N.Z. chess team near win
| NZPA-Reuter Buenos Aires I New Zealand experienced mixed fortunes when the twenty-third Chess Olympiad continued in Buenos Aires, ; Argentina yesterday. the New Zealand side lost to Finland. 1-3, in the ninth; round, Vernon Small, of ( Christchurch, drew with the Finn, Raawte. i In the tenth round : though. New Zealand appeared in a strong position against Tunisia. It led l}-£, with two games adjoined. Ortvin Sarapu drew with I Bouaziz and P. R. Weir beat El Hamadi. The Soviet Union, beaten only once, moved into the final week of competition just half a point ahead of I West Germany. I Bolstered by their upset ' victory over the Soviet Union on Friday, the West Germans yesterday played | third-ranking Hungary.
The standings of the thi countries are the Soviet Union 24, West Germany ! 23|, and Hungary 23. The World Champion, > Anatoly Karpov, was expected to make an appear- ■ ance at their River Plate i Stadium yesterday, where (the championship’s tenth round games are being held. Results of ninth lound adjourned games were:— United States 3. Denmark I: Cuba 2\, Yugoslovaia 1a; Israel 2_'.. Poland li; Colombia 2, Iceland 2; England 3, Canada 1; Philippines li, Argentina B li, Sweden 34. China A; Chile 2 Brazil 1; Austria 4, Australia 0, I Finland 3. New Zealand I fHurmt (beat Murray Chandler, Raawte drew with Small); Mexico City 1 24. Dominican Republic 1J; ! Wales 3, Hong Kong 1; Ecuador 1 2. Scotland 1; Bolivia 24, Trini- • dad Tobago li; Sii Lanka 4, Jamaica 0; Guyana 24, Belgium l£: Japan 4. Zaire 0; British Virgin Islands 2, U.S. Virgin island 2. 10th round.—United States 24, - Cuba li; Finland li. Colombia / Paraguay 2i, Wales li; Indonesia I 2, Ecuador 2; Australia 4, Sr) Lanka 0: Bolivia 4, Hong Kong 0. Jamaica 31. British Virgin Island*
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