be accommodated.; Tomorrow evening, also at-
(the club, Sarapu will plav simultaneous time-limit games against six top Canter bury players. This will be the first time for 20 years that such a contest has ben held in Christchurch Both this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon Sarapu will give coaching lessons, and the president of the club (Mr L. Cornford) said yestei day that any players wishing to receive advice on the ;game were welcome to at- : I tend.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33514, 20 April 1974, Page 44
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