CHESS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 64, 17 March 1913, Page 2

CHESS

WAIRARAPA VISIT POSTPONED. A Wairarapa chess team was to have visited Wellington at Easter to pky our three local clubs on successive evenings. It is now found that owing to various causes only about seven playem could make the trip, but about sixteen players would be available for the trip two months hence. The tour has accordingly been postponed till about the third week in May, when the Wairarapn, hon. secretary will, according to latent advices, be able to I)rinjj down a team worthy of the Wairarapa's chess strength. CANTERBURY C.C. v. WELLINGTON C.C. This ten-aside" telegraphic fixture is set down for decision on the evenings of 29th March and 6th April. Play, which will be ,at the rate of eighteen moves per hour, is to commence at 7 o'clock each evening. At those boards where neither player wishes to catch a tram, the jplay.will run on beyond 11 p.m. This fixture lapsed some years ago owing to the southern club having difficulty in getting a v team together. The Canterbury Chess Club's "lean years " are, however, a thing of the past, and it made such great strides during the past two years that the present contest is generally regarded as "anybody's." Time was when the Wellington Chess Club's team fully represented the chess strength of the Empire City. Those days nave passed, but the team which our oldest club is putting forth on the present occasion should make a great bid to retain laurels held for many yeai's past. AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNEY. This went, which attracted fourteen competitoi-s, was commenced in New Yoi-k on 19th Januwy and concluded on 6th February. The winner piovwl to be M_\ Joee R. Capftblanca,, the brilliant young Cuban, who is regarded by many as a future world ch&mpion. His tally of 11 points waa made up of 10 wins, % draws, and 1 lose— to C. Jaffe. The eecond prize Was won by Frank J. Marshall, who has been champion of the United States ever Gince Pillebury's death. \He was the only player to go through 'the tourney without a defeat, his score of IQ£— % being made up of 8 wins and $ draws. Ho met Casablanca in the last round. As the latter only required half a point to be sure of first place and Marshall did not care to risk losing the second prize, a draw wan agreed to after only eighteen moves had been made—- to the no spiall disappointment of the spectators, who, according to the New York Times, were "looking for ecintilating cheee." The third prize was won by C. Jaffe, who scored 9A-3i, and had the honour of being the only player lo beat the great Cutan. The fourth prize wae won by Janoweki. the French champion, who was on a visit Jto America, and accepted an invitation take part. His score was 9<4. In the first American National Tourney, held two years ago. Marshall just beat the youthful •Capft.bla.nca for first place, so these two players pre now "quits*"