CHESS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 9, 5 October 1927, Page 11

CHESS

OTAGO v. WELLINGTON

Play in the annual 26-board telegraphic match between the Otago and Wellington Chess Clubs was concluded on Monday night,, when very good progress was made. Eleven games have been disposed of as follow (the local name being given first in each instance):— _ „ _ Board 1: F. K. Lolling v. J. B. Dunlop —This game, as previously reported, was played in advance when Dunlop passed through Wellington en route for England, via Sydney. A draw was agreed to at move 45. Board 2: A. W. Gyles v. D. Pihl. The former, who gained a pronounced advantage on the first evening, . forced matters on resuming. He gained a rook at move 34, and his opponent resigned shortly afterwards. Gyles s fine form this season has been a matter of favourable comment in local chess Board 4,: E. A. Hicks v. O. Balk.— Tho local player, who had previously won a pawn, later on won the greater exchange (queen for rook), the Otago captain resigning a hopeless game at move 37. Hicks was heartily congratulated on enhancing his already fine match record. Board 5: A. T. Craven v. J. H. F. Hamel. The former was a pawn up at one stage, but tho position was very elastic, and when a draw was agreed to at move 61, there was nothing more in this instructive end-game. Board 6, W. Mackay v. L. D. Coombs. —The latter, who is Otago’s leading problem expert, made the most of his previous gains, and forced the ending in fine style. The local president resigned at move 34. when the end was in sight. Board 7, <5. Wigham v. IL McDermid. —Wigham, who had previously won a pawn, pressed a strong attack, which gained him a rook at move 38. Qtogo s very promising colt resigned without further play, his position being hopeless. . Board 12, D. Purchas v. A. E. Ward. —The latter, on resuming, gained two pawns, and then launched a deadly attack. from which there .was no escape, the Wollingtonian resigning at move 4fi. Board 13, A. G. Grabham v. S. S. Myers.—This mine, as already reported, was won by Myers as he passed through Wellington en route from Norfolk Island to Dunedin. Board 14. E. S. Tavlor v W. H. Allen. The formen’s well-conducted attack gained him a rook at move 31. He won a second rook shortly afterwards, his opponent resigning without further play. Board 15. A. E. .Tessup v. W. Tibbles. .Tessup retained his two-pawns’ advantage right up to the final stage.' Tie carefully avoided all the pitfalls in this tricky ending of rooks, and pawns, and scored a meritorious win at move 54. Board 17. G.- A. Hurley v. R. Watt — A faulty move cost the former a minor, piece Subsequent exchanges, made his position hopeless, and he resigned Into in the evening when the end was only a matter of time. Tho position is now that Wellington has scored 6 points to the Otago Chess Club’s 5. and the following nine games nre incomplete: G. P. Anderson v. W. G. Stenhouse: IT. G. Lee v. G. D. Wright: F. E. Hicks v. Dr. Barnett; ,T. C. McCrea v. Dr. N. Fulton; W. White v. J. .T. Marlow; H. J. Thompson v. W. G. Gale; A. H. Young v. W. B. Rendall; .T. L. Hardy v. G. F. 'McDermid; and IT. Anderson v. W. Herbert. It will fake several hours to closely examine these nine positions with a view to making offers to the Otaeo Chess Club regarding them. Any unfinished games upon which agreement cannot be reached will be submitted in due course to the Auckland members of the New Zealand Adjudication Board. Local experts exnect that the final result. will either bo a tie or a win for Otago by the smallest possible margin.

“Double-banking” on bicycles will be legalised in Christchurch on and after October 4 (states the “Lyttelton Times”). At a recent meeting of the City Council the resolution confirming the special order for the amendment of tho traffic by-law so as to permit “'double-bank-ing” was confirmed, and October 4 was fixed as the date when the amendment will come into force.