CHESS NOTES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 35, 5 November 1917, Page 3

CHESS NOTES

WELLINGTON SOUTH V. NGAIO. 'I'he Teturn match between the J 1 ""® clubs was played at the Newtown übhc Library on Saturday evening, when an even and very enjoyable conU.. - At the adjournment ur I^,*,. score stood at 3 games to 2w aioi r■ oi the local team. 'Hie t ?i™ Ngaio improved their position thgM in the last hour's play, and ii - 1 V h® d seized tho chances thai presented thimfielves of drawing at boards I and JJ by perpetual check the match wo.! ha ; ended in a tie. The non-acceptance o (lieso two chances entailed then deie.it by tho small margin of two P°'» ls - "« game at board 7, between uoi i y and Prince, was the only one ma ked incomplete when the vis-tors lad I" leave to catch the last train. As Mr. Prince was the exchange to t) e „oo I. having won a queen for a kn.ght ». d bishop, the award was in his ««r. 1 ® final score being thus: \Vclliustou South, 7i wins; Ngaio, S} : J h ?Sj?' and-home matches played id 1 . 91+ - I ® l and 1916 resulted in fnvoui of South Wellington representatives, win won comfortably by reason oi t u greater experience. Ihe hxtnie plHj at Ngaio in August last ended in a tie, the local I earn showing greatly « U P T . form. At the conclusion of Saturday s match, Mr. Topp, the ISgftio prcsulMit returned thanks for Ihe kind UoapitaJj extended to his team. Although defeated they wore salisfied witli tnen showing, feeling that they were deriving benefit from each reverse. Mr. vx. i. Anderson, replying on behalf o) the local team, complimented tho visitors on Uio decided improvement they had shown tins vear, and added that if the Ngaio players kept on (he way they wore going it would not be long before they irmibl Miccetxi in lowering the South ton colonw. Tho tollowiJig is the score of Saturday's match:G. P. Anderson (Wellington South) 1, E. 13. Hicks (Ngnio), 0; D. Pnrchn.s (Wellington South) 1, F. G. Tucker (Nsaio) 0; W. .1. Harper (Wellington South) 1, F. .1. Brooker (Ngaiok 0; A. Clark (Weilingtoti South) 0, A. B. Topp lj H. ,1. Thompson. (Wellington South) 1, W. Carman (Ngaio) 0; w. Armstrong (Wellington South) 0, .T. Lindsay (Ngaio) 1; W. Berry (Wellington Smith) <\ .HPrince (Ngaio), 1; F. Laughton (Wellington South) 0, A. S. Green (N'gaio) 1; If. Douglas (Wellington) 1, P. W. Banks (Ngaio) 0; W. Eno (Wellington South) 1. ,T \ Glasgow. (Ngaio) 0; D. M'Clymonl: (Wellington South) W. Appleton (Ngaio) (; T. Bland (Wellington South) 0, F. V. Croxton (Ngnio) 1: A. Carter (Wellington South) 1, A. I. Coleman (Ngaio) 0. Totals.-Wellington South, 75; Ngaio, _____