CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 140, 10 March 1941, Page 9

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Play-off In Wellington

WIN FOR DR. ALLERHAND

There was a large attendance at the roonts of the Wellington Chess Club on Saturday afternoon, more than 40 enthusiasts being present to witness the play-off between Dr. Allerhand and Mr. Wade, two members of the club, who tied for the New Zealand title when the annual congress was held at Timaru during the Christmas holidays. Mr. W. White acted as umpire, and Mr. E. J. Dyer as commentator. Dr. Allerhand had the move, the opening being, in effect, the queen's gambit accepted. At move 23 Allerhand succeeded in regaining the ’gambit pawn with the preferable game. Both players were rather short of time in a rather complicated middle-game, and each had to play briskly to get his fortieth . move made before the flag fell. Allerhand emerged from this mid-game clash with the exchange and a pawn to the good. This double advantage enabled him to score a well-fought and most interesting game at move 55, early in the evening session. He received a number of congratulations on his well-deserved success. Dr. Allerhand, the new champion, is 42 years of age. He was taught chess by his father in Vienna, where he also had tuition from H. Wolf, the well-known Austrian expert. At the age of 20 he removed to Czechoslovakia, where he played for the Bratislava Chess Club against Vienna, Brunn, and other centres, and took part in a “Haupt” tourney, a loss in the last round of which prevented him z from gaining the title of chess master. He had been out of the game for nearly two decades when he arrived m New Zealand two years ago. Last season lie won the championship of the Wellington Chess Club at his first attempt without losing a game. . „ Mr Wade, the runner-up, is only 1J years of age. Three years ago he joined the Wellington Chess Club, and quickly climbed from rung 23 to rung 2 on the ladder, a club record for season. At the Wanganui congress, 1938-39, he won the premier reserve tourney, and in tne following year he made a good showing in the main event, being the only competitor to defeat the champion (J. B Dunlop). During the past twelve months he ’ has been runner-up. in three leading chess . ® v . ent » the Wellington club's championship, the Wellington League's champion-of-cham-pions tourney, and the New Zealand championship tourney. He should have no difficulty in changing his fine lecord in the near future. Championship Roll.

The following Is the championship Hookham, Christchurch (a). i B B B . Bft _A. M. Ollivier, Christchurch (b). 1889- —H. Hookham, Christchurch. 1890- It. J. Barnes, Wellington. 1891- V. F. Siedeberg, Dunedin. 1892- V. F. Siedeberg, Dunedin. 1893- J. Edwards, Wellington (c). 1894- —W. Mackay. Wellington (h). 1895- —W. Meldrum, Kangitikei. 1606-97—R. J. Barnes, Wellington. 1897- R. J. Barnes. Wellington. 1898- I R. A. Cleland, Dunedin (a). I<XX)*_W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1901*—D. Forsyth, Dunedin (e). 1901 t—R. J. Barnes, Wellington 190° 03 —J C. Grierson, Auckland (k). 1903.01—W. E. Mason, Wellington 1904- A W. O. Davies. Wellington 1905- R. J. Barnes, Wellington .(g). 1906- W. S. Viner. Perth (W.A.) (D--1908*—a. W. O. Davies (Wellington). 1908- —F. K. Kelling, Wellington. 1909- —J. Mason, Wellington. 1910- —W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1911- W. E. Mason, Wellington. IPW-IS —J C. Grierson, Auckland. 1913- W. E Mason, Wellington. 1914- F. K. Kelling, Wellington. 1916-17-18-19 —Title vacant owing to war. 1919- —W. E. Mason, Wellington. 1920- —J. B. Dunlop, Oamaru. 1921- —J. B. Dunlop, Oamaru. 1932- —J. B. Dunlop, Oamaru. 1933- IS. Crakanthorp, Sydney (1). 1934- iC. J. S. Purdy, Sydney. 1935- iS. Crakanthorp. Sydney. 1006-27—A W. 0. Davies, Auckland. 1937-28—A. w. o. Davies, Auckland 1927-28 A. W. O. Davies* (Auckland) (t). 1926-29 -J." A. Erskine, Melbourne. 1929- G. Gunderson, Melbourne. 1930- —A. W. Gyles, Wellington. 1931- G Gunderson, Melbourne. 1932- IM. E. Goldstein, London. 1038-34—J. B. Dunlop, Dunedin. 0.934-35—J. A. Erskine, Invercargill. 1935-30 —A. W. Gyles, Wellington. 1036-37—i11. R. Abbott, Christchurch. 1937- S. Hindin, Christchurch. 1938- —J. B. Dunlop, Dunedin. 1930-40 —J. B. Dunlop, Dunedin. 1940-41—P. Allerhand, Wellington. ♦Easter. -(Christmas. (a) Mr. Henry Hookham died in Christchurch on November 24, 1896; aged 74 years. (b) Mr. Arthur Morton Ollivier died in Christchurch on October 20, 1897; aged 47 years. (c) Mr. Joseph Edwards died in Dunedin on July 25, 1022; aged 65 years. (d) Mr R A. Cleland died in Dunedin on July 6, 1023; aged 69 years. (e) Mr. David Forsyth died in Dunedin on December 30, 1909; aged 65 years. (f) Mr. A. W. 0. Davies died in Auckland on January 16, 1928; aged 52 years. The title-was vacant for the remainder of the year. This is the first, occasion of a champion dying in possession of the New Zealand title. (g) Mr. It. J. Barnes died in Wellington on January -7, 1929; aged 68 years.

(h) Mr. VV. Mackay died in Wellington on April 0, 1933; aged GO years. (1) Mr. W. S. Viner died In Sydney, N.S.W., on -March 27, 1933: aged 51 years. (k) Mr J. C. Grierson died in Auckland on February 5. 1933; aged 76 years. (l) Mr. S. Crakanthorp died in Sydney, N.S.W., on August 1, 1936; aged 51 years.