CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 2, 3 July 1922, Page 2

CHESS

WORKING MEN'S CLUB V. NGAIO

Ihe first of Ibis year's "home and home" matches between the Working Men's and Ngaio Clubs w»s played in tl-.o Working Men a Club ss ohesß-room on Sat- " urday evening, when tl?e Ngaio "repp." scored a handsome win, and enhanced their good record of luit season (in which ■ they played five matches, winning four and drawing ono). The gamo ,at board 2 stands adjourned in favour of the Ngaio player; who has won the exchange anil has a dangerous passed pawn. The scoro of the match is as follows:— Ngaio. ••:•■ w.jf. Club. ; Lindsay, J 0 Barnes, R. J. ... V Jones, G. A * Kelling, F. K. ... * . Topp, A. B 1 Faulknqr, S. . . ' 0 Broolcer, V. J. ... 1 Burgess, J. 0 \ Hicks, E. E. ' . 1 Rosenberg, H. M. 0 Carman, W. ...... 1 Wring, W 0 v Hicks, W. :......:. 1 Edmunds, C. T. 0 Westbrooke, S. .. 1 ilaync, H. V.' .. 0 Prince, H 1 Ryan,"F. H 0 Croxton, H. V. 1 J^ong, H. E 0 Glasgow, J. A. 1 Bosher, W 0 . Gibson, A. H. ... 0 Matejka, H. ... 1 Fiiik, W 1 Booch, S 0 Total 10 Total 2 .*Adjourned in ■ favour.-of »Mr. Jones, who lias force majeure. WELLINGTON CHESS LEAGUE. The above match also counted for a hc«t in tho local league's contests, ■ Ngaio scoring a win in the senior division (boavde 1 to 6 inclusive), and also in the junior division (boards 7to 12 inclusive). This contest concludes the second round of the league's fixtures. The drawings for the third round are as follow; —On Tuesday, 4th instant: Wellingon A v. Wellington South (senior and junior), at tho Newtown Public Library, and Wellington B v Ngaio at Ngaio (senior and junior). The Working Men's Club hais the bye. The Wellington Club will thus have 24 players travelling to-morrow (Tuesday), which U a unique experience for the club.