CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 56, 4 September 1923, Page 11

CHESS

THE WELLINGTON CLUB

Round 7 of the Wellington Chess Club's senior championship tourney was got off on Saturday as follow:—G. P. Anderson won from W. Mackay, and Edwin A. Hicks from W. White. ' Fouhy won by default from D. Purchas, who has retired from this strenuous contest. The game between W. E. Mason and Kelling was one of varying fortunes, and finally ended in Kelling getting a lucky draw. The fixtures Faulknor v. Barnes and Godstchalk v. A. W. Gyles are marked incomplete. The game Wigham v. Craven is to be played when the latter returns from Chvistchurch. The tallies of those who have scored 50 per cent., or more, of their games are now' as follow:—Barnes, 6 wins; no losses ;.G. Wigham, 4£-£; W. E. Mason, 6£-l£ ; E. A. Hicks, si-l£ ; Kelling, 5-2 : A. W. Gyles, 4^-2J; S. Faulknor, 3£-2£; j and G. P. Anderson, 3-3. Six more rounds have to be contested; Ladder matches are still very popular. H. G. Lee successfully defended rung 8 defeating W. White (2£-li), and A. T. Craven won from E. S. Taylor (2-1). Taylor made a pretty sacrifice in the final game, but did not follow it up correctly, thereby missing a win. .Lowor down the ladder J. L. Hardy and N. Doneghue won from Mrs. Gyles, and lost to Mr Gyles, B enr. A. L.' Lawson won from Barnes, junr. (2-1), but lost to A. E. Jessup (1-2). A number of matches are in progress, including that for rung 2 between R. J. Barnes (defender) and A. W. Gyles (challenger). The third game ended in a draw, making the score 1* all. The fourth game stands adjourned at an interesting stage. Gyles is prosecuting a lively attack, training all his available forces on to a "weak spot." Barnes, however, appears to be making an adequate defence. , . The club's "senior B" team is scheduled to play a league match against the Wellington South Club on Thursday evening, and the senior A and junior league teams are being pitted against the same.club on Saturday next. A few years ago ah Australian chess column— which lost nothing by occasionally giving its readers something' "in lighter i vein"—contained the following:—A certain bishop, staying at a country house during an episcopal visit to the rteigh- i bourhodd, noticed that he was - closely observed by a little maiden of the household, who kept a severely attentive eye upon him, apron, and gaiters, and all; until she found a quiet opportunity to inquire of him: "Are-yon really a bishop?" "Yes, of course I am—really," answered the amused prelate. ■ "Well, I don't believe it," returned the critical and candid eight-year-old ■. daughter of his chess-playing host, '"Cos I've watcned you ever since you came, and your head isn't, split down the middle, and you don't walk cornerways!"