WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 4

WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB.

■ —.— OPENING OF SEASON. , A largo number of members and their t friends assembled at the rooms of tho Welgton. Chess Club on Saturday evening for o opening of tho current season. Mr Petherick, at' the outset, expressed the pleasure. that members felt at having among thom that evening tiro distinguished visitors,- Mr. - . Spencer Crakanthorpi v tho champ'on. of ;Now South- Walesaafid .his n I who is/also a noted,player.-Ho waa pleased'ta'learn that the visitors had enjoyed their trip to'Rotorua, and ho trusted that they would continue to have good weather for the remaintheir New Zealand holiday, bo fw u t 6y l e the D °n"'riion on Friday they would be able to report having had a .timo. Mr. Petherick also extended a very cordial welcome to the other -visitors present. Ho mentioned that tho <jlub m tho thirty-three years of i%rexistenco had. had many ups -and ■ downs—(a yoico:.,Moro ups, than downs)-but lad held Y 3 - of a siiecesaful had much pleasure -in', formallv 1909-10, Benson open. - ■■ ~?' er 0 then chosen ;by,'the two vicepresidents, 32 members taking part. > while ,°^ her 3 proferrfld to .watch. Mr. Littlejohn's team defeated-Mr. Kelling's by lli to 4J.. Soon after tho game started, more came in, and there were soon nearly two. dozsn players watching tho game on board 1, where Mr. Crakanthorp, iunr. was opposed by . Mr. W. E. Mason! llio former opened with king's pawn, Mr. Mason _ replying .with a centre .counter attack, to which tho German expert, Herr ■ losers, _is ; verjvpartial... ,A .most interesting game ensued in which Mr. . Mason ultP mately established a strong pawn attack on the queen s .side. A passed -pawn - and rook, supported by 2 rooks/.and 2. tairtte,--cq«y only be stopped by. a; sacrifiee. of _material, and Mr. Crakarithorp, recoenising the /was hopeless, resigned, io hll in time an off-game was .commenced at the conclusion of the match game. , Mr. Crakanthorp soon had the upper hand, when hJ} TT,l CaV ffiS 0 c « tcll tte last train: for Hutt. .Th s off-hand game, it is • unclerstood, would, havo been won by the visitor had, time permitted. At board 2 there was a tough strugglo between Mr. Crakanthorp, s ? n | Mr. Barnes. :The former at -tfie nmsh, : had a bishop and ,4 pawne, and his Opponent one pawn'less. The bishops were, °/ , op P° s!t '? colour, and tfe game was ultimately abandoned as a draw. Messrs. Crakanthorp will, it is understood, bo playt i t a w O S Club this, evening, and at the \Ve lmgton Cliess Club to-morrow evening,; and'those, who were disappointed in being unable to meet the visitors on Saturday will doubtless avail themselves of this opportunity of witnessing first-class 'pla-y. following;are,the full scores of Saturday evening's match:— . . J . MR. LITTLEJOHN'S SIDE. Board. - .

1 W. E. Mason ... 1 2 "' L. S. Crakanthorp '" i 3 Still ' .„ ;/ •" \ i Littlejohn '„'. "'' i 5- Conncll " i g nick-s .,. .;. ... ;;; •■■ .i 7- Reichel ', \" jj 8 : Carman ... . "■ i 9. Fouhy .: } 10 Deck • '" t 11 Arden a 12 • Di'Tflon ... ■ 1 13 Falkiner n' » A. Clark * V'-I lo Ferguson ' i l(i H. A. Ward " } Total ". ~J7i MR. KELLING'S SIDE. Board. 1 S. Crakanthorp • 0 2 Barnes " j. 3 w. muckot ::: i '*"■ g el , Iu >e ... 0 o lijaei ... ... ... . n 6 Collins ... " •" i 7 Feii :;: ;;; ;;• [ 8 . Gyles, sen ' '" i 9 Welton '" n ' 10 Rov A. W. n. Compton ... '", o 11 Loney ... , i> 12 Cooke I) '" J 13 Look "" 1 14 Patlierick i '" o 15 Scott n ig Tonka ;;; ;;; Jj Total ~\