CHESS COMPETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 239, 6 July 1931, Page 2

CHESS COMPETITIONS

■ An interesting .match in tho B crado ; teams tourney of the Wellington Chess League was played in the Hutt Valiev Chess Clubs room on ‘Monday evening when the local club, who won this competition last year, scored a meritorious win from the Ngaio club’s representatives. A cordial welcome was extended by Mr. G. L. Giesen (vice-president), Mr. J, S. Harrison responding happily on behalf of the visitors. The scores wore as follow:— Hutt Valley. Ngaio. Ottaway. J. H. 1 Harrison, J. S. , 0 Carter. W. R, . 1 Hicks. W. J. .... 0 Usher. W. A. . 1 Glasgow, J. A. . 0 Slacke, R. H. , 1 Robie, H. N. ... 0 King. J. C 0 Carman. W. J. 1 Glesen, G. L. .. 1 Fink. W. 0 Total *5 Total "1 Tho results of the first round of the Wellington League's IS3I contests are as fol-low:—-A grade teams tourney: Wellington C.C. defeated Wellington W.M. Club, 4i to li: '.Ngaip C-C., a bye. B grade teams: Karori C.C. won from Wadestown C.C.. 44 to. li; Wellington W.M. lub won from Wellington C.C., 4 to 2; and Hutt Valley C.C. defeated Ngaio C.C.. sto 1. Champion-of-cbanipions: A. W. Gyles (Karori C.C.) 1, v. J. Lindsay (Port Nicholson C.C.) 0: S. FauJknor (Ngaio C.C.) 1, v. J. Morton. (Wadestown C.C.) 0: T. Fouhy (Wellington C.C.) 1, v. G. P. Anderson (Wellington South C.C.) 0; and K. Beyer (Wellington W.M. Club) 1, v. F. K. Kelllng (Hutt. Valley C.C.). The draw for the second round is as follows:—A grade teams: Wellington C.C. v.vNgaio C-C. B grade teams: Wellington C.C. v. Ngaio C.C.: Karori C.C. v. Working Men’s Club: and Hutt C.C. v. Wadestown C.C. Champion-of-champions: Beyer v. Lindsay: Gyles v. Morton: Fouhy v. Faulkner; and G. P. Anderson v. Kelljug. Championship of New Zealand. At the recent annual general meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association it was decided to hold the next championship congress in Napier during the Christmas holidays, and to ask the various affiliated centres to help the Napier club by doubling the usual one-shiUlng-list guarantee on this OC On Sl< this basis Wellington's quota is a minimum of £6, the collection of the local league has placed in the hands of Mr. F. K, Kelllng.