WIN FOR R. G. WADE
Australian Chess Tourney Opens
i Received September g, 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, September -tIt. G. Wade, the New Zealand champion, who arrived after the tournament had opened, brilliantly defeated A. GShoebridge, New South Wales, in the first round of the Australian all-champions chess tournament played last night. J.lie Australian Chess Federation has decided lo confer the title of Australian champion mi the winner of the tournament Iho field is the strongest ever assembled in Australia. , Two champions were detested in tin. first round G. Kosliultsky, the bolder, was checkmated by C. G ; Watson a tormer champion, and-C. J. S. 1 urdv defeated S Lazaro, tlie Vietoruin cbanipion, in a I'narn'tlmn m-tnovc game.
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Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 289, 5 September 1945, Page 7
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