Burnside battling in chess

Press, 2 July 1986, Page 24

Burnside battling in chess

Last year's runner-up in the A grade, Burnside High School, might be struggling to make the top four, play-off in this year’s schools’ chess competition sponsored by "The Press.” Christ’s College improved its chances of reaching the top four, beating Burnside, 42, in the third round. Christchurch Boys' and Shirley are on course for a place in the final, and Ashburton has good prospects if it can overcome Bumside in the final round of section play. Cashmere kept its unbeaten record intact in the B grade. Cobham A, the C grade titleholder, has the perfect score in zone one of the intermediate grade, although Christchurch South held it to 2% in the third round. Adelle

Smail!, the No. 1 board player, and John Barr, on board two, have won all games for Cobham. The girls’ grade Is especially close, and led by Christchurch Girls', which drew with the champion, St Margaret’s, in the last round. St Margaret’s A has had three successive draws. Third-round results:— A i grade.— Christchurch B.H.S. A 4, Ashburton 2; Shirley A 5, St Bede’s 1; Christ’s College A 4, Burnside A 2. B grade.— Zone I: Christchurch B.H.S. C 4, Linwood 2; Aranui v. St Thomas’s, no result; Mairehau v. Burnside B, no result Zone II: Cashmere 4, Papanui 2; Christchurch B.H.S. B 3, Christ’s College B 3; St Andrew’s 5, Hornby 1.

C grade.— Zone I: Linwood 4U, St Andrew’s Prep Cobham A Christchurch South 2 Vi; Casebrook v. Cathedral Grammar, no result Zone It Kirkwood 3, Branston 3; Chisnail wood 4U, North New Brighton St Thomas’s v. Cobham B, no result Girls’ grade.'— St Margaret’s A 2, Christchurch G.H.S. 2; St Margaret’s B 3, Rang! Ruru 1. Points:— A grade.— Christ’s College 2 Christchurch B.H.S. A 2 (10), Shirley A 2 (9), Ashburton 1 (8U), Bumside A 1 (8), St Bede’s 0 (3). B grade.— Zone I: Aranui 2 (11), Christchurch B.H.S. C 1 (7), Mairehau 1 (5), Burnside B 1 (4), St Thomas’s 1 (4),

Shirley B 0 (3), Linwood 0 (2). Zone II: Cashmere 3 (13), Christ’s College B 1% (9), St Andrew’s 1 (5), Shirley C 1 (5), Christchurch B (4), Papanui 0 (4), Hornby 0 (2). C grade.— Zone I: Cobham A 3 (14), Linwood 2 (9), Christchurch South 1 (10), Cathedral Grammar 1 (5), St Andrew’s Prep. 0 (3), St Michael’s 0 (1), Casebrook 0 (0). Zone H: Branston 2Vi (11), Kirkwood (8), Chisnallwood IVi (7fa), Heaton IV4 (7), North New Brighton 0 (3%), Cobham B 0 (2%), St Thomas’s 0 (2Vi). Girls’ grade.— Christchurch G.H.S. 2 (8), St Margaret’s A 1% (6), Burnside 1 (4), St Margaret’s B 1 (3), Rang! Ruru (3).