CHESS MATCH

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 225, 21 June 1939, Page 5

CHESS MATCH

Auckland v. Wellington

The annual telegraphic competition to decide the chess club championship of New Zealand was commenced on Saturday evening, the North Island fixture being a 20-aside match between the Auckland and Wellington clubs. In the Wellington Chess Club’s rooms, clocks were used at the first 12 'boards, and two wires were laid on to each clubroom, one for incoming and the other for outgoing messages. This innovation worked well, and appears to have quite justified the extra expense involved. It is expected that when play ceases next Saturday there will be a smaller proportion of unfinished games than usual. The officials at this end, who contributed greatly to the success of the first evening’s play, were as follows: —Operators, Messrs. W. D. Kennedy and J. A. Bevin ; umpire, Mr. ,T. I. Goldsmith; captain. Mr. E. .1. Dyer; tellers. Messrs. .1. It. Gyles, J. D. Steele, W. J. Emery, and R. Fleischmann. The Auckland captain, Mr. C. P. Belton, is a nephew of Mr. F. J. Brooker, president of the Auckland club. 19/11/3:1. The pairings and openings used were as

20. Glass, K. C. Barker. It. Sicilian Auckland won the toss, and took first move at the odd-number.ed boards, and Wellington holds the advantage at board 10, where the northern player lost a bishop for a pawn because of a clerical error. The remaining 19 games are adjourned in a very even stale. The game at. board will probably be concluded over the board in the ordinary way. as Mr. Dyer is about, to visit Auckland. The local team lias been strengthened by the inclusion of Messrs. K. Beyer (champion of the W.M. Club), and E. Hutchings (the Miramar-Seatonn champion), who are now members of the parent club. " Wellington Club’s Birthday.

The Wellington Chess Club completed its sixty-third year last Friday, having been formed on June 16. 1876, at a dinner held in the old Panama Hotel to celebrate an exciting 50-gaine match, in which Town defeated Civil Service by one game (251-2-1,1). During the clubs existence it. has had 11 presidents, and 16 different habitations. None of the .10 ex-presidents is now' living.

follows: — Btl. Wellington C. 1. Dyer. E. J. 2. Gyles. A. AV. 3. Severne. E. C. Auckland C.C. Opening. Taylor, C. J. Colle. Jones, D. I. Newtek, C. B. Burry. I. Baeyertz, Q.G.D. Centrecounter French Sicilian 4. ■II. Beyer. K. Mason. AV. E. 6. Kelling, F. K. Addis’ IL D. Q.G.D. 7. AVntle, R. Lennard, C. Caro-Kann 8. McCrea. .1. McIntosh, I. IL Q.G.D. SI. Craven. A. T. Belton. C. r. Hungarian defence 10. Hardy, .1. 1. Wingfield, Rev. H. B. Sicilian 11. Fairburn. AV. Short. J. G. Q.G.D. 12. Morton, .1. Short. Dr. Reti. 13. Vincent, F. Fletcher, A. Q.P. ’rreg. 14. White, AV. Adkins. J. Evans accepted 15. Sim, R. C. Langabeer. Colle. 1C. Otto. J. Spencer, 0. . E. Stables, F. G. Sicilian 17. Webllng. J. K. I. Polish 18. Jessup, A. E. Burbock, —. French IS). Hutchings, Wilson, F. Centre