CHESS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2242, 31 August 1914, Page 9

CHESS

__—__$ - The Wellington. Chess Club's annual "Petherick" tourney was advanced a further stage last week, when Still and Barnes, tl>s two scratch plavers, each, liotohed a couple of wins, and Hillono ivin. The throe leaders are nor/: White (Class V), 6 Tv-ins, no losses: Still (Clasa I), 4—l; and Hill. (Class III), 4—2. In the handicap tourney of the Working Men's Club, Key won from Johnston and also from Alexander; Larking won from Alexander; Burgess -from Larking; ■ Jensen- , , from Johnston; and Pcatonby drew with Rutherford. The lenders at present are: Featonby, 6jwins, l'J losses; Perry, 7—2; Burgess, 7—3; Gray, 5—2; Key,.6—4; Mowtell, 4—3; and 0. Reid, 4—3.' Messrs. Milesi, Jensen, W. IT Smith, Coulter, and Larking have so far v/oh exactly lialf of tlieir fixtures, and as there aro several more rounds to bo contested' they are still in the running for a prize. The fixing tip of the prize-list and the arranging of the ninth aniwal match with the Wellington South-Chess Club are the main items on the agenda shoot of a general meeting, which the secretaries" (Messrs. Key and Kelling) -Ijavo convened for this.evening.

The championship of tho ■Wellington' South Chess Club changed hands last week, a ladder match for'rung 1, betwe'on Messrs. Purchas (challenger) and B B. Allen (defender) resulting in favqur of the former after a hard struggle. Two outstanding games of the club's current tourney were got. off on Friday, when AVeine drew with Harper, and Armstrong with Thompson. Messrs. Purchas, Allen, Berry, and Lonsy hav*> qualified for the finale. Mossrs. Perrot, Douglas, Clark, Wsine, and Laaighton are all in tho running. for a place in the finals, which cannot he commenced until some --outstanding fixtures of the section play aro disposed of. Tho return match between tho Ngaio and Wellington South Clubs is sat down for decision in tho latter club's roovn on Wednesday evening. Tim previous match, which was played at Ngaio throe months ngo, resull-erl' in a comfortable win for Wellington South. DRAUGHTS. Last week's play.in the Working .Men's Club , 3 annual draughts tourney resulted as follows: —Hudson, 4 wins, v. Johnston, 0; ".nd W. H. Smith, 3, v. J. Reid, 1. Tho best scores to date (apart from the sealed handicap) are; — Eriokeon, 35i wins, 4.V losses; J. Reid, 32—16; Burgess, 231--8J; Smith, 10— 2; Maiison, 20J-IL}; C. Roid, ]Bi— Vih; and Hudson, 24J—28J.