CHESS NOTES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2861, 28 August 1916, Page 8

CHESS NOTES

WELLINGTON CLL ; B. A number of games in the Wellington Chess Club's annual handicap tourney have been disposed of during tho past fortnight. C. White, of Petonc, is leading With the fine'tally of. 7 wins and no losses. He has 5 more games to play. The next best scores are as follow: —Barnes, 5 wins, 2 losses; Purchas, 5—2; Tanner, 4—2; Ward, 51—4-1; Bock, 3—2; and Dornbusch, 21—11. J\lr. W l . Mackay retains rung 2 on tho club's ladder, having won his ladder match with Mr. P. Still (2—o). There was quite an array of talent at the club's rooms on Wednesday evening, amongst those present being several club champions and congress players, including live ex-cham-pions, who between them have accounted for tho New Zealand championship no less tlian 15 times.

A committee meeting was held on Saturday evening, when final arrangements were made for the 14-a-sido telegraphic match against the. Otago Chess Club, which is scheduled to be played on the evenings of September D ami IG, and also on the alternoon of tho latter date. Play commnuccs at (j.30 each evening, and clocks will be used at the lirsf. seven boivrds, the minimum rate o play being 18 moves per hour. The Ota'io team urn strong favourites, as tliev are ;t arranger combination than that whidi so haudsoinely \defcatcd the Canterbury reps, a month ago.

WORKING MK.VS CLTJIi. The .best scores to date m this club's annual handicap lournev are as follow:—Larking, 8 wins, 2 losses; Keatonbv, fi—o; K. K. Hicks. 0—1; Peake, 6—2: Douglas, 5-3: Aloivl.cll, 2—l; and C. Reid, 2—2. A start lias been made with the club's mutual draughts tournament, to which we.hope to make reference when the play Is further advanced. Members are busy making.arrangements for their' eleventh animal match with the Wellington South Chess Ulub, which is tt> take place in the club's Social Hall on Monday' evening next, commencing at 7.30. It is expected that about three dozen players will bo taking part. A most cnioyab'lo contest is looked forward to. AVELLINGTON SOUTH CLUB. This club's annual handicap tourneyis rapidly-approaching completion. Mr. Purchas, the club champion, is leading with tho good score of 0V wins 11- losses. The next best tallies to date are: Pcrrott and Berry, pach 51 wins 21 losses; Harper, 5 —3; A. Clark tind H. Douglas, each 41 —3J-. A committee meeting was held on Thursday evening, when it was decided to accept next Monday, 4th proximo, as tho date for the annual match with the Working Men's Olub. NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association has been convened by tho lion, secretary (Mr. A. (■-. Fell) for next Saturday evening, 2nd proximo. Tho business consists mainly i of the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet and the election of officers for tbo ensuing year.