CHESS CONGRESS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 85, 4 January 1940, Page 3

CHESS CONGRESS

Yesterday’s Play The New Zealand Chess Congress was continued in Wellington yesterday. Following are the results of play :— New Zealand Championship. Round 11: A. W. Gyles (Wellington) 0, I’. Allerhand (Wellington) 1; E. 11. Severne (Wellington) 1, K. Byer (Wellington) I: D. 1. Jones (Auckland) I, R. G. Wade (Wellington) J; Dr. E. W. Bennett (Otago) v. 11. McNabb (Nelson), adjourned; F. K. Kelling (Wellington) 0, I, Burry- (Auckland) 1 ; F. Vincent (Wellington) 0, 11. O. Scott (Wanganui) 1; J. B. Dunlop (Otago) 1, D. Lynch (Hastings) 0. Round 12: Allerhand v. Severne, adjourned; Wade 1, Vincent 0; Burry 0, Dunlop 1; Lynch v. McNabb, unfinished ; Scott v. Kelling, adjourned ; Bennett 0„ Gyles 1 ; Byer -j, Jones i. Premier Reserves. Round 11: C. Brunsden (Timnru) v. W. Cole (Nelson), adjourned; R. E. Durham (Wellington)!, W. Dobson (Christchurch) 0; R. G. C. Durham, a bye; W. J. Fairburn (Wellington) 1; J. L. Hardy (Wellington) 9; J. Kirkwood (Wellington) 0. J. D. Steele (Wellington) 1; A. S. Goldsmith (Wellington) 0, J. K. L. Webling (Wellington) 1. Round 12: Cole 0, Goldsmith 1; Dobson 1, Kirkwood 0; R. G. C. Durham" i, R A. Durham I ; Steele v. Fairburn, adjourned ; Hardy $, Whitlock Brunsden, a bye; Webling, a bye. Women’s Championship. Mrs. J. J. Goldsmith (Wellington) 0, Mrs. T. G. Short (Auckland) 1; Mrs. F. Vincent (Wellington) 1; Mrs. Wilson (Hutt) 0; Miss R. Burke (Christchurch), a bye.