CHESS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 252, 19 July 1920, Page 6

CHESS

THE WELLINGTON CLTJB. Tho ourrent championship tourney of tlie/Welliucton Chess Club was advanced a further stage last week. Purchas and Barnes won from Kellinjj, Leo won from, M'Nair, A. W. Gyles,/won from Godtschalk, Purchas won ' from Fouhv, and H. Jessup won, from Faulknor. Tho fixture A. W. Gyles v. G. P. Anderson stands adjourned at an interesting stage. Tlieso two'playere and Barnes and. S. "Gyles have so far scored "the possible." .W. E. Mason and W. Maclcay are each half a point behind the leaders. THE NGAIO CLUB.

- Two'more rounds have been got off in this club's current handicap tourney, fiio scores of those ivho havo won half or more of their games being as follow: To

WORKING MEN'S CLUB. The chesa players of this club recently opened their 1920 season with & sides match in which two dowsn. playera look part. Teams wero chosen by R. J. Barnes (captain) and P. I(. Selling '(vice-captain), the former's side winning ■ by one game, as follows;—

Won. Lost. play. F. Brooker 7* It i S. C. Wratbrooke ... 6i 1$ 5 J. Lindsay fii 2{ 5 • . A. B. Topp 4J 3i 5 R. W. Stevens 4 18 E. E. Hicks 3 3 7. : W. J. Carman 2J 2J 8 . A close finish is looked for. Members ore so pleased with their recent "lightning" tourney that they propose to, hold'another, contest of this kind as eoort as thoir impending' match with ; the Wellington South Club is disposed of.

Captain. Vice-captain. Barnes 1 Kelling 0 W; th WWta .. 1 Faulinor 0 T. Burgess 4 Eosenberg 1 H. Douglas i Whitehead i Pottinger 1 Edmunds 0 : Eton 0 Wring 1 Larking 1 Cosrtclla. $ 3oulter ..- 0 J. Wright 1 H. Anderson ... 0 J. -M'tisan ...... 1 : Mavne 1''Jfatejko. 1. i Bosnw 0 Nelsoa 0 Bitoesi 1 Fregonese . 0^ A Total 6| Total 5* Tho cjnb's annual handicap tourneys haw .beon successfully launched, there I being, sixteen' entries for chess and ten for draughts. j J . ,