Chess ends in tie

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34045, 8 January 1976, Page 18

Chess ends in tie

WELLINGTON. For the first time in its lengths history. the New Zealand chess championship ended in a hree-wav lie ail the Civic Hail. I p; er Hutt ycsierda'i. The Wainuu-mata 15-year old schoolboy. Nlurrav Chandler. did particularly well to share the title with acknowledged masters of wide experience. Ortvin Sarapu t Auckland! and Wellington's Lev Aptekar. The final round was a tense affair. Sarapu drev. his clash with fellow Aucklander. Peter Stuart, to be level on points with the overnight leader. Chandler. The fate of the championship. sponsored bv Rothmans then depended < n rhe resit!' of two adjourned gaws h tween Chan<”“r and Dr Bill Fairburst iAucklandi. and Aptekar and Richard Sutton, of Auckland Chand! r put on a ‘.’rand fight before succumbing to Dr Fairhfirst, anti when Aptekar could do no better than draw with Sutton. the three- «"■ >;.■ resulted. Results:— Rcviml 11.—P. Weir (Auckland! rt-eu v ,h V. Small «Cantcrbnrj 1. u'snterburyl beat P. Garbett Auckland!. W. Fairhurst, beat M. Chandler tWatanxiomatai. P. Stuart (Auckland! drew with o. Sarapu tAucktand', L. tplekar (Wellington) drew with R. Sutton (Auckland!, P. Paris Otaxo' drew with E. Green <Kawerau>. Final points—Sa rap u. Aptekar. Chandler 7; Small. Falrhnrst St; Com/ord. W'eir St; Sutton. Green S; Stuart 4. Paris. Garbett 3J.